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Employer Scheck Hillel Community School Location Aventura, FL Closing date Feb 3, 2025
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Specialty Student & Scholar Services Position Type Director Hours Full-time Employment Type Permanent Organization Type College / University
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Scheck Hillel Community School, a large Orthodox Jewish community school located in sunny North Miami Beach, Florida is currently accepting resumes for an experienced full time Upper School 6th-12th Director of Student Services for the 2025-2026 school year.
Scheck Hillel is a nationally recognized college preparatory and Jewish community school located in North Miami Beach, Florida. Our well-rounded, rigorous, dual curriculum program serves over 1,300 students in PKT through 12th grade. As a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, we attract and retain a diverse faculty who demonstrate professional excellence with an unwavering commitment to delivering an education of unsurpassed quality, As a community school, we understand that our school isn't just about education, it's about the whole child.
Overarching Goal: The position exists to support students with specific learning goals and collaborate with the Directors of Curriculum and Instruction, and Division Directors to implement division-wide strategies that support all learners.
Student Focused
- For Students enrolled in the In-Class Support (ICS) program:
- Ensure each student is receiving an academic and personal growth plan.
- Foster independence and confidence through targeted executive functioning skills exercises.
- Create a supportive environment where students feel comfortable expressing their challenges and achievements.
- Document annual academic student growth.
- For Support Teachers
- Supervise/Monitor support teachers/case managers.
- Develop and implement teacher/case manager weekly expectations that support students in reaching their academic and personal growth plan goals.
- Support teacher/case manager in providing weekly check-ins with the teacher/case managers regarding their support of each child.
- Monitor teacher/case manager reports weekly to ensure students are on track for meeting his/her goals.
- Providing professional development components for all teachers, 6-12.
- Collaborate with the DCI’s to build all teachers’ skill sets to meet students’ needs based Learning Profiles and formative assessments
- Support case manager/teacher in how to work with the mainstream teacher to support all students in that classroom setting.
- Collaborate with DCIs and Division Directors to identify key support times and resources for students based on the individual students’ needs.
- Develop a structured schedule that ensures consistent access to necessary support services that support student growth.
- Adapt schedules based on changing student needs, ensuring flexible and responsive assistance.
- Integrate academic flexible support opportunities, such as drop-in sessions or after-school help, for students needing extra assistance with the necessary personnel.
- Use data from academic performance and behavioral assessments (through collaboration with stakeholders, i.e. classroom teacher, counselor, & parent) to prioritize high-impact support periods.
- Serve as an integral part of the admin team in the context of instructional support for all students in need of differentiation.
- Serve as school liaison regarding the incoming data/diagnosis for each child.
- Work in collaboration with directors to design a schedule that reflects support for identified students, but also students that are struggling in specific content areas.
- Develops program language, materials, curriculum, etc. for informational and marketing purposes
- Serve as a communication bridge between parents and the school to maintain transparency and engagement.
- Monitor weekly updates on student progress, highlighting achievements and areas for growth.
- Address parent concerns promptly that are not being addressed by case manager.
- Facilitate meetings or conferences (bi-annually and quarterly, and as needed) with parents to discuss long-term goals and progress.
- Provide parents with resources and strategies to support academic and behavioral goals at home.
- Organize workshops and resources to equip parents with tools to support their child’s learning at home.
- Implement programs to build essential life and academic skills in students, fostering independence.
- Encourage a collaborative approach where parents and students work together on executive functioning skill development.
- Offer personalized executive functioning skill-building plans that align with each child’s Personal Growth Plan objectives.
- Develop a toolkit of resources for parents to use at home, including strategies for behavior management and academic reinforcement.
- Minimum of a Master’s Degree in education/related field
- At least 5 years in an administrative role in a 6-12 school environment
- Exemplary organizational planning and project management skills
- Exemplary communication skills
- Exemplary skills in multiple modalities of teaching and differentiation
- Anticipates time constraints and manages tasks efficiently to meet deadlines
- Averts problem situations and intervenes to resolve conflicts
- Effectively uses active listening, observation, reading, verbal, nonverbal, and writing skills
- Interprets information accurately and initiates effective responses
- Values diversity. Skillfully manages individual, group, and organizational interactions
- Understands curriculum, its development, and its relationship to the school’s goal and vision
- Can lead a group of professionals in achieving goals
- Leverages successful teaching experience for effective systems to implement high-quality curriculum and instruction
- Maintains a high level of energy, passion, and productivity and models high standards for others
- Proficiency in Microsoft products & Google apps for education and other education-related systems
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