Assistant Dean

Are you a passionate, dedicated educator who believes in the power of second chances and making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people? New Ventures Charter School is looking for an enthusiastic and student-centered Assistant Dean to join our incredible team!   

About New Ventures

At New Ventures, we are more than just a school, we are a community built on relationships, opportunity, resilience, and the belief that every student deserves a pathway to success. As a transfer high school, we serve students who have faced challenges in their educational journeys, providing personalized learning, hands-on Fieldwork experiences, individualized support, and opportunities to rediscover their potential. Our Assistant Dean will play an important role in building a positive school culture, supporting students academically and socially, strengthening relationships with families, and helping students develop the accountability, confidence, and skills necessary to succeed.

Working at New Ventures is more than a job, it's an opportunity to change lives every single day. There is nothing more rewarding than watching a student who once struggled with school rediscover their confidence, achieve something they never thought possible, and ultimately walk across the graduation stage with a diploma and a plan for their future. Our staff members are passionate, collaborative, creative, and deeply committed to doing whatever it takes to help students succeed. We celebrate the small victories, support one another through challenges, and take tremendous pride in knowing that our work has a lasting impact on students and families. If you're looking for a school where relationships matter, your leadership makes a difference, and every day brings an opportunity to inspire positive change, New Ventures Charter School is the place for you!

Responsibilities

ICS seeks an Assistant Dean of School Culture to work in collaboration with the Deans, Principal and Assistant Principal to create and uphold strong school culture at ICS. We define strong school culture by our values: Courage, Community, Teamwork and Integrity. We seek an Assistant Dean of School Culture who can embody these values while upholding our whole-school expectations for student behavior to ensure a safe, calm, joyful, and equitable environment in which students can learn and thrive. ICS Assistant  Deans are 12-month, school-based employees.

• 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.
• 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
• Regularly monitor Tier 1 behavior data to norm on consistent responses to behavior and provide feedback to staff members
• Dialogue with students on how to support prosocial behaviors/make positive choices
• Facilitate restorative conversations between students and staff, as well as mediations between peer student groups as needed
• Serve as a first line responder in any incidents where a Crisis Response Team is needed.
• Implement and follow policies and procedures for student uniforms/dress code, ensuring that the uniform policy executed with fidelity for 100% of students

Competencies & Qualifications

• A “whatever it takes” attitude, one that is centered in the notion of “children first.”
• Bachelor's degree is required.
• At least two years of teaching experience required.
• 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 a school.
• Understanding of school student-achievement data and New York Charter School Standards
• 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

9:30AM-5:30PM

Salary: $70,000-$75,000

ICS is an Equal Opportunity Employer