Assistant Director Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (Dei)

Position Description

Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (DEI)

Role Overview

Friends School of Baltimore is a Quaker, co-educational, college preparatory school, Pre-K through Grade 12, in Baltimore City, enrolling 800 students, 45% of whom identify as children of color. We are guided by the Quaker ideals of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. We strive for our community to reflect the racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious diversity of our city.

Friends School faculty members teach by example, blending intellectual exploration, enthusiasm, and joy. Every day in their classrooms, they challenge and encourage students to think deeply, to question, and to seek truth, while instilling in each of them a strong sense of social responsibility, a willingness to embrace challenges, and an awareness of their potential as individuals.

Friends School teachers are expected to model and foster the habits of mind we believe are essential to an outstanding education: creativity, curiosity, empathy, reflection, and resilience. We seek faculty members whose teaching styles and experiences demonstrate:

• A record of successful collaboration with colleagues

• A commitment to lifelong learning, and ongoing professional development

• The infusion of technology to enhance student learning

• The teaching of research and information literacy skills

• The use of a diversity of assessment techniques that provoke students' critical thinking

• Teaching and learning experiences that enhance students' communication skills

• Experience with and openness to interdisciplinary teaching

• A desire to understand diverse attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and practices and incorporate a global perspective into teaching and learning

General Function:

The Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the Friends School of Baltimore is a key position, focusing on the needs of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) students, families, and employees through the DEI Office. This position will begin on July 1, 2024. Our school believes that all community members are responsible for actively and deeply engaging with the multiple dimensions of diversity. The importance we place in this position derives from our belief that an outstanding 21st Century education can only take place within an inclusive school setting characterized by both demographic diversity and a shared valuing, appreciation, and embrace of difference in all its forms. As a Quaker school, we have an explicit and enduring mandate to seek greater equity and justice within and beyond our community.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate a high level of ethical standards of profession.

• Attend All-School Professional Days and DEI meetings, as well as faculty meetings, as appropriate.

• Help move the initiatives of the School forward by serving on committees; lending expertise and perspective.

• Collaborate with teachers cross-divisionally about social emotional needs, academic opportunities and strategies with a specific lens for BIPOC students and families.

• Co-teach the Diversity Practitioners' class for Upper School students.

• Partner with the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and DEI Coordinators to facilitate the Racial Justice training program for all employees.

• Serve as a resource and sounding-board on issues of inclusion and difference for all members of the school community.

• Partner with the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and DEI Coordinators to further develop and implement the plan for ongoing cultural competency training for all faculty and staff at Friends School, as well as for the Board of Trustees, the Parents' Association, and other school groups.

• Partner with the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to facilitate affinity and support groups for parents and students, faculty, and staff, and assists in student support services on an individual and programmatic basis as needed.

Reporting Lines: This position reports to the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Schedule and Location: Full-time; 40 hrs./week; Monday - Friday

Friends School of Baltimore

Start date: July 1, 2024

Skills and Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree required.

• Candidates with teaching or administrative experience in independent, public, charter, or parochial schools are encouraged to apply

Required Skills:

Ability to foster sustained and challenging conversation and action on topics such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, family composition, sexuality, socio-economic difference, and ability. Quaker communities have a long and proud tradition of embracing the tension of complex subjects like these in order to bring about greater understanding and more effective action.

• Possess strong written and oral expression skills, a comfort with exploration and ambiguity, a compassionate heart, and a curious and open mind.

• Ability to develop and oversee multiple programs simultaneously is essential.

• Demonstrate a willingness to understand and incorporate Quaker Principles and Quaker education into their work.

Competitive salary and generous benefits are offered.

Friends is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and its employment decisions are without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, physical, or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any category protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.