High School Director of Student Life

Who We Are?

Brooke Charter Schools is a network of four public charter schools, serving grades K-12 in Mattapan, Roslindale, and East Boston. At Brooke, we coach and invest in our teachers so that they can help our students achieve at the highest levels and graduate from college. We believe academic achievement empowers our students to live choice-filled lives and enhances their ability to contribute to creating a just world. In a culture of achievement, educators support students in recognizing and building on their identities as sources of strength even as they work to grow and achieve in new ways.

What is the High School Director of Student Life? 

The Director of Student Life will bear responsibility for developing a strong, positive, achievement-focused  school culture that invests all students in their academic and personal achievement.  This Director will be responsible for community identity formation and celebration through community meeting and for all non-academic programming, including clubs, sports, arts enrichments, and community service.  The Director of Student Life will also manage advisory, including providing advisory vision-setting, professional development, instructional materials, individual advisor support, advisory assignments and managing advisory field trips. The Director of Student Life will also support all discipline issues and will directly manage the Deans of Students and Athletic Director. The position offers a compensation range of $98,000–$166,400, with working hours from 7:00 AM–5:00 PM.

Responsibilities

School Culture and Community:

• Develop and sustain a strong, positive, achievement-focused, celebratory school culture.
• Prepare for daily community meetings, including managing the student planning committee and ensuring that each meeting is robust, meaningful, and well-planned.
• Align community meetings to advisory content and school calendar.
• Manage our half-day programming

School Discipline:

• Directly manage the school culture team, including the Deans of Students.
• Ensure consistent and effective implementation of school culture and discipline policies and systems (including: SmartPass, detention, in school suspension, out of school suspension, etc).
• Ensure accuracy of data collection and reporting to the state.
• Use data to inform interventions and support continuous improvement for students and staff.
• Develop, implement, and track interventions for students with behavioral challenges, ensuring systems are monitored and progress is supported.

Advisory: 

• Set vision for advisory and ensure all advisories are aligned to it.
• Develop all advisors and provide adequate support such that all advisories are aligned in reaching the school’s advisory vision.  This includes professional development for all advisors and individual coaching of advisors.
• Provide instructional materials for advisory lessons and exercises.
• Arrange advisory retreats and support planning for other advisory activities.

Extra-curricular Activities:

• Manage the Athletic Director
• Coordinate all club offerings
• Track all club, sports, and community service hours and consistently communicate to students their status regarding these requirements
• Meet with students regarding their sports, club, and community service hours and support them in reaching these requirements. Communicate with parents about their students’ progress towards meeting these requirements.  
• Meet with all families of incoming seniors who have not fulfilled their sports/clubs/community service hours to date to develop graduation plans to meet all sports, club, and community services requirements.
• Attend major school events, including dances, prom, graduation, etc.  

Is This You?

• You've earned a Bachelor's degree.
• You are committed to fostering diversity by cultivating anti-racist practices and removing bias, empowering students with the resources they need to create choice filled lives  for themselves and their futures. Read more about how we are working on this at Brooke here.
• You hold a clear vision of a positive, achievement-focused school culture and are committed to working relentlessly to bring that vision to life.
• You have a clear and aligned vision of what makes a positive and impactful high school advisory system, with the ability to design advisory lesson plans and lead strong professional development for advisors.
• You bring at least 4 years of classroom teaching experience or a minimum of 4 years of full-time leadership experience, preferably within schools.
• You can give clear, direct feedback to adults and support their growth.
• You take initiative and ownership of systems and routines that support strong school culture.
• You have strong organizational skills and an authentic presence in front of both small and large groups.
• You have strong knowledge of Massachusetts discipline laws and regulations.
• You have experience developing systems and managing interventions for students to ensure consistent support and growth.
• You are willing to start in July 2026, with openness to an earlier date if available.

The community and students we serve are diverse, and we are committed to reflecting that diversity in our staff. We strive to have the most diverse applicant pool possible; to that end, we encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply for any position at Brooke Charter Schools. By fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, we provide the best educational experience to prepare our students for a future reflective of the world we live in.