Associate Culture Coordinator - Middle School

Mission

The mission of Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson is, we will provide a moral and rigorous education to a diverse student body, accomplished in a hands-on, technology infused educational environment that embraces differentiated instruction and individual attention that will allow our students to attend college, while developing a commitment to global citizenship, environmental sustainability, and personal virtue.

About the Role

The Associate Culture Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Culture Coordinator in establishing a positive, joyous, structured and achievement-oriented school culture.

Responsibilities

School Culture Support

• Support a school-wide discipline system with meaningful unearned/earned school-wide incentives and consequences
• Coordinate and support recognition assemblies, parent workshops, community events, and other culture-building activities
• Support teachers in building relationships with students and parents
• Refine systems to ensure all students have excellent attendance and arrive at school on time
• Ensure that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement
• Ensure effective field lessons, school events, and extracurricular activities
• Model core values and character strengths at all times

Student Management

• Assist the Culture Coordinator, teachers, students, and parents in the creation and implementation of support plans for at-risk students
• Reinforce the effective use of the school-wide behavior plan and any individual student behavior plans
• Support the implementation of Functional Behavioral Assessments and individual student behavior plans written by the School Behaviorist
• Monitor behavioral pull-out and in-school community infractions
• Maintain accurate student discipline records; document conferences, suspensions, and phone calls for behavior
• Communicate clearly and promptly with teachers, families, and students when discipline issues occur
• Manage data-collection systems related to student behavior, analyze data for trends, and implement response plans
• Respond to students who are in crisis and provide de-escalation strategies to students

Whole School Student Supports

• Supervise school entry, breakfast, lunch, transitions, and reflection to ensure they are orderly and positive
• Ensure a safe arrival and dismissal and complete arrival and dismissal duties
• Cover duties as needed
• Provide classroom support as needed
• Perform additional duties as needed

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent credit attainment required; Bachelor's or advanced degree preferred
• At least three years of school based experience with a proven record of high achievement and strong classroom management and culture
• Experience working in an educationally under-resourced community
• Pass Criminal Background Check
• Demonstrated success in raising the achievement levels of traditionally under-served students (Highly Preferred)

Skills

• Possess strong leadership and team skills
• Have superb organizational and self-management skills and be able to handle multiple responsibilities effectively; have strong planning and execution skills; be a goal-oriented and effective problem-solver
• Be dependable
• Use strength-based language
• Be driven to improve the minds and lives of students
• Be dedicated to doing whatever it takes to help all the school's students achieve academic success

Pay

$50,000 - $54,000

Benefits

• Healthcare package (health, dental and vision)
• Paid time off (personal and sick days)
• Life insurance
• Retirement plans (pension & 403B)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness program
• Employee referral program

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