Associate Dean of Students

Job Title: Associate Dean of Students

Work Year: 10.5 months

Employment Type: Exempt, Full-Time

Salary Range: $61,261-$80,089

Supervisor: Dean of Students

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OUR MISSION

Invictus Academy of Richmond prepares 100% of students in grades 7-12 to thrive in the colleges of their choice, solve relevant problems, and communicate with confidence.

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OUR SCHOOL

Invictus Academy is a high performing independent public charter school located in El Cerrito, and we are seeking team members who want to join our team and create an exceptional school.

Invictus creates joyful, rigorous classroom cultures where students understand the importance of the content they are learning, and how it connects to their everyday lives and ambitions. We work to ensure that in every lesson, the heavy lifting is done by our students.

We build trusting, authentic relationships with students, families, and colleagues. With these relationships as our foundation, we work closely with each other to support students in meeting the highest academic and behavior expectations. At Invictus, we are eager to learn about and implement restorative approaches to support students to be their best selves.

Invictus Academy of Richmond embodies humility and constantly strives to strengthen our knowledge, skills, and practice. We crave feedback and welcome opportunities to grow through observations, coaching meetings, and professional development.

We are fiercely solutions-oriented. We never shy away from a problem that we must solve to achieve our mission, but always bring potential solutions to the table.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Invictus Academy is an independent public charter school located in El Cerrito and we are seeking an Associate Dean of Students to join our team who believes deeply that the mission, model, and values at Invictus are driving improved educational outcomes for students.

The Associate Dean of Students plays an invaluable role in building the cultural and academic foundation of Invictus Academy. In close partnership with the Dean of Students, the Associate Dean of Students assists with the design, execution, monitoring of school culture systems, including parent involvement, discipline and restorative justice, and supporting teachers to create joyful, structured, and productive learning environments. The Associate Dean of Students interfaces with all members of the campus community.

We are seeking exceptional individuals to execute the following essential job functions and professional responsibilities:

• Set and hold high expectations for school culture, ensuring teachers and staff create and maintain a positive, joyful, structured, and productive school culture
• Develop trusting, authentic relationships with students, their families, and staff
• Executes referral process according to Invictus vision
• Ensures that daily Dean's Office checklist tasks are effectively and consistently completed, assuring schoolwide systems for uniforms, daily reports, etc. are consistently, seamlessly, and reliably executed
• Provide and manage supervision during arrival, transitions, lunch, bathrooms, and dismissal to support a safe and productive environment
• Executes consistently effective lunchtime and after-school reflections

• Follows appropriate and required protocols for incident follow up and disciplinary record keeping, including restorative work, reflections, and suspension logging
• Collects and tracks data for behavior agreements and implements agreed upon behavior plan rewards and consequences
• Assigns and ensures completion of restorative assignments, chats, conferences, and other practices to drive student progress and growth
• Facilitate Family Meetings
• Communicates appropriately with students by establishing clear, professional boundaries between teacher and pupil
• Proposes solutions whenever sharing a problem (solutions-orientation), using strong evidence and reasoning rooted in service of the Invictus mission
• Coordinates with the Dean of Students to appropriately investigate and take action in response to incidents between students and/or staff
• Makes positive and constructive contact with parents, as appropriate, maintaining a positive ratio of positive to constructive calls and keeping accurate records of conversations
• Uphold design, implementation, and monitoring of individual student behavior intervention plans including student scorecards
• Oversee student reflection, DOS check in, back-to-class activities
• Conducts investigation of incidents and necessary follow up in partnership with Dean of Students
• Leads in the coordination and facilitation of restorative follow up or disciplinary action: restorative chats, assignments, conferences, ISS protocols

• Actively supervise students during transitions such as arrival, homeroom, passing periods, lunch, bathrooms, and dismissal.
• Attend and participate in school-wide events including Back to School Night, Parent/Teacher conferences, End of the Year events, Grade Level Meetings, Department Meetings, Summer Professional Development, weekly Professional Development during the school year, and other assigned meetings.
• Demonstrate proficient use of technology to communicate with staff, families, and community members using multiple school-based platforms.
• Utilize Educational Technology platforms for curriculum development and planning.
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal or an administrator.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate regular and consistent attendance in order to perform essential functions of the role.
• Serve as a substitute teacher across different spaces as needed.
• Collaborate with staff and leadership to continuously improve practices and address student needs effectively.
• Foster open and respectful communication, offering and receiving constructive feedback to enhance personal and team performance.
• Set and hold high expectations for academics and behavior.
• Develop trusting, authentic relationships with students and their families.
• Create and maintain a joyful, safe, structured, and engaging school and classroom culture.
• Demonstrate passion for the content area you coach.
• Encourage students to take risks and learn from their mistakes and create opportunities for students to leverage the power of their voice.
• Supervise and engage with students in-person to ensure student safety and learning.
• Uphold and model core values, including purpose, perseverance, productivity, growth mindset, integrity, leadership, joy, gratitude, mindfulness, and kindness.
• Perform any other reasonable duties or responsibilities as assigned by your supervisor.
• Participate in the performance evaluation process, which is based on adherence to the outlined responsibilities and qualifications.

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PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Earned Bachelors Degree.
• Pass a Criminal Background Check through the Department of Justice.
• Obtain a negative TB reading prior to starting employment.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Earned a Bachelors degree
• At least two years of teaching experience in a K-12 educational setting
• Bilingual in Spanish
• You have experience monitoring and analyzing data to inform best practices.
• You are an excellent written and oral communicator.
• You are professional, warm and collaborative with students, families, and colleagues.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This full-time and on-site position requires sufficient mobility to report to campus, work in an office, and engage with students, families, and colleagues, with or without reasonable accommodations. The role may involve light lifting, pushing/pulling, standing, sitting, and bending for extended periods. Success in this role requires working well under pressure, meeting deadlines, and adapting to stressful and unpredictable environments. The employee must effectively prioritize and organize tasks while maintaining open and respectful communication with families and community members using school platforms and technology. Attendance and active participation in school-wide events, professional development sessions, and other assigned meetings are essential.

NON-DISCRIMINATION

Invictus Academy acknowledges and agrees that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Invictus Academy shall not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by California or federal law. Equal employment opportunity shall be extended to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including but not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and dismissal from employment.