St. Anne Institute

Job Description

1. TITLE:                                   Dean of Students

1. SUPERVISOR:                     Director – Education 

1. HOURS PER WEEK:          35

experience coordinating student activities related to TCI  and/or RJ. Trainer certification in RJ and TCI.

V.                                   FUNCTIONS:                    To provide support, coordination and training within the                                  education program and to ensure a safe and therapeutic                             treatment milieu. To serve as a role model by                                            demonstrating professional skills and adherence to agency                        policies and procedures.

1. RESPONSIBILITIES:         

Support and Coordination 

• Provide agency staff with guidance in the performance of their duties.
• Ensure implementation of agency policies and procedures. 
• Communicate with assigned Program Administrators and Program Managers to ensure the safety of clients and staff.
• Provide assistance, support, consultation, and on the floor training to staff using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Individual Crisis Support Plans and/or Behavior Intervention Plans. 
• Provide assistance, support, consultation, and on the floor training to staff in the use of Restorative Justice (RJ) 
• Structure and facilitate emergency evacuations (i.e. fire drills) and other emergency situations such as power outages.
• Coordinate staff assignments for supervision needs across the education program as needed.
• Oversee crisis situations and education staff in crisis situations to ensure safety.
• Answer or re-direct phone calls to appropriate staff.
• Assist outside visitors when they come to the education floors and direct them to appropriate areas.  This includes but is not limited to the police, mobile crisis, and fire department. 
• Conduct frequent school building checks to ensure agency safety.
• Ensure immediate post-crisis response is conducted according to TCI/RJ standards and guidelines.
• Coordinate the debriefing of critical incidents, as needed.

Agency Documentation

• Complete and compile internal reports including but not limited to: Critical Incident Reports and Significant Incident Reports according to agency protocol and New York State Justice Center regulations; log entries; staff statements; staff debriefing. 
• Assist agency staff in reporting incidents to the New York State Justice Center.

Training

• Maintain Certification as a Trainer for TCI through Cornell University as scheduled. 
• Maintain Certification as a Trainer for Restorative Justice as scheduled.
• Assist in training staff in TCI/RJ techniques, initially and as scheduled for review.
• Demonstrate effective skills, direction, and coaching to agency staff regarding crisis prevention, crisis management, problem solving, and effective supervision to ensure safety and a trauma-sensitive, therapeutic milieu. 
• Conduct formal classroom training. 
• Provide a supportive and consistent working relationship with agency staff ( i.e., provides feedback, support, has awareness of other workers skill levels and is sensitive to their needs).

• Abide by the NYS Justice Center and the SAI Codes of Conduct/Ethics.
• Perform other duties/responsibilities as assigned.