Culture and Climate Specialist

Waukegan Public School District 60 - Waukegan, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Waukegan, IL

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Culture and Climate Specialist will be directly responsible to the building Lead/Co-Principal for all matters pertaining to the operation of the school discipline and attendance plans, in-building administrative and personnel procedures, and general or district-wide policies. He/she will be indirectly responsible to the Lead/Co-Principal and Office of School Leadership. Education for all matters pertaining to curriculum, instructional methods, assessment and materials. The Culture and Climate Specialist will serve as a student support advocate to focus on discipline and attendance.

Responsibilities

• Assists and support the Lead/Co Principal and School Directors to create the school wide discipline and attendance guidelines
• Assists School Leadership, as a Co-Facilitator, to design the school discipline with the staff team of five
• Create data reports weekly/daily to analyze discipline and attendance data to reflect on current practices and make the necessary adjustments to increase attendance and decrease acts of misconduct
• Schedule parent and student meetings to discuss concerns, consequences and expectations. Write discipline and/or attendance contracts (due process honored)
• Respond to discipline referrals and recommend the next steps
• Organize celebratory events to celebrate culture and climate achievement
• Monitor daily operations to ensure a safe environment
• Organize systems, structures and routines to support lunchroom, transition, entry and dismissal expectations
• Organize and perform all duties to assure the efficient operation of the ISS room
• Work with the administration in the implementation and administration of detentions and Saturday School
• Work closely with the School Leadership team on disciplinary referrals, as requested by the APO
• Work closely with the School Leadership team to oversee student attendance, and the monitoring of the START on Time initiative
• Provide on-going analysis of student performance data related to ISS, Saturday School, and Detention to the APO
• Maintain up-to-date files and assist with timely follow-up to student missed detentions, Saturday School, and ISS
• Maintain a cordial, respectful and collaborative relationship with all administrators, teachers, parents, and state and local educational personnel
• Establish, implement and monitor electronic protocol for teachers to send work to ISS
• Implement a program of study using a dedicated curriculum to minimize high-risk/low-gain behaviors
• Share regular monitoring reports of ISS work with the APOs
• Supervise and maintain constant visibility of all students assigned to Saturday School and ISS
• Monitor and oversee the Detention and Saturday School Staff, as well as those assisting in the ISS room
• Assist the APOs in the hiring and evaluation of Detention and Saturday School staff, as well as those assisting in the ISS room
• Assist with all other duties as assigned by the school and district leadership, or his/her designee

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree, Masters preferred
• Experience working with at-risk High School Students within a public school setting
• High quality organization and communication skills

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary structure