High School Dean 10th Grade

High School Dean
10th Grade

Campbell Hall, founded in 1944 and situated on a 15-acre campus in Studio City, California, is an independent, all-gender, college preparatory, Episcopal day school for students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Campbell Hall is a community of inquiry committed to academic excellence and to the nurturing of decent, loving, and responsible human beings. As an Episcopal school, Campbell Hall thrives as an interfaith community that actively seeks to learn from the many religious traditions represented by faculty, students, and families. 

The school is committed to fostering a community dedicated to honoring the diversity of the human experience. Campbell Hall welcomes candidates who have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their teaching and learning. Campbell Hall provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Campbell Hall Faculty Description

Campbell Hall seeks faculty who are dedicated to the developmentally appropriate education of the whole child; who are interested in learning as well as teaching; who connect their responsibilities with the philosophy and purpose of the school; who teach to empower as well as to inform; who are comfortable with questions as well as answers; who can work with direction, focus, humor, and dignity within the complexities of a diverse school environment; and who will be dedicated to promoting and maintaining an inclusive school community.

In addition to academic responsibilities, Campbell Hall faculty are involved in many aspects of school life.  Coaching interscholastic athletics, chaperoning experiential education trips, participating in community service activities, helping students to produce school publications, overseeing student council, and leading a special interest club are just a few ways faculty are more deeply involved in the Campbell Hall community. 

Campbell Hall faculty embrace the school’s mission and are dedicated to their implementation of a rigorous college preparatory program. They are equally devoted to the emotional and spiritual development of each student and they strive to relate to students, parents, and colleagues in ways that promote open and supportive communication. The result is a community where students and adults are confident to learn and grow.

Job Description

Deans serve each grade level in grades 9-12. Deans work in close relationship with and function as a liaison between students, teachers, advisors, coaches, administrators, parents, therapists, and tutors.  Deans collect and disseminate relevant information about students; counsel, support, and administer discipline; oversee all activities of the grade level; monitor students of concern across classes; and work in close collaboration with each other, the high school principal, the high school assistant principal, the high school chaplain, and the director of counseling. The deans stay in constant communication (in person, via telephone, and via email) with all of the parties involved. The deans strive to motivate students to be more responsible, more independent and ultimately, more successful. The dean reports directly to both the high school principal and the high school assistant principal and focuses on working collaboratively to create and maintain an environment reflective of the school’s mission statement.  

Responsibilities include the following:

• Administering an entire grade level (9th, 10th, 11th or 12th) to provide direct support for students in that grade.  
• Monitoring academic, discipline and attendance matters and following up with any students who are of concern. Monitoring progress of approved student incompletes, grades of C- or lower at mid-point and end-of-term points; coordinating work for students who are away for extended periods of time.
• Working closely with students and their parents as well as the faculty, advisors, director of counseling, chaplain, assistant high school principal, and high school principal to offer individual guidance and support while monitoring students’ academic and behavioral progress.
• Working closely with the director of counseling and the director of educational support services to coordinate counseling and educational support inside and outside of school as needed. 
• Reviewing daily attendance, referrals, and uniform slips. Tracking and notifying students who have earned a detention, supervising weekly detention approximately six times per semester.
• Supporting the creation, coordination, and supervision of the yearly week-long experiential education trips, the summer 9th grade orientation and retreat trip, and the senior retreat. 
• Mediating conferences among teachers, students and parents.
• Attending and supervising all secondary admissions events, spirit events (Homecoming, Winter Bowl, Prom), and student retreats.
• Planning and running quarterly grade-level student class meetings with student council officers.
• Attending deans’ meetings (thrice weekly), which include the director of counseling, the high school chaplain, the high school assistant principal, and the high school principal to discuss the progress of high school students as well as high school and grade-level specific matters.
• Facilitating regular DAT (dean, advisor and teacher) meetings as one component of monitoring student progress to discuss grade-level concerns and to provide advisor, faculty, and counseling insight. 
• Being on campus, available, and visible before school, after school, and during non-teaching periods to help out if something arises, including, but not limited to: disciplinary infraction, teachers who must leave unexpectedly, support for high school office needs, school-wide emergencies, parents who call or arrive with questions or concerns.
• Taking an active role in managing students during emergency drills.
• Holding individual student course selection meetings for rising grades 9-11in the spring. 
• Reviewing and inputting into PowerSchool all disciplinary matters.
• Supervising weekly detentions before school and/or after school. 
• Planning and coordinating August/September student orientations and meetings.
• Teaching one section of a year-long high school level course.
• Meeting as needed with the director of counseling to review student support needs.
• Completing summer work and meeting at Campbell Hall as needed throughout the months of June and July.
• Other duties as assigned by the principal and assistant principal.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher 
• At least 5 years of teaching experience 
• Some leadership experience
• Patience and creativity when working collaboratively with a range of constituent groups, including students, families, faculty, staff and administration from diverse backgrounds (religious, ethnic, socio-economic etc.)  
• Strength in both written and verbal methods of communication
• Ability to manage unique and stressful situations smoothly and effectively 

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of high school experience with students, families, and curriculum

Qualified candidates may submit a resume and complete the online application at: campbellhall.org/employment

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Campbell Hall believes in and operates on the premise that it is the right of all persons to seek work and to advance on the basis of their individual merits, ability, and potential. Campbell Hall has been, is, and will continue to be, strongly committed to the principle that equal employment opportunity must be afforded to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, family care status, veteran status, marital status, age, medical condition, and disability.