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High School Associate Dean (2026-2027)

Trenton, NJ

ABOUT ACHIEVERS:

Achievers Early College Prep Charter School (AECP) is New Jersey’s first public charter school for students in grades 6-12 that provides them with the unique opportunity to take a course of study in STEM fields and Digital Media Arts following the 8th grade and earn up to 60 college credits, enabling students to redefine the high school experience and graduate with skills, experiences, and content mastery that’s significant to them in the market place and the world beyond.

ACHIEVERS FIT:

    • Demonstrates a passion for and commitment to Achievers Early College Prep's mission
    • Thrives in a small-school environment (comfort with change and ambiguity, takes initiative)
    • Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player
    • Experience in school(s) which rely heavily on intervention, literacy, and learning as a means to dramatically increasing student achievement develop content knowledge and skills (preferred)
    • Exhibits a laser-focus on rigorous instruction by emphasizing student engagement with complex texts, critical thinking, and comprehensive literary analysis
    • Strong skill in analyzing student work and student data, coupled with a deep commitment to data-driven decision making
    • Unwavering commitment to feedback, improvement, and notion of “I’M ALL IN!”
    • Belief in and alignment with Achievers core beliefs and educational philosophy is non-negotiable!
    • Culturally aware, culturally sensitive, and asset-based thinking a MUST!

ABOUT THE ROLE: 

  • Assists with behavioral crisis-intervention and acute behavioral issues 
  • Assists teachers, students, and parents in the effective creation and implementation of individual behavior
  • Leads efforts to ensure all students have excellent attendance and arrive at school on time, and works aggressively with students and parents to ensure excellent attendance 
  • Arranges for efficient homework collection in the morning, and ensuring homework is delivered to staff from students appropriately and accurately
  • Helps to reinforce the effective use of a school-wide behavior plan, including managing the school’s scholar dollars and rubric systems 
  • Ensures that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement
  • Is highly present and visible during school hours, relentlessly ensuring the school has an exceptional school culture 
  • Proactively circulates throughout classrooms and hallways during the day, to gain valuable context on student behavior and help support positive school culture Monitoring behavioral pull-out and in-school suspensions 
  • Coordinates student apologies and school culture messages at Community Meetings
  • Helps with supervising breakfast, lunch, in-between class transitions, enrichment, and dismissal, making sure students are always where they are supposed to be and ensuring a professional school culture at these times 
  • Manages after-school detention 
  • Assists in keeping accurate student discipline records, documenting all conferences, suspensions, and phone calls home for behavior 
  • Works closely with the School leaders to maintain a positive, structured, achievement-oriented school culture 
  • Supports teachers to hold all students to high and consistent behavioral expectations 

NON-NEGOTIABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Proactive; problem-solver; and self-driven 
  • Good organizational and time-management skills
  • Bachelor’s degree 
  • Social Work background desired but not required
  • Spanish Desired, but not required
  • Minimum of one to two years teaching experience in an effective urban charter school
  • Valid NJ Substitute Teaching Credential (minimum level of certification)

COMPENSATION:

  • We offer a generous compensation package. All staff members are equipped with the tools needed to succeed, including a dedicated work space, laptop computer, email, high-speed internet access, and all necessary supplies.

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Achievers Early College Prep is a gap-closing, "All-in", team-oriented charter school focused on results for kids. This role requires a significant amount of standing, teaching, grading, annotating and assessing student work quickly; writing or internalizing plans quickly and regularly; enagaging in learning and feeback protocols, and being open to observations and growth-oriented feebdack. Are you able to meet the requirements of this role?

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