Schechter Boston creates a Jewish educational experience where each child, 15 months through eighth grade, is known, belongs, is engaged and inspired. Faculty, staff and students at Schechter benefit from a highly collaborative, mutually supportive environment in which each person’s individual strengths are recognized and cultivated, and are vital to the success and learning of the community as a whole. Individuals who work at Schechter Boston must thrive in a culture that lives every day by the following cultural values:
Believing there is no limit to better
Providing honest and kind feedback
Failing forward
Leaning into complexity
Being kinder than necessary
As the Director of Student Experience, you champion our school culture so that every student is truly known. You will build meaningful relationships with individual students, teachers and families. You will provide leadership and expertise on student learning and our educational experience by overseeing our approach to the social-emotional wellbeing of our students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 3 and support and counseling school-wide. You will partner with our faculty to discover the unique spark in each student. You will partner with teachers and families to hold students accountable for our desired behavior expectations and champion a restorative justice approach. You will align the operations of the school (see details below) with our goal of creating the most engaging and inspiring educational experience for our students.
As the Director of Student Experience, you will work collaboratively with the professional leadership team and faculty members to ensure every student is known by multiple adults, coordinating communication among students, parents and faculty, and that educational operations are efficient and supportive of the mission of the school. This is a unique career opportunity for an experienced educator eager to work in a mission driven environment to foster transformational change at Schechter and in the field of Jewish day schools. As the Director of Student Experience, you will be a key member of the Hanhallah (leadership team), reporting directly to the Head of School. This is a full year (12 month) position.
Specific responsibilities will include:
Serve as the primary person responsible for the quality of student experience and student culture in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 3
Oversee the school’s approach (15 months through Grade 8) to support and
Contact email: jobs@ssdsboston.org