About This Role
Directing student life, culture, and well-being across Antilles School is the core of this leadership role. The Dean works closely with Middle and Upper School students while fostering a positive, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate experience for all students. As a member of the school's leadership team, the Dean collaborates with various stakeholders to support student conduct, social-emotional development, and community life.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for student life initiatives that promote inclusion, belonging, character development, and positive school culture
- Serve as a visible, accessible presence for students across divisions
- Partner with division leaders to ensure consistent expectations for student behavior
- Support student leadership opportunities, assemblies, traditions, and community programs
- Develop and oversee student conduct processes using restorative practices
- Collaborate with counselors and the Student Support Team
- Serve as a family point of contact for student life matters
- Support crisis response and student safety initiatives
- Support student policy development and review
- Teach 1
-2 classes upon request
- Model effective classroom practice
- Collaborate with faculty to support advisory programs
- Collaborate with faculty to support student conduct and behavior interventions
Requirements
- Bachelor
-s degree required; advanced degree preferred
- Demonstrated experience in education or student life leadership
- Strong understanding of child and adolescent development
- Excellent communication and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to convey information to parents, students, staff, and external partners in a friendly, consistent, and clear manner
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative leadership team
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and customer service orientation
- Multicultural competence and ability to work effectively in a diverse school community
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage schedules, priorities, and timelines in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions
- Comfortable using Google Suite and school-based technology systems and able to learn new tools and platforms as needed
About the Company
Antilles School is located at 7280 Frenchman Bay, St. Thomas, VI 00802.