Responsibilities
- Create a safe learning environment, supporting staff and students to build strong relationships and contribute to a thriving classroom culture through consistent procedures and routines, and utilizing whole-school systems and protocols to uphold expectations.
- Assist in the development of school events, traditions, and culture initiatives - including creating and maintaining a school-wide Culture Calendar and ensuring events celebrate and reward student growth and achievement
- Build strong relationships with staff, students, and parents/guardians. Work in partnership with families to ensure consistent support of all students.
- Oversee the consistent, equitable, and fair administration of PBIS behavior systems, including tracking of student behavior data in PowerSchool/Kickboard
- Regularly monitor Tier 1 behavior data to norm on consistent responses to behavior and provide feedback to staff members
- Hold students accountable for behavior through execution of school consequence systems such as lunch reflection and/or after-school reflection, as well as restorative tasks
- Implement and follow policies and procedures for student uniforms/dress code, ensuring that the uniform policy executed with fidelity for 100% of students
- Lead and monitor whole school systems, including arrival, dismissal, and a safe and efficient lunch for all grade levels, providing feedback to staff and students as needed
- Keep up to date in response to Dean Referral texts and/or emails, and respond to Dean Referral text notifications, in person, in a timely manner
- Track/log all dean referral and suspension data in electronic platform (i.e. PowerSchool and/or Kickboard)
- Dialogue with students on how to support prosocial behaviors/make positive choices
- Communicate proactively to "close the loop" with staff members on the interventions a student receives after a Dean Referral
- Facilitate restorative conversations between students and staff, as well as mediations between peer student groups as needed
- Facilitate in-school suspensions (ISS) and out-of-school suspensions (OSS), if needed, including coordinating student work and restorative tasks/reflections
- Schedule and facilitate re-entry meetings with parents/guardians and students returning from suspensions
- Serve as a first line responder in any incidents where a Crisis Response Team is needed.
- Handle any other administrative or managerial duties assigned by the Principal or SEL Leadership coach.
Competencies & Qualifications
- A "whatever it takes" attitude, one that is centered in the notion of "children first."
- Bachelor's degree or higher is required.
- 3+ years of teaching experience preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- High degree of organizational skills; detail-oriented with ability to follow through in a fast-paced environment
- Thorough understanding of best practices for middle and high school.
- Understanding of school student-achievement data and New York Charter School Standards
- Ability to use tech platforms such as Kickboard, PowerSchool, Google Drive to track data and communicate effectively with the school community
- A deep belief that every child can succeed, and a willingness to uphold high expectations for students, staff, and oneself to ensure that students are set up for success
- Ability to model social-emotional skills such as, willingness to take feedback, hear new perspectives, and try new things in support of student growth
- Willingness to engage in professional learning and development around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Leadership Mindset: takes ownership of creating a thriving, joyful school community rooted in ICS Core Values, and modeling that for others.
Additional Information
- Weekly Wednesday half- day schedule for embedded professional development and planning
- Small class sizes
- Tuition reimbursement
- Teaching certification pathway for those who qualify
- Opportunity to be an integral part of our community, making a genuine difference and shaping the futures of our students
- Students of ICS employees have access to after-care options
- Free parking on-campus
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision and life insurance, a flexible spending account, paid time off, short- and long-term disability policy, commuter benefits, professional development opportunities and a 401(k)-retirement plan with an employer match of up to 3%
- Employees qualify for both NYS Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Promotion of work-life balance to all staff members
- Stipend program that promotes becoming a dual certified teacher in New York State
- Teacher Residency Program
- Tuition-free Bachelor's degree program through Monroe College
Salary/Hours
Monday-Friday
7:30AM-4:00PM
Salary: $79,000-$106,000
*Salary is based on years of experience and level of education*
