INTERIM Associate Dean of Students; Temporary

OUR MISSION

Invictus Academy of Richmond prepares 100% of students in grades 7-12 to thrive in the colleges of their choice, solve relevant problems, and communicate with confidence.

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OUR SCHOOL

Invictus creates joyful, rigorous classroom cultures where students understand the importance of the content they are learning, and how it connects to their everyday lives and ambitions.

We believe in academic rigor, collaboration, have an unwavering belief in our students’ capabilities, and do whatever it takes to support their growth.

We build trusting, authentic relationships with students, families, and colleagues. With these relationships as our foundation, we work closely with each other to support students in meeting the highest academic and behavior expectations. At Invictus, we are eager to learn about and implement restorative approaches to support students to be their best selves.

Invictus Academy of Richmond embodies humility and constantly strives to strengthen our knowledge, skills, and practice. We crave feedback and welcome opportunities to grow through observations, coaching meetings, and professional development.

We are fiercely solutions-oriented. We never shy away from a problem that we must solve to achieve our mission, but always bring potential solutions to the table.

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THE ROLE

Invictus Academy is an independent public charter school located in El Cerrito and we are seeking an INTERIM Associate Dean of Students to join our team for a temporary period who believes deeply that the mission, model, and values at Invictus are driving improved educational outcomes for students.

The Associate Dean of Students plays an invaluable role in building the cultural and academic foundation of Invictus Academy. In close partnership with the Dean of Students, the Associate Dean of Students assists with the design, execution, monitoring of school culture systems, including parent involvement, discipline and restorative justice, and supporting teachers to create joyful, structured, and productive learning environments. The Associate Dean of Students interfaces with all members of the campus community.

RESPONSIBILITIES

School Culture

• Set and hold high expectations for school culture, ensuring teachers and staff create and maintain a positive, joyful, structured, and productive school culture
• Develop trusting, authentic relationships with students, their families, and staff
• Executes referral process according to Invictus vision
• Ensures that daily Dean's Office checklist tasks are effectively and consistently completed, assuring school wide systems for uniforms, daily reports, etc. are consistently, seamlessly, and reliably executed
• Provide and manage supervision during arrival, transitions, lunch, and dismissal to support a safe and productive environment
• Executes consistently effective lunchtime and after-school reflections

• Follows appropriate and required protocols for incident follow up and disciplinary record keeping, including restorative work, reflections, and suspension logging
• Collects and tracks data for behavior agreements and implements agreed upon behavior plan rewards and consequences
• Assigns and ensures completion of restorative assignments, chats, conferences, and other practices to drive student progress and growth
• Assist with Family Meetings
• Communicates appropriately with students by establishing clear, professional boundaries between teacher and pupil
• Proposes solutions whenever sharing a problem (solutions-orientation), using strong evidence and reasoning rooted in service of the Invictus mission

Restorative Justice System

• Coordinates with the Dean of Students to appropriately investigate and take action in response to incidents between students and/or staff
• Makes positive and constructive contact with parents, as appropriate, maintaining a positive ratio of positive to constructive calls and keeping accurate records of conversations
• Support the design, implementation, and monitoring of individual student behavior intervention plans including student “scorecards”
• Oversee student reflection, DOS check in, back-to-class activities
• Sup…