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Education for Change is looking for dynamic and visionary leaders who will engage students, families, and other members of our learning community to ensure high student outcomes. The Dean of Culture works closely with the Administrative Team to maintain a positive and supportive school experience for students, families, and staff. They proactively work to instill an equity-focused culture of joy, student agency, and success. They engage the school community in serving the whole child and ensure ALL children achieve at high levels prepared to succeed in any setting. They know how to successfully work in an urban elementary school with a high English Learner and low-income population. Responsibilities

Lead school culture strategy and development, and guide the implementation by the school Culture and Climate Team. Assist in the implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) framework, facilitation of restorative/community circles, and the school culture/discipline framework (eg. No Nonsense Nurturer) Supervise school culture team members and staff (e.g., Student Support Assistants) including but not limited to goal setting, check-in meetings, observations, evaluation, and scheduling. Design and facilitate professional development around Culture and Climate, including Tier 1 culture building and behavior support strategies. Build trusting relationships with students in order to support them to develop strong executive functioning skills, make good choices, and appropriately navigate the school environment. Collaborate with and assist staff in successful behavior intervention supports for all students including providing feedback to teachers on Tier 1 classroom culture strategies. Work with site administrators to provide supervision and behavior support for students. Build relationships with and communicate with families on a consistent basis regarding behavior successes, challenges, and consequences. Oversee and maintain student referral documentation using the School Wide Information System (SWIS) Database. Assist with the development, implementation, and monitoring of student behavior plans. Participate in Coordination of Services team (COST) meetings. Participate in and/or lead student social development groups. Attend trainings as deemed appropriate. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications

Equity minded, social justice educator who is constantly reflecting on their positionality and identity. Experience working with children in an educational or youth development setting. Training and/or experience with conflict management and/or restorative justice practices. Excellent organizational, project management and time management skills. Effective oral and written communication skills with an ability to communicate with various constituencies and to work comfortably with a variety of staff at all levels within the organization. Proactive, independent thinker, goal oriented. Excellent team player with a high degree of willingness to be hands-on and do whatever it takes to support the success of Education for Change. Skills Required

Knowledge of strategies to guide and motivate students. Knowledge of appropriate strategies to handle a variety of challenging student behavioral situations. Ability to communicate consistently and effectively with families and staff regarding student successes and challenges. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, parents, teachers, students, and the general public. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Deal courteously, tactfully and discreetly with a wide variety of personalities and challenges. Exercise sound and independent judgment; demonstrate team building skills; establish and maintain effective working relationships. Assign and direct the work of others. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to use computer software (word processing, Excel, data management, PowerPoint). Compose correspondence and reports using grammatically correct English and correct spelling and punctuation. Willingness to participate in continuous educational and professional development. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in written form with students, parents, and staff. Spanish speaking candidate highly desirable. EFC Core Values

Connected-

We continually work to build trusting relationships among students, families, staff, and the Oakland community at large. We are an all-hands-on-deck network driven by empathy. We value our collective identity and the individual identities of our community members and scholars such that we have a sense of collective ownership and responsibility for each other and for our scholars. Inclusive-

We proactively disrupt predictable patterns of opportunity, power, privilege, and performance. We create an inclusive environment where multiple perspectives are not only valued but sought, where people from all backgrounds feel seen and heard and can thrive, and where we all feel a deep sense of accountability to our mission. Interdependent-

Our success at every level is dependent on our individual and collective sustainability. To that end, we are transparent, creative, and collaborative problem-solvers who seek to build trusting relationships. We are curious and are open to new ideas while also putting systems in place to ensure continuity so that our employees can stay, grow, thrive, and help make good on our promise to our students and families. Learners-

We support each other to develop and grow so that we can leverage our collective power, intelligence, and passion on behalf of our students. We lean on home-grown leaders who are rooted in our community. Individuals feel known and are provided opportunities to maximize their potential in alignment with their passions and goals. EFC offers competitive salary and benefits packages. See here for the salary steps. 80-90% of Medical/Dental/Vision plan costs are paid by EFC; participation in CalSTRS/CalPERS as appropriate. For more information, please email talent@efcps.net. About the company

Founded in 2005 by experienced educators and entrepreneurs, Education for Change (EFC) is a nonprofit public Charter School Management Organization in Oakland, CA. EFC operates 6 free public elementary schools designed to offer a high quality education... #J-18808-Ljbffr