Middle School Assistant Dean of Students

Overview _____________________________________________________________________

Memphis Rise Academy’s culture team is responsible for the vision-setting, training and development, execution, and maintenance of a strong, positive, safe, academically-focused school culture for all students, staff, and other stakeholders. Culture team members model Memphis Rise Academy’s core values and standards of professionalism in all interactions, developing positive and productive stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities ________________________________________________________________

·      Support teachers and other staff members by responding to behavioral/cultural challenges and managing individual student interventions in various forms (send-out conversations and resets, etc.), and record and communicate outcomes of all interventions.

·      Support soft-space management with visible presence in areas like hallways, the cafeteria, arrival, dismissal, transition times, etc.

·      Manage the daily detention system, including leading at least one detention session each day in a productive, solutions-oriented, reflective manner.

·      Utilizing platforms like Schoolrunner, Google Drive, and others, manage school culture data tracking, communication, and response timelines.

·      Support and manage culture-based special projects as developed and determined by the Deans of Students, Principal, or Executive Director.

·      When needed, cover classes in the absence of the lead teacher (or co-teacher), teaching a lesson with materials created and provided by the absent teacher.

·      Collaborate with members of the school Leadership Team and other support staff to identify and address challenges in a solutions-oriented, student-centered manner.

·      Participate in Memphis Rise Academy Professional Development, beginning in summer and continuing each Friday afternoon (after early dismissals) throughout the year.

·      Assist with school operations related to Registration, Parent-Teacher Conferences, school arrival and dismissal, and parent/community events during school hours.

·      Other reasonable duties designed to complement those above, assigned by the Deans of Students, Principal, or members of Memphis Rise Academy’s Leadership Team.

Ideal Candidates _______________________________________________________________

Memphis Rise Academy is open to a wide variety of candidates and has a history of hiring candidates with vastly disparate background and experience. Our ideal candidates are individuals who understand that doing the best we can for students every day is the ultimate goal, and reaching that goal requires flexibility, creativity, true belief in the potential of our students and school, and an asset-based mindset towards all school stakeholders.  We are looking for people who want to commit themselves to preparing our students for college and being engines for them to, in many cases, begin believing that college is not just a possibility, but a realistic and achievable goal.

Role Specifications __________________________________________________________

FLSA Status: Exempt

Time: Full-Time

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Travel: None

Physical Demands: This position may seldom require lifting up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment: The majority of this role is completed in a school setting, which is made up of work in offices, classrooms, and other public areas of a school building.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Memphis Rise Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.