What You Offer Us:

Kindness, compassion, curiosity, analytical ability, flexibility, a sense of humor, patience, growth mindset, experience, high energy, innovation, and a big picture lens

What We Offer You:

• A promise to treat you like the professional you are
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Supportive and collaborative peers
• A fun and joyful work environment
• Personalized professional development
• Fancy smelling soap
• Free coffee, soda, tea, and nugget ice
• Freedom to wear jeans any day of the week
• A beautiful campus in the Museum District of Houston

A Day in the Life:

• Spend every professional day working with our amazing students, parents, and teachers in support of their journey at The Joy School.
• Encourage kids who are having a difficult time to see a path forward for their day and to learn from their mistakes.
• Broaden perspectives of others by helping them consider alternative viewpoints.
• Talk compassionately with parents and assist them through their parenting journey and understanding their child as a learner.
• Collaborate with smart teammates to problem solve on behalf of students, teachers, and parents.
• Celebrate the successes of students, parents, and teachers as they grow in their self-awareness and sense of self.
• Build cohesive teams of parents, teachers, related professionals, and colleagues who will work together to support students academically, socially, and emotionally.
• Laugh everyday and cherish the opportunity to grow good people.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Facilitate ongoing collaboration and communication among parents, teachers, administrators, outside professionals, and students.
• Review and update student profiles and support teachers and parents in understanding results of psychoeducational testing.
• Collaborate with teachers of struggling students to generate solutions for academic and social difficulties.
• Coach students who make social mistakes to understand the impact their actions have on others and support them in making amends.
• Ensure all school disciplinary actions are focused on restorative practices and administered with compassion, integrity, and fairness for all involved parties.
• Support students in both understanding the actions of others and being empowered to set appropriate boundaries for healthy relationships.
• Support parents in advocating for their child as well as increasing their understanding of their child’s learning profile.
• Manage the administration of academic support services for students requiring additional support, including communicating decisions to parents, teachers, and students.
• Attend parent teacher conferences as scheduled.
• Assist in the review of student application files and class placement process.
• Assist in the review, revision and distribution of conference reports.
• Assist in assessing the effectiveness and appropriateness of all programs, policies, and procedures.
• Work in collaboration with all members of the administrative team for the benefit of the School as a whole, in any capacity necessary.
• Contribute to a safe, supportive environment for students, parents, and staff by acting with compassion and integrity in all situations, while at the same time maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Contribute to a positive school culture by building collaborative, collegial, and respectful relationships with colleagues and overtly supporting students, teachers, staff, and parents.
• Model the mission, philosophy, and goals of the School to all staff, parents, students, and the community.