About the company:

At Optima Classical Academy, we are dedicated to providing unparalleled educational experiences with a strong emphasis on character development. We aspire to instill in our students a love for learning, a sense of moral responsibility, and the intellectual prowess to navigate the complexities of the world. We embrace the classical education model, a time-tested approach that has proven to produce well-rounded, critical thinkers throughout history. Our curriculum emphasizes the trivium – grammar, logic, and rhetoric – guiding students through a journey of intellectual development that sharpens their minds, refines their communication skills, and nurtures a deep appreciation for the wisdom of the past. At Optima Classical Academy, education should not only enrich the mind but also cultivate virtues like courage, self-government, courtesy, service, honesty, responsibility, and perseverance. Our students are encouraged to embody these virtues, fostering a positive and respectful community within our school.

This is a salaried, exempt position with a 10-month work schedule (12-month pay schedule) and base standard hours of 7:30 am to 4:00 pm daily. Salary will be set annually on a performance-based schedule. Teachers will report to the Head of School.

Major Function:

The dean of students performs administrative and supervisory work in the operational aspects of the school. 

The dean of students’ essential duties and responsibilities are as follows:

Leadership:

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising the day-to-day academic operations of a school office, and serves as administrative aide to the school principal, relieving him/her of administrative details.

• Assists in the recruitment and selection of applicants for school-based academic positions.
• Assists in writing, translating (if bilingual), publication, and distribution of weekly school newsletter.
• Designs in-service training programs at the school.
• Develops, implements, and monitors work practices, systems, and methods that are effective, efficient, and consistent with school standards, policies, and procedures.
• Establishes and maintains professional and cooperative working relationships with all stakeholders: parents, students, staff, neighbors, and partners.
• Establishes programs and communication procedures to encourage committee participation, student organizations, community support and extra-curricular activities.
• Evaluates the work of assigned school staff; provides reports to the school principal and cooperates in recognition or remediation of staff members as requested.
• In-services new staff on school and applicable school policies and regulations as they apply to school site operations; standard school site rules and procedures; computer operation and software programs used at the school site; proper use of office equipment; and emergency procedures.
• Investigates circumstances of employee on-the-job injuries; prepares required documentation; and reports safety hazards to the school operations manager.
• Monitors special projects accountability timelines and coordinates timely completion of administrative/clerical tasks.
• Prepares and communicates weekly memo to staff.
• Prepares recess monitor supervision schedule.
• Promotes and maintains a positive and effective school climate by ensuring that all interactions with staff, students, parents, and the public at large are prompt, efficient, helpful and friendly.
• Recognizes problems and impediments and reports them promptly with options for solutions to the school principal; promotes and assists with constructive resolutions.
• Recommends changes in programs, personnel, facilities, materials and equipment.
• Respond to and resolve routine internal and external inquiries with parents, employees and school organizations.
• Seeks out and participates in educational and professional development and motivates and encourages such developments for school-classified employees.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Attendance/Discipline:

• Develops and maintains student discipline procedures for assigned caseload following established guidelines.
• Establishes attendance and discipline referral and reporting procedures for campus-wide use.
• Develops parental notification procedures.
• Directs the preparation of suspension, neglect, referral and tardy forms.
• Responds to inquiries from welfare, probation, legal and security agencies.
• Creates and serves on committees as necessary inside and outside the school.
• Supervises the enrollment, transfer, discharge, and readmission process for students and the preparation of related records and files.
• Supervises the preparation of student enrollment and attendance report.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• The minimum requirements for this job are as follows: Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully an individual must have knowledge of spreadsheet software and word processing software.

Additional Qualifications:

• Ability to demonstrate, uphold, and promote in daily interactions a commitment to the school’s mission and vision, and the moral character and civic virtue the school embodies.

The organization is an equal opportunity employer. The organization is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in all areas of recruitment, selection, placement, training, assignment, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, retention, and promotion. The board commits itself to the policy that there shall be no unlawful discrimination against any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or disability. All decisions with regard to employment shall be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.