Position Title: Dean of Restorative Practices

Reports to: Assistant Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-time, 12-month position

OVERVIEW

The Dean of Restorative Practices (DRP) leads the school's restorative practices programming, progressive discipline, and implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) to create a safe, inclusive, and joyful environment that promotes campus safety in all ways. The DRP will implement, facilitate, and maintain the school’s behavior management systems to ensure all students, staff, and families understand their role in supporting a safe campus culture. The DRP is also responsible for communicating with appropriate campus, community, and district stakeholders including the Senior Director of Restorative Practices in a timely and responsive manner. The DRP will work in partnership with the Assistant Principal and Principal to support liaising with the Los Angeles Unified School District in reporting high-level disciplinary and other required documentation.

ABOUT US:

Founded in 2003, Bright Star Schools has been serving students, families, and communities in Los Angeles for over 20 years! We currently serve over 3,600 students in 9 schools in the communities of South Los Angeles, Koreatown, and the San Fernando Valley. Our free, charter public schools are joyful, small, and safe communities where each of our students is known and supported to thrive. We welcome all students of all abilities and backgrounds.

We’re looking for outstanding educators to join our team and help 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. Guided by our core values of integridad, kohyang, ubuntu, and growth, we’re committed to our students’ and educators’ success.

At Bright Star Schools, we provide a culture of learning and growth for educators, with an emphasis on job-embedded, differentiated professional development, which includes:

• Organization-wide content specific professional development sessions throughout the year
• An instructional coaching program
• A no-cost induction program for new teachers with a preliminary credential (Our two- year induction program allows teachers with preliminary credentials to earn their CA clear credential at no cost to the teacher.)
• Paid planning days
• Professional learning communities at the school site and by grade level or content area.

Overall, our educators receive 200 hours of job-embedded professional development opportunities to support teacher growth and advancing student achievement over the course of each year.

We also offer small class sizes, comprehensive teacher support, a focus on anti-bias and anti-racist school and classroom cultures, and numerous collaboration opportunities across the organization and within school sites.

Educator applicants should be prepared to conduct classes virtually or in-person depending on COVID-19 health guidelines.

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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.

JOB DUTIES (will include, but not limited to the following)

• Collaborate with the Principal and Assistant Principal to implement and manage a campus-wide behavior management framework (inclusive of Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 supports) that fosters a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students and staff
• Collaborate with the site and district leadership to implement and facilitate school culture initiatives based on data, site-specific goals, and Bright Star School’s overall mission and vision for students
• Create systems that support the utilization of restorative practices and PBIS structures to establish, maintain, and repair relationships between student-to-student; student-to-staff; staff-to families
• Manage student investigations and resolution process in observance of state and federal law, and district expectations
• Connect students and families to internal and external resources for mental, socio-emotional, and physical health
• Support the implementation of restorative practices and classroom culture to adjust systems, procedures, and policies to ensure school safety
• Collaborate with Principals and Assistant Principals to build teacher and staff capacity to establish and maintain healthy relationships through the implementation of Tier 1 classroom systems and supports
• Attend all org-wide PD and meetings related to Culture, Coaching, and Restorative Practices
• Collaborate with co-leaders to analyze disciplinary and behavioral data to guide decision-making and identify students in need of support
• Complete, communicate, and manage compliance-based documentation process for all disciplinary incidents and corresponding interventions in a timely manner
• Collaborate with Grade Level Teams in the MTSS/SSPT process to support student behavior/academic goals and to provide resources and support to meet student and family needs
• Follow Bright Star Schools’ toileting policies and protocols if working with early elementary students
• Manage a tiered system of interventions to support teachers in addressing student behavior
• Manage supervision of student arrival, breaks, transitions, lunch, and dismissal

SKILLS and QUALITIES

• Deep belief that all students can succeed in achieving their individual educational goals
• Experience working with students from underrepresented and disenfranchised communities
• Deep understanding of Restorative Practices and ability to facilitate training to students, staff, and faculty
• Deep understanding of equity and the developmental needs of adolescents
• Knowledge and understanding of trauma-informed practices; ability to respond to trauma and crisis appropriately
• Excellent oral, verbal, and written communication skills
• Desire to continuously grow own skills through participating in professional development and training opportunities
• Ability to develop and build relationships with students and their families
• Ability to look at school on a macro level, and implement programs and activities as needed to boost school culture and a positive atmosphere
• Working knowledge of Google online platforms (including Gmail, sheets, and docs) plus an aptitude for quickly learning and mastering other online platforms
• Ability to create and facilitate relevant, ongoing PD for staff and faculty

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA in an education-related field
• Fluency in Spanish or Korean (highly desired)
• [Preferred] 2 years of teaching/ counseling/student support experience
• Restorative Practices certification (highly desired)
• 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 with youth from historically underserved communities
• Experience working in a fast-moving environment; crisis management