Upper School Dean

Dean of the Class of 2028

Berkeley Carroll is a Pre-K through grade 12 college preparatory school of about 1000 students located in the Park Slope section of New York City. Our vibrant intellectual community draws students from all over the city, admission to the school is competitive, and both our parents and students value achievement and community.

For the 2024-25 school year, Berkeley Carroll will be hiring a 9th grade Dean to continue with that class through their graduation in 2028.

Deans are central to the life of the Upper School. They are the primary point of contact for all aspects of a student’s experience––academic, social-emotional, extracurricular––and they also work closely with faculty. High emotional intelligence and high-level written and oral communication are essential.

Ideal candidates are highly empathic and organized individuals eager to work on a collaborative and purposeful team. They should possess a high degree of racial literacy, as well as fluency with anti-bias and equity and inclusion work more broadly, in order to best help students experience community and belonging. Finally, dean candidates should possess a sense of humor and an ability to take feedback from various constituencies.

As deans typically teach two classes (half time), they should have ample high school teaching experience.

Deans are responsible for the following:

• Creating and fostering a positive class culture that encourages openness, dialogue, and clear expectations.
• Establishing personal relationships with students and families.
• Communicating clearly with all constituents, and reading and responding to email dependably.
• Planning grade-wide meetings, events, curriculum.
• Leading the grade’s advising team.
• Leading or playing a central role in restorative conversations and in responding to challenging situations that pertain to parents, students, and colleagues.
• Reading student narrative reports and report cards promptly and following up as needed.
• Keeping track of attendance and following up with students and families.
• Leading the course scheduling process for each student in the grade.
• Helping to identify and lead conversations about the difficult topics that come up each year: for example, around socio-emotional well-being and the ways in which aspects of identity play a role in student experience.
• Working constructively with student representatives and helping to organize class fundraising and events.
• Collaborating with the dean of faculty, dean of student life, Office of Equity and Inclusion and others in creating advising curriculum.
• Collaborating with the Student Support Team to identify necessary supports for students (academic, social-emotional), to decide on a plan of action, and to participate in enacting that plan.
• Working with the director of community action to coordinate the grade’s community action efforts and to keep track of individual students.
• Participating in the life of the school -- for example, helping to coordinate special events, and attending evening events and athletic contests.
• Participating in the planning of school-led parent information sessions.
• Working for some of the summer: until the end of June, the week before faculty work weeks in August, and as needed.

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9th grade:

• Works with the Admissions Office and Middle School administration to create advising and peer groups.
• Organizes and plans 9th grade orientation, along with other faculty and administrators.
• Works to establish community norms and traditions that create a sense of grade-wide identity.
• Helps to organize and communicate about 9th grade social/community events.

10th grade:

• Coordinates semester away applications, as well as plans the visits from the semester away schools.

11th grade:

• Collaborates and communicates with the College Office about the start of the college process.
• Communicates with students/families taking semester/year away at regular intervals.
• Communicates regularly and clearly with the College Office and Business Office regarding that process.

12th grade:

• Coordinates senior events, including prom, the senior dinner, and graduation.
• Supports and coordinates the senior speaker program.
• Supports the students and parents in balancing the college application process with the other aspects of senior year.
• Helps to coordinate transition programming.

Berkeley Carroll is committed to creating an environment that includes a diversity of perspectives and to cultivating an equitable, inclusive learning community in which everyone has the opportunity to experience a sense of belonging. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment to and experience with diversity, equity or inclusion work are especially encouraged to apply.

Salary and benefits are highly competitive and will be offered commensurate with experience and credentials. The annual salary range for this full time position is 80k-115k.

Candidates should send a cover letter, resume with a list of references, and completed Berkeley Carroll Employment Application to:

Tell Blackstock, Upper School Office Manager, sblackstock@berkeleycarroll.org

Jane Moore, Upper School Director, jmoore@berkeleycarroll.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

School type:

• Private school

Work Location: In person