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Assistant Dean of Restorative Practices Job Description

26-27 School Year

Job Description:  Assistant Dean of Restorative Practices

Reporting to: School Principal or another administrator as designated by the Principal

FLSA Status: Full-time, Non-exempt, 11 month

Who we are:

Bright Star Schools is a free, publicly funded and open enrollment non-profit organization with nine public charters in urban Los Angeles. Across all of our Bright Star sites, over 90% of our students are eligible for free and reduced lunch.

Our mission is to provide holistic, inclusive support for all students to achieve academic excellence and grow their unique talents so that they find joy in higher education, career, and life. Bright Star students will become leaders who act with integrity and champion equity to enrich our communities and the world. The framework to our success is our core operating principles, which are Integridad, Ubuntu, Kohyang (), and Growth.

Our educators join a family that is passionate and committed to developing all students to become well-rounded citizens. We offer small class sizes, comprehensive coordinator support, and numerous collaboration opportunities across the organization and within school sites. We strongly believe in listening to all stakeholders’ voices, and we work to increase teaching practice and effectiveness through our data-driven and feedback-derived professional development. 

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Bright Star Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.

Role Summary:

What you’ll do

Basic Components of the Job Description for the Assistant Dean of Restorative Practices position include (but are not limited to):

Whole School Responsibilities

Refining, communicating, and maintaining the following Student Culture Systems:

• Restorative Practices
• Social-Emotional Learning
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) Systems, including upholding School wide Expectations
• Relationship-building with families and students
• Leading small-group supports, individual check-ins, and student-family meetings
• Interface with families and community members in order to support all students
• Supervising and actively supporting culture norms during all non-instructional activities, including, but not limited to…
  • Arrival / Dismissal
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Transitions
  • School Events
  • Research, share lead enrichment and extracurricular activities as appropriate to ensure holistic development.

Restorative Justice

• Investigation of student incidents and ensuring proper documentation
• Restorative Conferences
• Restorative Actions
• Harm Circles
• Family Meetings
• After-School Service & Recess Reflection
• Behavior Deescalation and Regulation

Engaging in Professional Development to implement Bright Star Schools’ initiatives with fidelity and to continue to develop their own skill-set:

• Circle Training
• Restorative Practice Training
• Restorative Practices Cadre Meeting
• 1-1 Coaching with Director of Restorative Justice
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Training
• Behavior Intervention and Implementation Training
• Provide coaching and support to colleagues.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, counselors, instructional assistants, administration, and special educators to design and execute Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions, including behavioral support and safety plans. 
• Conduct classroom observations to support teachers; monitor the implementation of restorative practices and classroom culture. 
• Attend Weekly Check-In Meetings with the Behavior Support Team.
• Attend Grade-Level Meetings.
• Seek out professional development opportunities. 
• Develop and maintain relationships with school partners and outside student services.
• Attending and leading school professional development.
• Develop and maintain relationships with school partners and outside student services.

Any other duties as assigned. 

What you’ll Bring

Minimum:

• Diploma or GED required
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including advocacy skills
• Ability to connect and build relationships with students and their families. 
• Experience using data-management systems.
• Experience working in a fast-moving environment; crisis management experience

Desired (but not required) in order of importance:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (highly desired)
• Two years of urban teaching, childcare, child development, or child-centered community organization experience (highly desired)
• Experience working with youth from historically under-served communities (highly desired)
• Restorative Practices experience (highly desired)
• Spanish or Korean Fluency (highly desired)
• Bilingual Spanish or Korean (highly desired)

Assistant Dean of Student Support Traits:

• Belief that every child deserves a safe, equitable, calm, and rigorous learning environment, which prepares them for college and life beyond.
• Belief that all behavior is communication and that it is our responsibility to approach challenging behaviors with curiosity, the intent to understand the function of the behavior, and the drive to teach safer behaviors to students. 
• Belief in the power of restorative practices and restorative justice as the solution for breaches in community safety and norms. 
• Demonstrated ability to teach/support the whole child in an inclusive setting, using modifications and accommodations. 
• Growth mindset for self and others.
• Willingness to receive feedback, engage in frequent dialogue, and ability to self-reflect.
• Willingness to partners with families and the community to provide holistic support to students. 
• Life-long learner.
• Collaborative.
• Firmly committed to ensuring that every student is able to achieve rigorous expectations and curriculum.
• Firmly committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-biased, and equitable classroom environment.
• Belief in data-driven instruction.
• Firm, kind approach to managing student behavior.
• Technologically competent.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and creative problem solver.
• Sense of humor and love of all children.

