The Dean of Students will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our educational community. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead a dynamic team of educators, fostering an environment that promotes academic excellence, student growth, and community engagement. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, collaborator, and advocate for innovation, committed to ensuring our students receive world-class opportunities to enhance student outcomes and lifelong learning.
Reporting to the Building Principal and collaborating closely with the Student Programs Supervisor, Director of Special Education, Director of Student Services, and all instructional staff, the Dean of Students will create the conditions for student success in the classroom setting and as citizens in the future.
Salary: $60,000—$70,000
NYS retirement, EAP, continuing education assistance, and exceptional insurance, including retiree health insurance, are available.
Reports to: Building Principal
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The following list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required by the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. The Dean of Students will provide proactive leadership to engage all students, staff, and faculty in the delivery of behavioral programs and services to support the student's academic achievement and personal and social/emotional development by:
Working cooperatively with the principal, counseling staff, the health office, staff, students, and parents toward a positive school climate.
Being an active member of the building’s teams and committees, including but not limited to the Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Innovative Programs Team, as well as other teams as directed by the building principal and administration
Be visible and interact with students by being present in the hallways, classrooms, and other common areas.
Working with administration, school counselors, social workers, clinicians, psychologists, teachers, and behavior specialists to identify students needing extra support.
Completing TCI training and any other training recommended by the administration.
In conjunction with other school personnel, develop and provide professional development to staff, faculty, and students regarding implementing the District’s behavior practices such as Mindfulness, Restorative Justice, etc.
2. The Dean of Students will provide support to students, staff, faculty, administration, and parents in all disciplinary matters by:
Assisting the building administrator in investigating disciplinary concerns.
Assisting the building administrator in administering the proper consequence for students’ actions as it relates to their behavior.
Meet with students, parents, and teachers to discuss the behavior and determine the best course of action.
Assist the building administrator in re-entering students into the building upon completing an out-of-school suspension and be the contact person regarding the students' behavior plan.
Assisting the main office and nurse’s office in contacting parents regarding chronic absenteeism and chronic tardiness.
Reporting information to the building DASA Coordinator regarding investigating concerns and implementing a plan to prevent further issues.
3. The Dean of Students will ensure all parents, students, community members, employees, and all visitors to our buildings by:
Greeting parents, students, community members, employees, and all visitors with a friendly and helpful attitude.
Displaying a customer service approach when working with others in person, on the phone, and through written and electronic communication.
Being attentive to the needs of all individuals who request their assistance.
Communicating clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Utilizing their skills to de-escalate a situation when other people are in a heightened or excited state.
4. The Dean of Students will assume other duties, projects, and responsibilities as assigned by the building principal.
The Dean of Students will possess the following minimum qualities, qualifications, skills, and/or abilities:
Evidence of an open, collaborative leadership style that fosters a sense of teamwork and common purpose.
Proven people skills and is an effective communicator. The Dean of Students will be positive, approachable, and respectful of others.
Willingness to become an active, engaged, and visible learning community member.
Unquestioned integrity, honesty, and diplomacy.
A clear communicator in both oral and written language, including electronic communication.
Work collaboratively with other staff members, administrators, students, and parents.
Use problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Listens first.
For additional information, please contact: humanresources@oncboces.org
Civil Service position candidates must be reachable on the existing eligibility list. If there is no mandated eligibility list, candidates will be considered for provisional appointment. Continued employment will be contingent on successfully passing the required examination and being reached on the eligibility list.
The selected applicant will be subject to a fingerprint support criminal history background check in accordance with SAVE Legislation effective July 1, 2001.
The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of the Sole Supervisory District of Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie and Greene Counties does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, pregnancy, family status, age, marital status, genetic predisposition, military status, domestic violence victim status, disability and any other class protected by state or federal law in the educational programs or activities which it operates, including, but not limited to, access to facilities in accordance with the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. 7905, which requires equal access for the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups to meet at public schools.