Dean of Students

About the Team

ACCEL Schools is seeking a highly-qualified Dean of Students in Cleveland Ohio dedicated to providing a superior education for all students! We are seeking a Dean of Students who is excited to create a rigorous and nurturing classroom environment that prioritizes student learning and social-emotional development.

The Dean of Students provides support to at-risk students addressing conduct discipline or attendance issues while helping these students become more academically successful. The Dean of Students is responsible for creating classroom and/or school-based behavior models to promote a positive and healthy school environment.

Be part of the difference at Lincoln Park Academy! Serving families in the Clark-Fulton community and surrounding neighborhoods since 2013 Lincoln Park Academy is a public charter school for EK-8th grade students. The schools positive culture emphasizes social-emotional development. Students benefit from a well-rounded hands-on education that includes the arts sports clubs and activities. Lincoln Park Academy is part of ACCEL Schools an established network of public charter schools serving K-12 students throughout the United States since 2014.

About the Opportunity:

• Demonstrate an understanding respectful and receptive attitude toward the behavioral needs of students of various age groups
• Provide expert knowledge of techniques needed to successfully complete effective Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) function based interventions and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
• Meet with students whose behavior warrants intervention and develop individualized behavior tracking and intervention programs.
• Serve on IEP Teams and develop relationship with students requiring intervention
• Work with staff on issues such as: crisis intervention learning and collaboration issues and factors that can affect development and implementation of interventions.
• Serve as a consultant to administrators teachers and parents others in finding positive solutions for behavior modification
• Monitors student attendance while developing Absence Intervention Plans working to achieve school-wide daily attendance.
• Promotes school culture through daily practices positive attitude and collaboration with students families and staff.
• Maintain timely and accurate records and files consistent with school policies and procedures
• Participates in other duties such as school events trainings morning duty dismissal duty and lunch duty as needed.

About You:

• Bachelors degree in education social work health or other related field preferred.
• Intervention Specialist license preferred
• A minimum of three years experience working with at-risk or behaviorally challenged children a teacher social worker tutor or mentor preferably in a multi-cultural setting.
• Track record of building trust and positive relationships with students parents and colleagues
• Ability to maintain composure and job performance under changing or stressful conditions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that reflect professionalism and tact at all times
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
• Ability to pass federal state and local background checks

About Us

We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life regardless of their birthplace and circumstances. Ron Packard CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80 high-performing public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban suburban and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar virtual and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education sports training bilingual programming and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators authorizers and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

We offer the following benefits:

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $45000.00 - 50000.00. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market skills education experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Life benefits time & peace of mind

• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee spouse child)
• Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations

Health benefits stay well & thrive

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance

Career benefits keep growing

• Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4000 instructors and education professionals

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is our policy to abide by all federal state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a persons race color religious creed sex national origin ancestry citizenship status pregnancy childbirth physical disability mental and/or intellectual disability age military status veteran status (including protected veterans) marital status registered domestic partner or civil union status familial status gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression) medical condition genetic information sexual orientation or any other protected status except where a reasonable bona fide occupational qualification exists.