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21-22 Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy (BSSCA) Dean of Student & Family Services at Bright Star Schools

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Date Posted
7/9/2021
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Number of Openings
1
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Length of Work Year
21-22
Employment Type
Full Time

Job Summary

Job Summary

Main Function: The primary responsibility of the Dean of Student & Family Services is to lead a comprehensive, ASCA-aligned School Counseling program that prepares students to succeed in a variety of post-secondary higher education options.

Requirements / Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements: Master’s Degree (preferred), Bachelor’s Degree (required) Pupil Personnel Services Credential (preferred) or California Teaching/Administrative Services Credential Working knowledge of and experience implementing ASCA National Counseling Model (highly desired) Extremely high standards for student academic work and student behavior – expectation that all of our students (who are primarily from low-income, educationally disadvantaged families) will be able to rise to the same academic challenges and compete at the top levels with all students from across the city, regardless of their economic or educationally disadvantaged background. Desire to be a team player and delegate as appropriate. Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership potential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Willingness to quickly digest and, when needed, create documents for the school community (students, teachers, parents). Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software plus an aptitude for quickly learning and mastering other data-based programs. Understanding of and agreement with our student, parent, and employee expectations (handbooks). Humility, receptiveness to feedback, evidence of being a constant learner.

Responsibilities: Counseling lead comprehensive School Counseling program in alignment with the ASCA National Counseling Model collaborate with and serve as point of contact with School Support Team and partners (e.g. LACOE) use data-informed practices and decision-making to lead, coach, and supervise grade-level counselors in alignment with department goals and expectations support grade-level counselors with 504 Plan and SSPT planning, facilitation, and implementation create and monitor Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for student success collaborate with all necessary parties (including but not limited to general education and inclusive education teachers, Culture Team, school psychologist, specialists, partner agencies) to implement interventions collaborate with grade-level counselors and partners to implement credit recovery program(s) ensure counselors are meeting with students and families individually and keeping track of course selections maintain (and submit) courses for approval with the College Board and UC Doorways collaborate with Data and Principal teams to lead annual student schedule creation collaborate with Assistant Principal of Instruction to lead, source, and provide professional development opportunities collaborate with Data and Office teams to ensure timely creation, communication, and analysis of reports

Requirements / Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements: Master’s Degree (preferred), Bachelor’s Degree (required) Pupil Personnel Services Credential (preferred) or California Teaching/Administrative Services Credential Working knowledge of and experience implementing ASCA National Counseling Model (highly desired) Extremely high standards for student academic work and student behavior – expectation that all of our students (who are primarily from low-income, educationally disadvantaged families) will be able to rise to the same academic challenges and compete at the top levels with all students from across the city, regardless of their economic or educationally disadvantaged background. Desire to be a team player and delegate as appropriate. Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership potential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Willingness to quickly digest and, when needed, create documents for the school community (students, teachers, parents). Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software plus an aptitude for quickly learning and mastering other data-based programs. Understanding of and agreement with our student, parent, and employee expectations (handbooks). Humility, receptiveness to feedback, evidence of being a constant learner.

Responsibilities: Counseling lead comprehensive School Counseling program in alignment with the ASCA National Counseling Model collaborate with and serve as point of contact with School Support Team and partners (e.g. LACOE) use data-informed practices and decision-making to lead, coach, and supervise grade-level counselors in alignment with department goals and expectations support grade-level counselors with 504 Plan and SSPT planning, facilitation, and implementation create and monitor Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for student success collaborate with all necessary parties (including but not limited to general education and inclusive education teachers, Culture Team, school psychologist, specialists, partner agencies) to implement interventions collaborate with grade-level counselors and partners to implement credit recovery program(s) ensure counselors are meeting with students and families individually and keeping track of course selections maintain (and submit) courses for approval with the College Board and UC Doorways collaborate with Data and Principal teams to lead annual student schedule creation collaborate with Assistant Principal of Instruction to lead, source, and provide professional development opportunities collaborate with Data and Office teams to ensure timely creation, communication, and analysis of reports

Comments and Other Information

alary and Benefits: Salary: BSS salary is commensurate with experience and education; starting at 75k Status: Full Time Start Date: An exceptional candidate will assume a full time role no later than July 1, 2021 Location: Los Angeles, CA Benefits: Health, dental, vision, STRS retirement matching, life insurance, short-term disability, optional 403b plan, sick and vacation paid time off, and holidays.

Comments and Other Information


alary and Benefits: Salary: BSS salary is commensurate with experience and education; starting at 75k Status: Full Time Start Date: An exceptional candidate will assume a full time role no later than July 1, 2021 Location: Los Angeles, CA Benefits: Health, dental, vision, STRS retirement matching, life insurance, short-term disability, optional 403b plan, sick and vacation paid time off, and holidays.