DREAM · 14 hours ago
[School Year 2026-2027] Assistant Dean of Culture
Bronx, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$65K/yr - $75K/yrDREAM is a community-focused organization serving youth through charter schools and sports-based programs. The Assistant Dean of Culture is responsible for promoting a positive school culture, supervising students, and implementing behavior management systems to support scholar achievement.
Education
Responsibilities
Monitor class transitions, lunch, recess, after-school reflection, in-school suspension, and scholars otherwise out of class
Supervise all aspects of the after-school reflection program
Input school culture data into information systems
Responsible for logging, tracking, and completing paperwork for discipline issues
Facilitate community building and response to harm restorative circles
Communicate with families regarding school response to student misbehavior, conduct violations, and investigations
Implement school-wide expectations, behavior systems, routines, and procedures by daily, weekly, and monthly review of individual student, class, grade and school conduct violations
Execute school culture systems and provide follow up for scholars, families, and staff
Respond to students in crisis, support students through crisis, and provide de-escalation intervention
Constantly uphold school-wide expectations, behavior management systems, and be a model of consistency
Provide input and insight regarding effective strategies for positive school culture and supporting specific scholars
Qualification
Required
Associate's Degree required
Experience working directly with adolescents, preferably in a school-based environment, required
A deep sense of urgency to increase student achievement
Ability to foster open communication with the school community and effectively convey high expectations for student learning and behavior
Success in working collaboratively with staff on culture and instruction
Strong work ethic and solutions-oriented mindset, with a desire and ability to solve problems
Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail
A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree, preferred
Experience using responsive classroom or restorative practices, strongly preferred
Special education degree or training, preferred
Bilingual (English/Spanish), preferred
Benefits
Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children
The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee’s needs
Dental and vision plans
Disability benefits
Life insurance
Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave
Flexible spending account options
Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit)
Fitness and entertainment discounts
A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP)
403(b) retirement plan with employer match starting at 4% after one year, with increases tied to DREAM tenure
Referral, performance, and tenure milestone bonuses
Discounted school meals through our in-house Scratch Food Program
Tuition reimbursement support
Access to a professional development fund
School-based 12-month employees have approximately 48 days off throughout the school year including holidays, school breaks, personal days, and wellness days
Company
DREAM
Originally founded as Harlem RBI, DREAM traces its beginnings to 1991, when a group of volunteers transformed an abandoned, garbage-strewn lot into two baseball diamonds for the youth of East Harlem.
Founded in 1991
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
John Kim
Director of Special Projects to the COO
Raymie Fernandez
Chief Operating Officer
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