The position of Dean of Students (DOS) serves as a part of the school’s leadership team and assists with the daily operation of the school, specifically in the areas of attendance, behavioral management, disciplinary prevention and intervention services with an emphasis on Restorative Justice and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). This is a 10-month position.
- The DOS works with students, faculty and staff to build and maintain a safe, engaging, and positive school climate.
- The DOS assists in shaping a school culture of discipline and warmth while ensuring students internalize the district’s values and goals for student academic success.
- The DOS will assist building administrators to support an overall instructional program that is meaningful and relevant to the Cohoes community.
Duties include :
Duties of the Dean of Students include, but are not limited to:
- Serving as a resource for building staff, administrators, and parents/caregivers to create a safe, engaging, and positive school climate.
- Collaborating with all faculty, staff, students, parents and caregivers to ascertain and address at-risk student behaviors, providing guidance and motivation for student success.
- Collaborating with the building’s administrative team to develop and facilitate appropriate restorative practices and procedures resulting in meaningful, fair, and effective discipline alternatives for students.
- Assisting in facilitating and implementing disciplinary intervention steps, including restorative practices, RTI, PBIS, student mediations, and social emotional learning strategies.
- Assisting in developing the staff’s in-class behavior management strategies
- Assisting in providing professional development in classroom management strategies, issues of discipline and relationships with students.
- Meeting with students referred by teachers for behavioral difficulties
- Engaging students and parents relative to school’s expectations for attendance and on-time arrival.
- As with other positions directly supporting building-level administrators, the Dean of Students shall be expected to perform a wide array of other duties as may be from time-to-time assigned by the Principal.
Qualifications:
- Throughout her/his term of employment, the Dean of Students must possess and maintain one of the following: New York State certification in teaching, psychologist, social work or school counselor.
- Demonstrated commitment to preparing every student for academic and life success.
- Demonstrated awareness of, and a strong willingness to support the Cohoes City School District’s commitment to eliminating race, class, disability, and gender as predictors of academic performance, co-curricular participation and discipline.
- Demonstrated ability in human relations and strong desire to work positively, and sensitively with all students, especially students who present with significant behavioral, emotional, mental health, and/or instructional needs.
- Must demonstrate exceptional level of professionalism, tact, and courtesy.
- Must demonstrate exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven ability to engage and support all students, caregivers, and stakeholders to build an effective and collaborative school community.
- Working knowledge of federal and New York State Department of Education policies and procedures.