[School Year 2025-2026] Elementary School Dean of Culture

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization’s impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org.
Reporting to the Principal, the Elementary School Dean of Culture will be responsible for working closely with the Principal and school leadership team to establish a positive and achievement-oriented culture which reflects DREAM’s core values. This is an exciting opportunity for an educator who is passionate about leading to build a responsive and restorative school culture and deeply understands its impact on student outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, teach, and monitor all school-wide systems, including consistent culture systems, and expectations for student conduct aligned with DREAM’s approach to school culture;
• Serve as a coach for teachers on classroom management, routines, and procedures;
• Supervise common social times including arrival, breakfast, lunch, recess, morning meeting, community gathering and dismissal;
• Foster open communication within the school community and effectively convey high expectations for student achievement and health;
• Utilize data to continuously improve systems, routines, and procedures; 
• Work directly with high touch scholars to provide supports and structures to ensure their academic progress;
• Partner with parents, families, and caregivers to build and maintain strong relationships and support student support plans, throughout the course of the school year;
• Ability to collaborate as a school-wide leader and contributor on the senior leadership team;
• Additional duties related to the running of the school as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s degree in Education and/or School Administration preferred;
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working with students and a record of strong student achievement and strong classroom culture preferred;
• Willingness to be hands-on and do whatever it takes to develop and maintain an excellent school;
• Strong critical thinking skills, including the ability to connect the dots to solve problems;
• Exemplary interpersonal skills and an understanding of adult learning strategies to provide mentoring and coaching;
• Successful experience in building and maintaining strong, positive student culture;
• Ability to use a variety of data sources to drive practice;
• Knowledge and experience in social-emotional learning frameworks preferred; 
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred;
• A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community.

Benefits and Paid Time Off

• We offer comprehensive benefits including:
• Flexible Medical Health Plans,  subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children;
• The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee’s needs;
• Dental and vision plans;
• Disability benefits;
• Life insurance;
• Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave;
• Flexible spending account options;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit);
• Fitness and entertainment discounts;
• A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP);
• A 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching up to 4% after one year of employment
• Referral bonuses;
• School-based 12-month employees have approximately 48 days off throughout the school year including holidays, school breaks, personal days, and wellness days;
• Benefits are subject to change.

Compensation

• DREAM offers a competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience with the potential for an