House Head (internal candidates only)

Position Description:
Position: House Head, Academy House (internal candidates only)
Department: Upper School
Location: Dormitories, Milton Academy Campus, Milton, MA
Hours: Full-time includes nights and weekends

Milton Academy is an independent college preparatory K–12 school, boarding and day in grades 9–12, located just outside of Boston.

Milton Academy cultivates in our students a passion for learning and a respect for others. Milton students grow by developing their own identities, learning from and listening to the lived experiences of others, and living and working among peers whose differences they accept with respect and care.

In our ongoing work to create an environment that confronts bias, injustice, and bigotry, we encourage each other to be open to learning, explore our histories and identities, and seek to understand the world around us with a critical lens. At Milton, we prepare students to partner with their future communities to create a more just world, and to have the courage to speak up and live by our motto, “Dare to be true.”

Summary of Position:
House heads are responsible for the health, well-being, and social growth of the students in their respective houses. Through leadership of the house staff and supervision of the house’s advising program, house heads lead adults in thinking about student needs, including character development, community relations, house unity, and the School’s core values of integrity, responsibility and respect. House heads are responsible for upholding the School’s expectations, for overseeing discipline within their house, for working with the house council and coordinating opportunities for student leadership, for overseeing house activities, and for maintaining contact with parents/guardians of students in the house. Finally, house heads are responsible for supervising the maintenance of spaces associated with their house and for overseeing the house’s physical facility needs. House heads report directly to the director of residential life. To that end, their responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Create a safe and nurturing environment in the house
• Foster a strong sense of house culture
• Promote an inclusive community by embracing and encouraging diversity in all aspects of residential life.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of matters related to gender and gender expansion.
• Experience engaging in informed, age-appropriate discussions with adolescents and adults that serve to build and sustain an inclusive and respectful environment
• Meet weekly with house heads team and bi-weekly with the Director of Residential Life and the counselor assigned to the house
• Collaborate with the other houses to ensure continuity within the residential life program
• Participate in formal and informal opportunities to improve the residential life curriculum
• Attend all house head retreats
• Manage the house budget
• Manage house staff, including any out-of-house advisors
• Facilitate house staff meetings with set agendas
• Oversee training and feedback for house staff
• Attend professional development opportunities related to residential life
• Participate in an annual self-evaluation process
• Participate in emergency preparedness training
• Collaborate with Health & Counseling teams, Campus Safety, and Facilities team to best ensure the safety and well-being of all house residents.
• Uphold standards of behavior and take disciplinary action when needed
• Determine when discipline can be managed in-house or when it should be handled by the deans’ office

Supervision to be received: Supervised by the Director of Residential Life

Supervision to be exercised: None.

All interested internal candidates should submit a cover letter of interest and a résumé highlighting relevant residential life experience to ClearCompany. Additionally, candidates should inform their supervisor as soon as possible.

The essential functions and basic skills have been included in this job description; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This position description is subject to change at any time.

An equal opportunity employer, Milton embraces diversity and the pursuit of excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race (including natural and protective hairstyle), color, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, religious creed, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, citizenship, national or ethnic origin or any other status protected by applicable law.