The Benjamin School seeks an Upper School Dean of Students for our Palm Beach Gardens campus starting in the 2026-2027 school year. The individual hired will play a key role at The Benjamin School, focusing on overall student management in the Upper School, including developing a positive, inclusive, and empathetic school climate reflected in student activities and student-centered initiatives. The Dean of Students serves proactively as a direct school liaison among students, parents, teachers, and administration, fostering a supportive, open, and safe Upper School campus culture. In addition, the Dean of Students, in collaboration with the Upper School leadership team, oversees the non?academic aspects of the school day, several of which are outlined below under Essential Functions.

Key expectations that apply to all TBS employees:

> Demonstrates support of the School’s mission and policies

> Consistently models The Benjamin School values

> Builds positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues by establishing effective communication through listening, responsiveness, openness, availability, and approachability
> Takes initiative and ownership in displaying a positive work ethic and behaviors, and encourages this attitude in others

> Maintains proficiency in the field through personal and professional development that strengthens the role and the School

Position Requirements and Professional Qualifications:

> Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 5 years of student leadership experience in a school setting

> Demonstrates unwavering integrity, a gracious demeanor, and a clear sense of moral character and justice

> Strong interpersonal skills, patient demeanor, ability to work agreeably with a wide variety of colleagues, students, and school constituents, individually or as part of a team

> Superb organizational and self-management skills and ability to handle multiple responsibilities effectively; strong planning and execution skills; goal-oriented and effective problem-solver

> Highly-developed written and verbal communication skills

> Tireless work ethic and commitment to realizing the School's mission and values

> Commitment to ensuring social and academic success for all students

> Strong technological skills, particularly with Blackbaud and Google applications
Essential Functions
> Oversees student conduct, discipline, and the accurate record-keeping of disciplinary infractions; provides reports upon request
> Manages student supervision issues and enforces school behavioral expectations as outlined in the Student/Parent Handbook
> Assists in the planning, development, and implementation of individual student behavior plans, including suspensions, Dean’s Probation, and Citizenship Probation; maintains appropriate records and reports
> Identifies areas for schoolwide student life improvement, creates programs to address and monitor these areas
> Serves as security lead for Upper School; coordinates the general security of the campus on a daily basis and coordinates crisis response drills on at least a monthly basis, as well as the pick-up/dismissal process each day
> Oversees and enforces attendance policies; maintains appropriate records and reports
> Counsels students as necessary and works with and makes referrals to Student Services for counseling and support when needed
> Works in conjunction with Upper School Head, School Nurse, Student Services personnel, and School Counselor in health crisis management situations
> Manages Student Clubs program; maintains attendance records, schedules, evaluates clubs for continuance, and reviews requests for new clubs
> Plans and oversees school assemblies and special days
> Serves as a liaison to Grade-Level Deans and Parent Association grade representatives
> Monitors campus daily for security purposes; works closely with the external school security group
> Supervises school events and other after-school activities
> Assigns duties, as needed, and in collaboration with the Head of Upper School, for before and after school coverage
> Works closely with the Honor Council advisor and Honor Council members
> Oversees and organizes lunch daily, including ordering, distribution, and monitoring
> Other duties as assigned by the Head of School and/or the Head of Upper School

Physical and Work Requirements:
> Remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
> Occasionally move about the campuses and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
> Work in excess of 8 hours a day, as well as evening and weekend hours as necessary
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

The Benjamin School offers a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package, which includes Medical, Dental, and Vision, AFLAC, 403B Retirement, Paid Time Off, Flexible Spending, Student Tuition discounts, Educational Assistance, and School-paid Basic Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability. For additional information, please visit our website at www.thebenjaminschool.org.

If selected to advance in our hiring process, you will be required to complete both a background check and a drug screening. In accordance with state regulations, your background check will be conducted through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.
For more information about the Clearinghouse, including its purpose, FAQs, and additional resources, please visit: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Kindly email your résumé and letter of interest to us.openings@thebenjaminschool.org. We respectfully request no telephone calls.

DFWP/EOE

About The Benjamin School

Go Benjamin. Then Go Anywhere. At The Benjamin School, students begin a lifelong pursuit of understanding, embracing the excitement of learning, and realizing its unlimited power. Beginning in our PK3 classrooms and continuing through grade 12, students have the opportunity to discover and explore their passions. With sprawling campuses in North Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, students spend plenty of time outdoors enjoying their natural surroundings. A community of just over 1,300 students is rooted in a shared commitment to excellence, achievement, and a strong sense of values. Students learn to balance confidence with humility, and competitiveness with collaboration to reveal their best selves and to bring out the best in each other. An exceptional faculty guides children to experience gratification through the pursuit of knowledge. Our Lower School program begins with WOW, our Worlds of Wonder program for 3-year-old students and continues through grade 5. Joy and inspiration guide teacher interaction with our young learners as students explore new concepts and skills through hands-on discovery, teacher-guided investigation, and project-based learning. A warm and ...caring atmosphere centered on the 12 Benjamin Values promotes a sense of respect for one’s self and others and encourages a spirit of belonging. Students are inspired to develop their full potential intellectually, artistically, physically, socially, and emotionally as they mature into the best version of themselves. From the moment middle school students in grades 6-8 arrive on campus, they are guided by a community of supportive educators passionate for teaching the early adolescent. Our exceptionally skillful and creative teachers are characterized by their commitment to the individual student's academic success. An engaging and challenging learning environment fosters confidence, self-esteem, global understanding, personal and civic responsibility, and a love for learning. An interdisciplinary focus rich in technology gives students the tools to apply newly acquired knowledge. A rigorous core curriculum reinforces basic skills and innovative course electives introduce students to a wealth of novel and meaningful information. With 23 Advanced Placement courses and a dozen Honors courses, our Upper School students in grades 9-12 are challenged in all subject areas. Rigorous work is deemed an opportunity by gifted and dynamic teachers who impart academic challenges with clear expectations and support. Character Education is implicit in all we do, and students adhere to the School’s Honor Code with respect and courtesy central to the learning experience. Twice-weekly advisory meetings are held, where faculty serve as advocates for their advisees and foster the personal growth of our upper school students. A comprehensive selection of electives, curricular and co-curricular sports, art programs, and over 40 clubs enable students to discover various opportunities and achievements. Our students excel beyond academics, earning visual, performing, and digital arts awards. A robust athletic program prepares an average of 20% of our graduates to pursue collegiate athletics each year. Benjamin alumni are currently playing in the NFL and MLB. While our curriculum prepares students for the nation's most selective colleges and universities, our College Counseling Office works closely with students to target institutions that best satisfy their individual interests and aspirations. They start here. And from here, they see that they can go anywhere.

Show more

Show less

Connections working at The Benjamin School