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AXL Academy - PreK–8th

The Restorative Systems Coordinator supports AXL Academy's schoolwide systems for restorative practices, student accountability, character development, and positive behavior support. This role helps ensure that students experience a safe, structured, inclusive, and high-expectations learning environment rooted in strong relationships, belonging, accountability, and repair.

The Restorative Systems Coordinator works proactively to strengthen school culture by supporting consistent routines, expectations, restorative responses, and student support systems across classrooms and common spaces. Rather than focusing only on discipline, this role emphasizes student growth, character development, de-escalation, restorative follow-up, family partnership, and staff support.

The Restorative Systems Coordinator works closely with Crew Culture Leaders, school leadership, teachers, students, families, counselors, and support staff to build and sustain a positive school culture aligned with AXL Academy's mission, values, and commitment to Engage, Empower, and Achieve. The title and revised framing build from the original Dean of Behavior responsibilities around behavior systems, restorative practices, student support, coaching, family communication, data, and safety , while also aligning with the Crew Leader emphasis on belonging, character development, restorative practices, accountability, and positive school climate .

Reports to: Executive Director / PrincipalSupervises: Behavior support staff and/or paraprofessionals, if applicable

1. Restorative Systems and Schoolwide Culture

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of schoolwide restorative practices, behavior systems, routines, expectations, and accountability structures.
• Help ensure consistency in expectations, routines, responses, and follow-up across grade levels, classrooms, and shared spaces.
• Promote a positive, inclusive, structured school culture rooted in belonging, student leadership, character development, and accountability.
• Monitor school culture and behavior trends to help identify needs, strengthen systems, and improve student outcomes.
• Support alignment between classroom systems, Crew structures, and schoolwide expectations.

2. Restorative Practices and Student Accountability

• Facilitate restorative conversations, reflection processes, re-entry meetings, and repair plans when appropriate.
• Support students in understanding the impact of their choices, repairing harm, rebuilding trust, and developing stronger decision-making skills.
• Respond to student conflict and behavioral incidents with a focus on safety, accountability, restoration, and growth.
• Help reduce exclusionary discipline by strengthening proactive support, restorative intervention, and consistent follow-up.
• Promote student ownership, reflection, and positive participation in the school community.

3. Student Support and Intervention

• Respond to behavioral incidents and support de-escalation when needed.
• Provide targeted support for students with ongoing behavioral, social-emotional, or character development needs.
• Assist with the development and implementation of student support plans and behavior intervention plans, as appropriate.
• Collaborate with counselors, special education staff, Crew Culture Leaders, teachers, and families to support student success.
• Support students during transitions, re-entry after incidents, and moments requiring additional structure or guidance.

4. Staff Support and Coaching

• Support teachers and staff in implementing consistent expectations, restorative responses, classroom routines, and positive behavior supports.
• Coach staff on de-escalation strategies, restorative conversations, student accountability, and relationship-centered behavior support.
• Assist with professional development related to restorative practices, character development, schoolwide systems, and positive behavior support.
• Serve as a thought partner for teachers working to strengthen classroom community, belonging, and student engagement.
• Help ensure that student support practices are consistent, equitable, developmentally appropriate, and aligned with AXL's values.

5. Family Communication and Partnership

• Communicate regularly with families regarding student behavior, growth, restorative processes, and support plans.
• Facilitate or support family meetings focused on student accountability, repair, growth, and partnership.
• Build respectful, solution-focused relationships with families to support consistency between home and school.
• Partner with families to help students strengthen character, decision-making, and school engagement.

6. Safety, Supervision, and School Operations

• Maintain a visible and proactive presence throughout the school day, including hallways, cafeteria, classrooms, arrival, dismissal, recess, and other shared spaces.
• Support daily operations to ensure a safe, orderly, welcoming, and student-centered environment.
• Serve as a first responder for escalated student situations and safety concerns, as directed by school leadership.
• Lead or support appropriate follow-up after incidents to ensure safety, reflection, accountability, restoration, and re-entry.
• Support school safety protocols and contribute to a calm, consistent school environment.

7. Documentation, Compliance, and Data

• Maintain accurate records of behavioral incidents, restorative interventions, family communication, support plans, and disciplinary actions.
• Ensure documentation aligns with school policies, state regulations, and special education requirements.
• Support manifestation determinations and required documentation when applicable.
• Track and analyze behavior and culture data to identify trends and inform support systems.
• Provide regular updates to school leadership regarding student support needs, behavior trends, and system effectiveness.

Success in this role may be measured by:

• Reduction in major behavioral incidents and disciplinary referrals
• Decrease in suspensions and exclusionary discipline
• Increased use of restorative practices and successful student re-entry
• Stronger consistency in expectations, routines, and accountability across classrooms
• Increased instructional time and classroom stability
• Improved student sense of belonging, engagement, and ownership
• Stronger staff confidence in restorative practices and schoolwide systems
• Stronger family partnership around student growth and accountability
• Improved schoolwide culture rooted in safety, respect, repair, and character development

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience supporting student behavior, school culture, youth development, restorative practices, or student support systems
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with students while maintaining high expectations
• Strong de-escalation, conflict resolution, facilitation, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to support adults in implementing consistent systems and student support practices
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, student belonging, and restorative approaches
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, and collaboration skills
• Ability to remain calm, consistent, and student-centered in high-stress situations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a K–12 school environment
• Familiarity with restorative practices, trauma-informed approaches, positive behavior interventions, or social-emotional learning
• Experience supporting schoolwide culture, behavior, or student support systems
• Experience working with students with diverse learning, behavioral, and social-emotional needs
• Bilingual Spanish preferred, but not required

• Full-time, on-site position
• Requires active presence throughout the school day
• After-school responsibilities as needed
• May require participation in family meetings, school events, or student support meetings outside of regular school hours

While this role has defined core responsibilities, it is not limited to the duties outlined in this job description. The Restorative Systems Coordinator will support the overall operations of AXL Academy by taking on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed, including those outside the primary scope of the role.

This position requires flexibility, initiative, and a team-oriented mindset. All staff members contribute to multiple aspects of school operations, and the Restorative Systems Coordinator is expected to respond proactively to school needs to ensure a safe, effective, and student-centered environment at all times.

Salary range: $60,000–$78,000, commensurate with experience and qualificationsBenefits: Benefits package in accordance with AXL Academy policies

AXL Academy is committed to providing a safe, structured, inclusive, and high-expectations learning environment where all students can thrive. We believe in strong systems, strong relationships, restorative practices, and a collaborative team approach to ensure student success. Our work is grounded in helping students build character, develop ownership, repair harm when needed, and contribute positively to their school community.