Cognitive & Behavioral Competencies

• Must be able to analyze written, spoken, visual, and other sensory stimuli
• Must have ability to understand and analyze written and spoken English
• Must be able to cope effectively with stressful situations and time constraints
• Must be able to make sound judgments based on available information
• Must be able to engage in frequent student/parent/coworker contact
• Must be able to remain calm in emergency situations
• Must be able to perform effectively under pressure and tight deadlines
• Must be able to maintain accuracy in tasks requiring meticulous attention to detail
• Must have flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and work demands
• Must be able to logically solve problems
• Must be able to provide and follow detailed written and verbal instructions
• Must be able to build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and students
• Must demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Must have a passion for student success
• Must demonstrate strong organizational Skills

Working Conditions/Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is generally expected to work indoors in typical school and office environments.  This position involves:

• Occasional exposure to extreme or varying temperatures.
• Occasional exposure to outdoor elements such as sun, precipitation and wind or wet/humid surroundings.
• Occasional/ exposure to loud noise, fumes, smoke, dust.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Prolonged sitting/standing.
• Frequent walking.
• Must be able to occasionally/frequently lift, carry push, and/or pull objects of not more than 20 pounds.
• Must be able to frequently bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, climb, crawl, and/or squat.
• Frequent reaching and twisting, including reaching above shoulder height
• Manual dexterity, and finger/wrist and hand repetitions are needed; frequent repetitive motion; frequent writing and typing; frequent grasping, holding and reaching.
• Frequent computer use, including use of keyboard and mouse.
• Speaking and hearing are essential to the communication needs of the position; constant hearing and speaking in person and on the phone, via remote video teleconferencing platforms.
• Must be able to be physically present at the worksite and occasionally travel for meetings or conferences.

What we offer:

• Salary: Based on years of experience
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Benefits: Health, dental, vision, STRS retirement matching, life insurance, optional 403b plan, sick and vacation paid time off, and holidays.

Please note:

Effective January 1, 2025: Under Education Code section 44939.5, you must provide a complete list of all prior employment with any school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school, including part-time and substitute roles. You can provide your complete prior employment history within the work experience section of the application.  Failure to disclose this information may be considered dishonesty in the hiring process or during employment. 

What you’ll Bring

Minimum:

• Diploma or GED required
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including advocacy skills
• Ability to connect and build relationships with students and their families. 
• Experience using data-management systems.
• Experience working in a fast-moving environment; crisis management experience

Desired (but not required) in order of importance:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (highly desired)
• Two years of urban teaching, childcare, child development, or child-centered community organization experience (highly desired)
• Experience working with youth from historically under-served communities (highly desired)
• Restorative Practices experience (highly desired)
• Spanish or Korean Fluency (highly desired)
• Bilingual Spanish or Korean (highly desired)

Assistant Dean of Student Support Traits:

• Belief that every child deserves a safe, equitable, calm, and rigorous learning environment, which prepares them for college and life beyond.
• Belief that all behavior is communication and that it is our responsibility to approach challenging behaviors with curiosity, the intent to understand the function of the behavior, and the drive to teach safer behaviors to students. 
• Belief in the power of restorative practices and restorative justice as the solution for breaches in community safety and norms. 
• Demonstrated ability to teach/support the whole child in an inclusive setting, using modifications and accommodations. 
• Growth mindset for self and others.
• Willingness to receive feedback, engage in frequent dialogue, and ability to self-reflect.
• Willingness to partners with families and the community to provide holistic support to students. 
• Life-long learner.
• Collaborative.
• Firmly committed to ensuring that every student is able to achieve rigorous expectations and curriculum.
• Firmly committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-biased, and equitable classroom environment.
• Belief in data-driven instruction.
• Firm, kind approach to managing student behavior.
• Technologically competent.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and creative problem solver.
• Sense of humor and love of all children.

Cognitive & Behavioral Competencies

• Must be able to analyze written, spoken, visual, and other sensory stimuli
• Must have ability to understand and analyze written and spoken English
• Must be able to cope effectively with stressful situations and time constraints
• Must be able to make sound judgments based on available information
• Must be able to engage in frequent student/parent/coworker contact
• Must be able to remain calm in emergency situations
• Must be able to perform effectively under pressure and tight deadlines
• Must be able to maintain accuracy in tasks requiring meticulous attention to detail
• Must have flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and work demands
• Must be able to logically solve problems
• Must be able to provide and follow detailed written and verbal instructions
• Must be able to build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and students
• Must demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Must have a passion for student success
• Must demonstrate strong organizational Skills

Working Conditions/Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is generally expected to work indoors in typical school and office environments.  This position involves:

• Occasional exposure to extreme or varying temperatures.
• Occasional exposure to outdoor elements such as sun, precipitation and w...