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  • Assistant Dean of Students - High School
    Job Type: Full-time

Description

The Assistant Dean of Students plays a vital role in supporting students' holistic development and success at Landmark High School. This residential position requires a dynamic, student-centered educator who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about student engagement, teaching, and residential life. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional organizational and time management skills, strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and outstanding oral and written communication skills. This role will be supervised by the Dean of Students, and it is a full-time 10-month position.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Foster strong relationships with students to promote personal, social, and academic growth
  • Create and support student programming initiatives, including community nights, 8th-grade transition
  • Serve as a visible and accessible presence on campus
  • Participate in the administrative on-call rotation
  • Collaborate with other Deans to on-board Campus Coordinators and Residential Advisors
  • Respond to and manage student incidents with professionalism, discretion, and care
  • Assist in the development and enforcement of student life policies and protocols
  • Participate in the implementation of disciplinary processes and restorative practices
  • Support crisis management and student support planning in coordination with the Dean of Students, Health Center, and Counseling Services
  • Teach one class per academic year
  • Contribute to advisory programs and other community-building initiatives
  • Participate in all Administrative meetings and expectations including participation in the design and implementation of August and Early Release Day faculty training
  • Collaborate in the evaluation of Campus Coordinators and Residential Advisors

Professionalism:

  • Work closely with academic, residential, and administrative teams to ensure consistent support for students
  • Attend and contribute to faculty meetings, training, and committees
  • Serve as a role model for students and colleagues, demonstrating professionalism, ethical behavior, and teamwork

Requirements

Preferred Experience and qualifications include:

  • Masters in Special Ed., Certification in Moderate Special Needs required
  • Supervisory experience preferred
  • Prior experience working in a residential life setting
  • Passion for working with adolescents in a mission-driven environment
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple responsibilities with strong organizational and time management skills
  • Skilled in critical thinking, conflict resolution, and decision-making
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Team-oriented, energetic, and proactive

To Apply

If interested, please submit a resume and letter of intent using the form below or by emailing Robb Genetelli, [email protected], with the subject line "Assistant Dean of Students."

Deadline: Monday, May 12, 2025.

The letter of intent should include a personal statement regarding your philosophy of residential programming, personal strengths/weaknesses, characteristics of an effective team, philosophy of holding students accountable, and an understanding of the developmental needs associated with adolescents, specific to residential settings.

Landmark School does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, homelessness, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, disability, sex, or age in treatment or employment at Landmark, admission or access to Landmark, or any other aspect of the educational programs and activities that Landmark operates. 

Landmark is required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1975 and their respective implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Parts 100, 104, 106 and 110, not to discriminate in such a manner. Inquiries concerning the application of each of these statutes and their implementing regulations may be referred to the Human Resources Office at Landmark or the Office for Civil Rights, United States DOE or Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.