Dean of Students, HS FY2526_14

Job Title: Dean of Students, HS

Department: High School FY2526_14

Reports To: HS Principal Pay Table: Certified Pay Matrix 

Class: Certified Exempt Contract: 197 $4,000 TOSA 

Start Date:   August  15, 2025

Job Summary: 

The Dean of students works collaboratively with the building administration and staff.  The dean is responsible for assisting the administration with student discipline, student attendance, extracurricular and student activities, campus security and other responsibilities assigned by the building administrator.  

Essential Functions Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Assists Administration with student discipline. 

• Assists Administration with student attendance. 

• Assists Administration with general supervision of students, extracurricular and student activities. 

• Assists Administration with Campus security. 

• Conferences with students, teachers, and parents concerning student discipline. 

• Supervises detention, in-school suspension, or other programs developed for effective discipline of students. 

• Performs general supervision of halls, cafeteria, parking lots, and grounds during the school day. 

• Counsels and confers with students and parents of students with attendance, truancy, and tardiness. 

• Works collaboratively with counselors and other personnel in the prevention of dropouts and suspensions. 

• Works collaboratively with the Administration to prevent incidents against persons and property on the school campus. 

• Works closely with the Administration in determining perpetrators in incidents against persons or property on school campus. 

• Attends and supervises extracurricular activities. 

• Participates as a member of the school safety committee. 

• Collects and analyzes disaggregated attendance, discipline, and graduation rate data. 

• Recommends innovative approaches that encourage student attendance. 

• Conferences with students, parents, teachers, counselors and community resource personnel to recommend support for students. 

• Maintains positive relationship with all stakeholders. 

• Performs duties as assigned by Administrator. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: 

• Operates a variety of modern office equipment including computers and related software. 

• Exemplify a commitment to personal growth, learning, and application. 

• Ability to interpret and apply directives from handbooks and board policies. 

• Ability to write reports and professional correspondence. 

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from staff, parents, and the general public. 

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community. 

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written form. 

• Ability to handle stressful situations. 

• Ability to multitask with competing demands. 

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of employment and student matters. 

• Ability to effectively manage time and responsibilities. 

• General knowledge of operational aspects of the assigned building. 

• Possess excellent organizational skills. 

Required Qualifications 

1. Valid Class 2 Montana Educator License 

1. Minimum three (3) years of successful teaching experience 

Equipment 

Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, security systems, printer, copy and fax machines, and telephone. Use of two-way radio. 
 
Travel Requirements 

Travels to school district buildings and professional conferences and/or meetings as required. 

Physical Demands: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel: reach with hands and arms: talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in indoor and outdoor conditions and occasionally in inclement weather. The employee regularly works near video display. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to noisy. This position occasionally is faced with issues involving conflict. 

The duties, physical demands, work-environment characteristics, and mental/motor demands described within this vacancy announcement are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with compliance with the American with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. 

Salary : $41,000 - $51,877