Dean of Discipline

Organization: Athlos Academy
Location: Jefferson Parish
Reports To: Executive Director
Hiring Status: At-Will
FLSA Status: Exempt
FTE: 1.0
Schedule: Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Reporting Days: 245, 12 months
Compensation: Salary
Starting Pay: $55,000-$69,000, DOE;
Minimum Qualifications Required:
Education: Bachelors Degree, Master’s Degree preferred
Experience: Minimum of 3 years of successful teaching and/or school leadership experience in a multi-cultural/diverse setting.
Certification: Teaching Certificate and/or Education Administrator License
Background: Clear FBI background check
Language: Strong verbal and writing skills in English, Spanish fluency preferred
Benefits

• Multiple stipend and bonus opportunities
• Level pay option for consistent pay year-round
• Paid staff referral program
• Low-premium Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 4% salary match
• Wellness Wednesdays which encourage staff wellness schoolwide.
• Safety trainings and security cameras
• 26 days of paid time off annually with ability to rollover hours
• Free before and after school care for enrolled staff children
• Modern, state-of-the-art facility with gym and weight room access
• Multiple layers of instructional support and mentorship
• Network-level professional development during the summer and throughout the year
• Opportunity to grow professionally

Job Duties

• Work intensively with those students who have been unable to function effectively in the classroom and to immediately deal with individual student behavioral/emotional problems.
• Communicates reality-based problem-solving techniques to students.
• Completes and maintains Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification
• Assists in developing, administering, progress monitoring educational plans for behaviorally/emotionally and/or academically challenged students.
• Assists teachers in the classroom by interacting with students who are disruptive, off task, or exhibiting other emotional needs which are interfering with the student’s progress within the classroom.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of a variety of logs, reports, files, reviews, et
• Develop & support individual incentive programs for students.
• Create, provide, and present grade-level presentations based on student behavior needs.
• Provide advisory support with Behavior Reports and Incentive Trackers
• Facilitates decision making and communication between students and teachers.
• Follows Policies, procedures, and directives in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Develop and administer disciplinary procedures in accordance with school policies and state laws; receive referrals and confer with students, parents, teachers, community agencies and law enforcement; respond to and resolve parent, student and staff concerns and complaints related to students; serve on discipline or expulsion panels as assigned.
• Manage student movement supervision: arrival, lunch, hallway and dismissal duties.
• Work with the Administration to establish a safe and secure learning environment for students & staff. Support with developing plans for emergency situations in collaboration with other administrators, staff and public safety agencies
• Plan & debrief of emergency drills
• Develop, update & enforce the school safety plan based on State and Athlos guidelines
• Performs other duties as assigned including detention & classroom coverage

Knowledge and Skills

• Establishes and maintains productive, collaborative relationships with others.
• Relates to students with mutual respect while carrying out a positive and effective disciplinary program.
• Models district standards of ethics, confidentiality, and professionalism
• Meets schedules and deadlines.
• Plans and organizes work.
• Analyzes and interprets assessment results for the purpose of designing and modifying instruction.
• Follow through with directives

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to spend much of the day standing or mobile throughout the classroom.
• Talk, hear, grasp, reach and lift up to 30lbs.
• Must be able to see in close range and far range.
• Ability to concentrate in active and noisy environments such as cafeterias and playgrounds.
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment.
• Ability to handle potentially high stress conditions.