SY 2026-27 Grades 7th-12th Grade Dean of Students

Salary Range:

$50,000.00 - $59,500.00 USD annually.

As part of Arizona State University’s charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.

The Dean of Students assists the site Principals to promote and ensure a positive school culture, high academic achievement and a safe and orderly environment for all learners. The Dean of Students provides and supervises in a fair and consistent manner an effective discipline system consistent with the philosophy, values and mission of ASU Prep.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Counseling, Social Work, or related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in education.
• Experience working with youth and families to develop programs that support student academic development and school and community involvement.  
• Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure safety, appropriate conduct and general welfare of students.
• Establish a professional rapport with students and staff that earns their respect.
• Serve as a role model for students, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility and demonstrating respect for themselves and others.
• Meet with parents regarding student discipline.
• Encourage students to take responsibility for behavior.
• Document discipline matters in accordance with charter policy and state reporting requirements.
• Maintain positive, cooperative and mutually supportive relationships with administration, parents and representatives of resource agencies within the community.
• Monitoring of student progress, patterns of attendance, and discipline for monthly reporting.
• Assist in the improvement of student attendance.
• Participate in the classification, promotion, and/or retention of students.
• Serve as campus evening supervisor on a rotational basis with other administrative personnel.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Ability to communicate well and to apply leadership skills within a shared decision-making model.
• Ability and willingness to follow directions given and to perform assigned duties in accordance with applicable guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge with a school-wide discipline program.
• Demonstrated knowledge with an ethnically diverse student population.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

LOCATION:  

Immersion

TRAVEL: 

Occasional travel may be required for site visits, meetings, trainings and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.

This job description is subject to change at any time.