In light of the escalating disciplinary issues within our educational institutions, the management has expressed deep concern and emphasizes the need for immediate action. Consequently, each school is hereby directed to appoint a Dean of Discipline without delay.
All regional directors are instructed to inform the Heads of Schools about the appointment process, which will be conducted through fair and transparent elections. Subsequently, the list of all appointed Deans of Discipline must be submitted to the Director-General no later than Friday, 9th June, 2023. Kindly forward the list to the secretariat email at dgsecretariat@ges.gov.gh.
It is imperative that this directive is treated with utmost urgency and prioritized accordingly.
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Please find below, the job description of a Dean of discipline for your attention and necessary action.
Description: Dean of Students
Job Brief
The Dean of Students helps lead the efforts to build and maintain a strong, positive achievement-oriented school
culture. This Dean of Students position manages the behavior programs for the school and models how to establish
strong, mutually respectful relationships with students and families. This position is a visible presence in all areas of the
school and is responsible for all issues relating to the well-being of the students during their time at the school.
Job Description: Dean of Students
Reports to: Principal/Head Teacher
Qualifications
Education/Certification: Bachelor's required (Master's preferred) Ghana Teaching License
Experience
• 3-5 years experience in a school setting
• Behavior management or relevant experience preferred
Special Knowledge/Skills:
• Be relentlessly committed to preparing every student for university and the world of work
• Possess strong leadership and team skills
• Be a self-aware leader who knows how to treat all members of the school's community with respect, appraises accurately his or her strengths and weaknesses, and is perceptive about how he or she is regarded
• Have superb organizational and self-management skills and be able to handle multiple responsibilities effectively, have strong planning and execution skills; be a goal-oriented and effective problem-solver
• Possess excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Be a model of dependability and punctuality
• Be driven to improve the minds and lives of students
• Being dedicated to doing whatever it takes to help all the school's students achieve academic success
• Be passionate about academic learning and insistent on academic excellence and rigor at all times
• Possess proficiency and/or the ability to learn education-related software including but not limited to, MS
Office Suite, Google Drive, and Zoom
Major Responsibilities and Duties
• SCHOOL CULTURE
The Dean works to define and build a transformative school culture consistent with the core values of the Ghana
Education Service. With the School Director, the Dean designs and implements programs that recognize and
Major Responsibilities and Duties
reward students, Devizes school-wide rituals that promote the culture and sustain the school's values.
• STUDENT MANAGEMENT
The Dean implements behavior management tools, including overseeing staff training in behavior management
policies, techniques, and strategies, and ensuring the consistent deployment of such tools school-wide; meets
with students referred by teachers for behavioral problems, communicates and meets with the student's
parents/guardians, and ensures that consequences for infractions are fairly and consistently implemented
throughout the school, creates and executes a detention system for homework completion and behavior, looks
for patterns of misbehavior and coordinates appropriate measures as needed with the school leader and other
leadership staff, responds to acute behavioral issues, coordinates in-school and out-of-school suspensions,
ensuring regulatory compliance; and oversees school safety.
• STAFF RESOURCE
The Dean serves as a resource to teachers and fellows on issues of school culture, classroom management,
discipline, and relationships with students, and coaches teachers, tutors and staff in holding all students to high
and consistent behavioral expectations.
• STUDENT MOTIVATION
The Dean communicates with students-meeting with, listening to, seeking to understand, and convincing them
as appropriate and builds a support network for students. In addition to meeting with students, the Dean will
develop school-wide programs to incentivize positive behaviors and create a school-wide identity among the
students. The Dean will work closely with cross-campus teans to cultivate students' cultural competency. growth, and development.
• DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS
The Dean implements and ensures the school-wide use of information technology tools for reporting and documenting infractions, and assures that proper records are kept of communications with parents regarding
