Assistant Principal of Student Culture-DSA Tulsa-Lower Elementary

Job Description

Position: Assistant Principal of Student Culture Department/Campus: Campus

Reports to: Principal

Work Hours / Days: Normal School hours / 210 days JOB GOAL Responsible for assisting the principal to provide the cultural and administrative leadership necessary for addressing student safety and well-being, social-emotional learning, school discipline, and overall school effectiveness to create a strong culture for learning.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: o Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university o Minimum 5 years of teaching experience in a PK-12 setting( Dove Experience preferred)

o Elementary Experience (preferred)

o Master’s Degree (preferred)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: o Understands and supports the mission, vision, and values of DOVE Schools. o Investigate and resolves all discipline problems in a fair and just manner o Investigates student complaints and grievances. o Interviews students and witnesses in disciplinary investigations. o Investigate, adjudicate, and monitor minor infractions of the school code in the form of progressive discipline such as detentions, classroom referrals, Saturday detention, and in-school suspension. o Maintains disciplinary records required by policy, regulation, law, or good practice. o Develops and administers disciplinary procedures in accordance with district policies and state laws; receives referrals and confers with students, parents, teachers, community agencies, and law enforcement; responds to and resolves parent, student, and staff concerns and complaints; serves on discipline or expulsion panels as assigned. o Supervises students on campus before and after school; monitors students during lunch, recess, passing periods, and other activities; instructs students on inappropriate behavior; disciplines students in accordance with established guidelines. o Works with the Principal to establish a safe and secure learning environment for students. o Develops plans for emergency situations in collaboration with other administrators, staff, and public safety agencies; direct the work of yard duty staff and crossing guards; plan and debriefs emergency drills; update the school safety plan. o Prepares and maintains a variety of district, county, state, and federal records and reports; directs preparation of records and reports by staff. o Participates in administrative meetings and training to improve administrative skills; maintains current knowledge of the district’s adopted curriculum. o Provides and maintains appropriate communication with family and community, including law enforcement agencies and the judicial systems. o Works with community and government agencies on problems relating to drug abuse and truancy o Serves as liaison between school and home o Serves as liaison between the school and juvenile court o Represents the school system at community meetings and conferences o Participate in the creation and implementation of the campus's emergency evacuation and preparedness plan o Mentor and council at-risk students and students in need of additional staff support o Develops guidelines for proper student conduct and implement disciplinary procedures and policies that ensure a safe and orderly environment at the assigned school o Establishes clear expectations, systems, and routines for behaviors, including social and emotional supports o Leads strategies to proactively provide and coordinate student support services o Supervises teacher classroom management. o Trains staff on student code of conduct and implementation of discipline. o Develops and implement teacher orientations. o Maintains records of disciplinary actions taken to ensure that the student code of conduct is administered properly. o Communicates with parents and key stakeholders regarding student discipline and safety. o Maintains a safe and orderly school environment. o Monitors the school ground actively for safety checks. o Monitors student attendance and truancy, recruitment, enrollment, and retention activities o Assists in recruiting, selecting, and retaining highly effective teachers and staff o Establishes and implements a plan for Well-being learning across the school aligned with DOVE priorities o Leads Character School application and designation process at the state and national level o Establishes a professional rapport with students, parents, staff, and community o Uses appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parental involvement o Attends meetings, conferences, and workshops. o Models personal commitment to developing self and others o Displays the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents, and school personnel. o Performs other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: o Thorough knowledge of classroom management, school culture, social-emotional learning programs, district policies, and procedures o Ability to receive, internalize, and implement feedback from multiple sources o Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district. o Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district. o Ability to use computer including software, the database used by the district, spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, copy machine, and telephone. o Ability to analyze data and generate reports. o Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: o Light Work: may require occasional light lifting. o Nights and weekend activities will be occasionally required. o Position is in the office setting and may involve prolonged work at a desk in one location. o Moderate travel is required.