Summer Academic Dean – Lakeside School

Title of the Job: Summer Academic Dean

Location: Seattle, WA

Job Description: Lakeside School, an independent coeducational day school located in North Seattle, is currently recruiting for a Summer Academic Dean for the our Summer School Program for summer 2025. The Summer Academic Dean works on campus June 16 – Aug.4, with a few planning meetings via Zoom throughout the springResponsibilities
This position reports to the Director of Summer at Lakeside and is responsible for planning and overseeing the six-week Summer School program.

• Assist the Director of Summer at Lakeside planning and running Summer School employee orientation and student orientation
• Collaborate and communicate eectively with summer administrative team (Summer Operations Manager, oce assistants, Summer Librarian)
• Observe and evaluate Summer School teachers; provide written feedback to teachers after observing classes
• Regularly meet with and provide mentorship to all new Summer School teachers
• Meet with Lakeside Student Support team to gather information as needed before summer classes start to support student success; distribute support plans to relevant teachers
• Create, collect, and analyze student midpoint and end-of-summer surveys
• Plan and run community gathering activities
• Organize Friday morning faculty breakfast gatherings
• Provide curricular support for teachers
• Support teachers planning eld trips by planning logistics and transportation; collect forms for eld trips
• Check attendance daily; follow up with families, students, and teachers when students miss class.
• Communicate with parents/guardians on questions and concerns about student attendance and behavior
• Document student behavior and academic concerns
• At the beginning of the school year, meet with a member of the Student Support Team and/or Assistant Upper School Director to brief them and provide them with documentation of all student behavior and academic concerns that arose during the summer
• Work with Director of Summer at Lakeside to strategize ways to improve the program and experience for teachers and students
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Summer at Lakeside

Requirements & Qualifications:
Successful candidates must have

• Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions. The candidate will understand dierent perspectives; interact respectfully with cultures other than their own; and cultivate meaningful relationships with people that have dierent cultural frameworks.
• At least a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree preferred.
• Several years of experience working with middle school or high school students.
• Leadership experience with a group of adults.
• Curriculum development experience and classroom experience that helps to inform the teacher evaluation process.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for experiential learning
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Positive and collaborative attitude
• First Aid and CPR certication obtained before start date of program
• Candidates must satisfactorily complete two criminal background checks

Compensation and Benefits
The total stipend for this position is $10,600-$10,800. Lunch is included. Summer at Lakeside also oers free Investigative Learning Camp enrollment for children (entering Gr.3-8) of summer employees during the weeks they are working. The Investigative Learning Camp runs July 7-Aug.1.Application Process
Interested candidates should visit Lakeside School’s to apply online. The application process will remain open until a qualified candidate has accepted an offer. Applicants being considered will be interviewed. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom. For additional questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Kat Yorks, Director of Summer School Programs, by email, [email protected], or by phone, 206-440-2701. PLEASE DO NOT SEND APPLICATION MATERIALS TO KAT YORKS’S E-MAIL. Application materials need to be submitted online.Working At Lakeside
At Lakeside we are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community. To learn more about working at Lakeside, including our professional development and mentoring programs, benefits, diversity and inclusion, and opportunities for involvement in non-academic programs, please visit our page on the Lakeside School website.Equity in hiring: According to various studies, women and people of color are more likely to not apply for a job if they see themselves as not meeting every requirement of the posting, which means employers miss meeting potentially ideal candidates. Lakeside School is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where employees from diverse cultures are affirmed and equipped to lead an inclusive learning environment for our students. Please apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement.

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