Company Description

WHY WORK AT AVENUES?

There is no place quite like Avenues.  We are a top-tier school in New York City.  Our faculty and staff bring widely diverse experiences, but we are all committed to creating a unique educational experience together.  We foster a culture of creativity, entrepreneurship, and deep collaboration. We teach and learn through challenging interdisciplinary projects and we offer unparalleled possibilities for professional learning prospects. As part of the Nord Anglia Education network, we're proud to stand alongside Avenues São Paulo, shaping the future of education together.

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

Start date: August 19, 2026

A Dean is a leader (also mentor, cheerleader, confidant, and occasional tough-love-giver) who supports students' wellbeing and partners across Avenues and with their families to support each student to thrive. A dean works with an entire grade level of students and moves with those students from grades 6 through 8 or grades 9 and 10. This allows deans to build powerful, lasting relationships with students and nurture their development and wellbeing. Deans and teachers work together closely to make the secondary experience a rewarding one for each student.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Nurture students' growth and development

• Advise and guide a total of 100-130 students and their families in grades 6-10 each year. Your students will feel known and well supported; their families will rave about you.
• Teach, and help develop, a socio-emotional learning curriculum
• Develop strong, ongoing relationships with parents and students
• Monitor and guide students' academic progress and social and emotional well-being
• Uphold high standards of personal conduct by students
• Be the primary point of contact for parents and colleagues about individual students 
• Lead daytime and/or evening programs for parents and students on special topics

Be a leader and collaborator

• Partner with faculty, associate division heads, and members of the student success team to build strong communities of students
• Develop plans to support students' success in school, and follow through with colleagues and families to ensure student needs are met
• Be relentlessly resourceful and highly collaborative, guiding colleagues on how to best support each individual student's success, growth and happiness
• Enthusiastically contribute to a deans team dedicated to all Avenues students' wellbeing

Qualifications

WHAT YOU BRING

If this role is for you, you'll read what's below and feel, "that's me!"

• Five years experience in a teaching or counseling role
• BA required, MA preferred
• Experience working with families strongly preferred
• Experience leading adults strongly preferred
• Extensive experience working with middle grades students in classrooms or other contexts 
• A love and respect for adolescents. You feel deeply passionate about supporting them to learn, grow and thrive as people
• Experience with advisory and social-emotional learning 
• Ability to build deep relationships with students and their families
• A commitment to collaboration; you work enthusiastically with other adults in supporting student success
• You identify opportunities to support students, take action and mobilize resources on their behalf
• You communicate in lucid, compelling ways with a high level of accountability and responsiveness
• Ability to navigate difficult conversations with grace and empathy
• You effectively handle multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment

Additional Information

If hired for this position, the annual salary range for this position is between $100,000-$135,000. The salary may vary depending on your professional experience and skills. Competitive benefits for benefits eligible roles include medical, dental, life insurance, 401K savings plan, generous paid time off, family-forming benefits, health and wellness benefits and more.

Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package. 

Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.