JOB SPECIFICATION
POSITION: Administration, Dean of Students
DEPARTMENT: School Administration
LOCATION: Scottsdale Preparatory Academy
REPORTS TO: Headmaster
EEO CLASSIFICATION: First/Mid-Level Officials and Managers
FLSA STATUS: Exempt, Salary
SALARY RANGE: <>
Position Summary: The Dean of Students provides care and support for students with respect to social and
disciplinary matters. He/she acts as an essential liaison for families, students, faculty, and staff, and reinforces
school culture through collaboration, intervention, and example. The Dean of Students reports directly to the
Headmaster.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Works with Headmaster to provide for the safe and orderly environment of the school by establishing and
maintaining standards of student conduct.
• Builds and protects student culture.
• Acts as an essential liaison for families, students, faculty, and staff regarding student conduct.
• Proactively works with students to build relationships and improve behavior issues, as well as academic
engagement and student confidence.
• Coordinates with relevant Great Hearts Lead Office Staff regarding procedural, disciplinary, and socialemotional
matters as needed.
• Ensures consistency in faculty approach to student monitoring throughout the day.
• Assists and develops faculty with effective classroom management tools.
• Serves as primary interventionist on school-wide behavioral programs (Love and Logic, PBIS, etc.).
• Oversees discipline issues and monitors/facilitates all disciplinary actions (detention, suspension, etc.).
• Builds community support for student activities, retreats, and social events, collaborating with PSO and
student social/leadership committees as needed.
• Monitors chronic student tardy/attendance issues and provides intervention and communication with
families.
• Investigates, collects, and documents information/evidence of student allegations involving misconduct
and/or bullying.
• Assists with the supervision of students by maintaining an active presence in hallways, common areas, and
restrooms throughout the day.
• Serves as liaison and advocate alongside general education teachers and the academy Special Education
team, counselors, 504 Coordinators, and any other consultants working with the school, regarding student
conduct and disciplinary issues.
• Attends and/or provides administrative support for school social and co-curricular events.
• Participates in periodic Great Hearts professional development activities with other academy leaders and
the faculty of other academies at the discretion of the Headmaster.
• Teaches or substitutes when necessary.
Qualifications, Competencies & Strengths
Education: Bachelor’s degree at minimum.
Experience: At least 2 years of prior teaching experience or equivalent experience in the field required. At least
2 years of experience in a liberal arts institution or knowledge in the delivery of a Great Books core curriculum
are strongly preferred.
Competencies & Strengths
• Exhibits strong interpersonal skills, particularly the ability to listen well, deliver difficult messages with
sensitivity, and be resilient in the face of interpersonal challenges
• Demonstrates energetic and flexible approach to responsibilities
• Understands Great Hearts approaches to behavioral interventions
• Intervenes effectively with individual student misbehaviors
• Skilled in instructional coaching and development of teachers
• Maintains a passionate commitment, a servant’s heart, and a team player approach
Additional Requirements
Type of fingerprint clearance: Must pass state specific fingerprint clearance.
Physical functions: Requires but is not limited to standing, sitting, repetitious hand and body movements, bending,
squatting, and reaching. May be required to move or position equipment up to 15 pounds approximately.
This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not exclude or restrict the tasks
that may be assigned.
Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.
Travel required: May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.
This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years prior teaching experience or equivalent
- Experience in a liberal arts institution or knowledge of Great Books curriculum
- Pass state-specific fingerprint clearance and criminal background check
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including listening and delivering difficult messages sensitively
- Ability to intervene effectively with student misbehavior and implement behavioral interventions (Love and Logic, PBIS, etc.)
- Skilled in instructional coaching and teacher development
- Willingness to teach or substitute when necessary
- Ability to supervise students throughout the day (hallways, common areas, restrooms)
- Ability to perform physical tasks (standing, bending, lifting up to ~15 pounds)
What We Do
Great Hearts Academies is a nonprofit network of tuition-free public charter schools and private Christian schools offering classical liberal arts education across Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas with online offerings. Its mission is to cultivate students’ minds and hearts through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, preparing them for higher education, professional careers, human flourishing, and academic excellence while fostering rigorous study and moral formation.
