About Great Oaks Charter Schools
The mission of the Great Oaks Charter Schools is to prepare students to succeed in college. What sets Great Oaks Charter Schools apart from other charters is the use of additional instructional support implemented by the Great Oaks Fellows, a group of recent college graduates who provide up to two hours of daily individualized support to every student. Great Oaks Americorps Fellows provide students with additional opportunities to engage in critical content, which helps to close academic achievement gaps and level the playing field. We are seeking talented, tenacious people who share our belief that all students deserve a high-quality education.
Great Oaks Design Principles
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Mastery: For students to shape the world and not be defined by it, they must have deep knowledge and the ability to apply that to new contexts. Therefore, we emphasize hands-on, project-based curriculum and joyful teaching.
Leadership: The purpose of leadership is to support a vision of the world in which equity and justice are essential. Therefore, we offer leadership opportunities to students so that they can persist through challenges, plan proactively for their future, and collaborate with others.
Community: Community is predicated on the understanding that if it takes a village to raise a child, why not help raise the village. Therefore , we support the whole child in the development of healthy self-esteem and confidence through building deep relationships with others and themselves.
About Great Oaks Charter School - New York City
Great Oaks (GO) Charter School - New York opened in 2013 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan with a focus on serving a heterogenous population of students. Currently, Great Oaks-New York City serves 310 students in grades 6-9. GO-NYC is growing to serve students in grades 6-12 by adding one grade level each year. Our first tenth grade class will begin in August of 2022.
Position Summary
The Dean of Student Culture works collaboratively and enthusiastically with the Leadership Team under the guidance of the Principal to shape and sustain a school culture of discipline and warmth while ensuring that the students internalize the school's values and goals for academic excellence. The Dean of Student Culture works directly with students and parents to uphold a strong positive culture.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building a transformative school culture consistent with Great Oaks core values and mission
- Ensures that staff are skilled in restorative practice and sensitive handling of students' social-emotional issues
- Designing and implementing programs that recognize and celebrate positive behaviors and mindsets
- Devising rituals that promote culture, sustain school values and create a school-wide identity among students
- Cultivating students' cultural competency, growth and development through school programs and events
- Building a support network for students by meeting with, listening to and seeking to understand the needs of students as individuals and the student body as a whole
- Implementing behavior management tools including overseeing staff training in behavior management policies, techniques, and strategies and ensuring consistent deployment of such tools school-wide
- Meeting with students referred by teachers and communicating and meeting with students' parents/guardians in a constructive manner
- Ensuring that consequences for infractions are fairly and consistently implemented throughout the school community
- Review school data weekly to ensure discipline data reflects fair and equitable discipline amongst all students; follow up with appropriate next steps when a concern is identified
- Implementing and ensuring the school-wide use of information technology tools for reporting and documenting student culture information
- Ensuring documentation of communications with parents regarding student attendance, academic progress, and discipline
The successful candidate will have substantial experience in an urban school setting. S/he will have a proven track record of upholding a positive school culture that promotes academic excellence. S/he will be skilled at using a consultative and analytic approach to solve problems and to derive the best outcome for students. The successful candidate will also have:
- A strong academic record with a Bachelor's degree from a competitive college or university required; advanced degree preferred
- At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in a leadership role within an urban school setting; turnaround school experience highly preferred
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written; ability to provide constructive feedback to staff members
- Superb organizational and self-management skills and an ability to handle multiple responsibilities effectively and thoughtfully
- Self confidence, flexibility and the ability to respond well to feedback and implement it immediately
- The ability to thrive in a fast paced environment where the ability to multitask and prioritize work is essential
- A passion for academic learning and an insistence on academic excellence
- A do-whatever-it takes attitude doing whatever is necessary to help all students achieve academic success including a willingness to work occasionally on the weekend or in the evening.
- A strong belief that all students can succeed
Great Oaks provides a competitive compensation and benefits package; exact compensation will vary based on experience and education.
General Information
This position is for the 2022-2023 school year and the successful candidate will start in August of 2022. Selected candidates will be contacted to set up a video interview.
COVID-19 VACCINE
The GO-NYC requires all staff members to obtain and submit evidence of full COVID-19 vaccination. This decision was made to keep all staff and students safe as we return to in-person meetings and site visits. New hires will be able to start working with one dose of the vaccine as long as the second dose (where applicable) is scheduled within a month of the person's start date.