Dean of Restorative Practices - Valor Academy Elementary School

26-27 Dean Of Restorative Practices - Valor Academy Elementary School

Salary Range $83,759.00 - $ Salary/year

Bright Star Schools

Dean Of Restorative Practices Job Description

Position Title:

Dean Of Restorative Practices

Reports To:

Assistant Principal

FLSA Status:
Exempt, Full-time, 12-month position

Who we are:

Bright Star Schools is a free, publicly funded and open enrollment non-profit organization with nine public charters in urban Los Angeles. Across all of our Bright Star sites, over 90% of our students are eligible for free and reduced lunch.

Our mission is to provide holistic, inclusive support for all students to achieve academic excellence and grow their unique talents so that they find joy in higher education, career, and life. Bright Star students will become leaders who act with integrity and champion equity to enrich our communities and the world. The framework to our success is our core operating principles, which are Integridad, Ubuntu, Kohyang, and Growth.

Our educators join a family that is passionate and committed to developing all students to become well-rounded citizens. We offer small class sizes, comprehensive coordinator support, and numerous collaboration opportunities across the organization and within school sites. We strongly believe in listening to all stakeholders' r voices, and we work to increase teaching practice and effectiveness through our data-driven and feedback-derived professional development.

Bright Star Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.

Dean Of Restorative Practices Role Summary

The Dean Of Restorative Practices (DRP) leads the school's restorative practices programming, progressive discipline, and implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) to create a safe, inclusive, and joyful environment that promotes campus safety in all ways with the guidance from the Principal and Assistant Principal(s). The DRP will implement, facilitate, and maintain the school's behavior management systems to ensure all students, staff, and families understand their role in supporting a safe campus culture.

The DRP is also responsible for communicating with appropriate campus, community, and district stakeholders including the Senior Director Of Restorative Practices in a timely and responsive manner. The DRP will work in partnership with the Assistant Principal and Principal to support liaising with the BSS Board and Los Angeles Unified School District in reporting high-level disciplinary and other required documentation.

What you'll do

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Set and uphold high expectations for student learning and behavior, with the belief that all students—regardless of background—can excel at the highest levels.
• Cultivate a positive, inclusive school climate grounded in equity, restorative practices, and trauma-informed approaches that support the whole child.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with students, families, staff, and the community through compassionate and collaborative leadership.
• Lead with self-awareness, adaptability, and a growth mindset—modeling resilience, openness to feedback, and effective problem-solving.

• Create systems that support the utilization of restorative practices and PBIS structures to establish, maintain, and repair relationships between student-to-student; student-to-staff; staff-to families
• Manage student investigations, inquiry, and resolution process in observance of state and federal law, and district expectations
• Collaborate with the site and district leadership to implement and facilitate school culture initiatives based on data, site-specific goals, and Bright Star School's overall mission and vision for students

• Partner with school leaders to implement and manage a campus-wide behavior framework (Tier 1–3) that ensures a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment.
• Build staff capacity in restorative practices and proactive classroom systems to foster healthy relationships and positive student behavior.
• Collaborate with students,…