George School, an all-gender Quaker boarding/day school located in Newtown, PA, seeks a full-time Class Dean beginning  in mid-August 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

Responsibilities

• Support all students in the grade. 
• Support advisors as they work with individual students. 
• Provide a timely and sensitive bridge between parents and the school and establish a cooperative working relationship. 
• Address community-wide issues of social climate, tone, respect, and belonging through the development and execution of special programs and scheduling, as well as through intervention with individual students. 
• Be responsible for discipline and fostering good conduct.
• Serve as the lead investigating Dean for discipline questions that arise with any student in their class. 
• Plan and execute grade-specific activities and events, such as class meetings, trips, and dances with the Director of Student Activities and Class Sponsor. 
• Read student course reports, academic alerts, and attendance reports as needed
• Meet with other Class Deans to communicate and ensure consistency among the four grades. 
• Meet with learning and counseling services to coordinate academic and emotional support for students.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience teaching Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate curricula preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong attentiveness to detail.
• Ability to work with a broad range of community members. 
• Ability to make unpopular decisions, take responsibility, and set boundaries in the face of unreasonable demands and persistent concerns.
• Commitment to working towards antiracism and developing and practicing cultural competency.       
• Commitment to the philosophy of a Quaker educational community and a style consistent with Quaker values.

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