What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dean of Students position at Liberty Christian Preparatory School?
K-12 Dean of Students
Liberty Christian Prep is seeking an innovative, knowledgeable and visionary K-12 school Dean of Students to join our faculty. The candidate must be a Christ follower, passionate, hardworking, and enthusiastic teaching professional. This is a year-round contract.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Reports to the Principal.
- Works primarily with students and families to resolve attendance and disciplinary concerns.
- Focuses on academic, spiritual, and social/emotional concerns of the student body.
- Conducts occasional classroom visits and teacher observations.
- Identifies and disaggregates critical data, such as grades, test scores, attendance, promotion rates, graduation and postsecondary enrollment rates.
- Uses data to develop strategies to positively impact students.
- Creates a climate where students and staff have positive relationships with each other and are enthusiastic about learning.
- Confers with classroom teachers, administration, support staff, community agencies and parents regarding students and their needs.
- Provides appropriate and proactive behavior management including communicating rules and expectations and assisting students to choose alternative resolutions to problem and conflicts.
- Fosters a relationship with families to support children’s learning and well-being.
- Clearly communicates with families regarding students’ progress, actively involves family members in planning strategies for enhancing student’s progress and maintains a positive, collaborative relationship with students’ families.
- Fosters relationships with school colleagues to support student’s learning and well-being, participates in school activities in support of the vision/mission of the campus, assists colleagues with planning and implementing school projects (i.e. field trips, assemblies, PTA/Parent Night events), is open to and share new ideas, and establishes/maintains a positive, collaborative relationship with all team members.
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct.
- Oversees extracurricular clubs and organizations.
- Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree preferred; Bachelor's degree in education-related field required
Experience: Minimum-3 years classroom teaching experience
Certifications & Licenses: Must become FACCS certified
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $55,000