POSITION: 2024-2025 Certificated Administrative: Temporary 1 Year - Dean of Students 1.0 fte
LOCATION: Mt. Stuart Elementary
REPORTS TO: Principal
PURPOSE: Maintain safety of the school environment, evaluate certificated and classified staff, provide instructional leadership, and assist building principal in providing consistent support for students in behavior management and academic achievement. Position posted for 10 days – with 1st screening on day 5.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervise certificated and classified staff, in partnership with the building principal
- Provide leadership and on-going support in the transition to the PBIS program
- Supervise student areas before school, after school, and during lunches
- Administer discipline to students with office referrals
- Provide leadership in managing a safe school with attention paid to emergency procedures
- Monitor attendance and discipline data for student and develop intervention plans as needed
- Supervise work-study and other organized groups of students from CWU
- Coordinate with the building principal and school counselors to create individual student plans for success as needed
- Communicate with families regarding student behavior, attendance, and academic progress
- Assist the principal with the processes of selecting, supporting, evaluating, and retaining high quality instructional and support staff
- Represent the school to maintain on-going community support
- Coordinate emergency preparedness procedures, implement and document monthly emergency response drills, and assist with safety planning for the new building
- Participate in professional development to improve skills related to the job assignment
- Perform other duties as assigned by Principal and/or Superintendent
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrated understanding of the use of the Skyward student management system Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and facilitate a process towards solutions Demonstrated knowledge of PBIS Demonstrated ability to remain flexible in assignments or situations Demonstrated high level of computer proficiency Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships and interact successfully with all school district staff and students Demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters in an ethical manner Demonstrated successful experience in working with elementary level students
Educational/Vocational Preparation Occupational Certificates/Licenses
- Washington State teaching certificate appropriate to assignment. Endorsements,
Special certification and/or license required for specific assignment.
- Must qualify to work in the proximity of children under the conditions of a WSP/FBI background check
Acknowledgment
- This Job description is intended to provide an overview of the requirements of the position. As such, it is not necessarily all-inclusive, and the job may require other essential and/or nonessential functions, tasks, duties, or responsibilities not listed herein. The District reserves the right to add, modify, or exclude any essential or nonessential requirement at any time with or without notice. Nothing in this job description, nor by the completion of any requirement of the job by the employee, is intended to create a contract of employment of any type.
- Applicants interested must follow the application procedures carefully. Consideration will only be given to fully completed application files.
- Minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
BENEFITS:
Ellensburg School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Coordinator and Section 504 Coordinator, Rhonda Schmidt, 509-925-8011, Rhonda.Schmidt@esd401.org ; Civil Rights Coordinator, 509-925-8007, Alexis.Haberman@esd401.org 1300 East Third Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926.