General Information

Job Title:

Lower School Dean of Students for the 2026 – 2027 School Year: The Geneva School

Job Description:

Lower School Dean of Students for the 2026 – 2027 School Year

The Lower School Dean of Students is tasked with fostering the culture and discipline of Geneva's lower school (K4 – 6th grades) and with oversight of school functions and aftercare personnel. The Lower School Dean of Students is an exempt position and must be in full compliance with the school's official mission, vision, and values, as stated below:

• Mission: The Geneva School seeks to provide students in grades K4–12 an extraordinary education, by means of an integrated curriculum, pedagogy and culture, both distinctly classical and distinctively Christian, that pursues goodness, truth, and beauty in all spheres of life, while viewing these spheres as elements of a divinely ordered whole.
• Vision: The Geneva School seeks to become an educational institution of scholastic and cultural gravitas, of extraordinary and exemplary virtuous scholars, a formidable force in the expansion and enrichment of Christ's kingdom, in the life both of the individual and of the world.
• Values: The Geneva School seeks to instill in the educational community it cultivates an enduring love of learning, a commitment to serve others, and a dedication to the pursuit of religious truth, moral goodness, and aesthetic beauty, forged from historical models of orthodox Christianity.

To both the external and internal constituencies of The Geneva School, the Lower School Dean of Students champions that we inspire students to love beauty, think deeply, and pursue Christ's calling.

To the internal constituency of the school, the Lower School Dean of Student's leadership is exerted because students need an education that orders their loves and renews their minds in preparation for service in the kingdom of God. He/she is charged with cultivating an educational community of faith and learning within the Christian, liberal arts tradition whose community of learners studies, re-imagines, and teaches within the Christian, liberal arts tradition.

Essential Duties

In order to succeed in this endeavor, the strategic anchors that form the responsibilities of the Dean of Students and which serve as the basis for the annual evaluation lie in the following functional categories:

I. Geneva re-imagines and embodies the richest practices of Christian, liberal arts culture, curricula, and pedagogy. In culture formation, the Lower Student Dean of Students shall:

1. Serve as chief administrator of student activities and affairs
2. Create both a sense of what a "virtuous scholar" is and an environment conducive toward its living out. The Dean of Students will seek to:

• Mentor specific students and, working with the other administrative staff, offer one-on-one time throughout the year, during and after school, with the rest of the student body.
• Work to raise the cultural expectations of our students, in order that they might pursue the triadic virtues of the good, true, and beautiful. Illustrative examples of this include dress code, language, personal habits, heart desires, and relational charity.
• Know that The Geneva School is neither the church nor the parent (God's two ordained institutions of direct authority over children), but that the school is charged with aiding both the family and the church in the faith formation of children. The Lower School Dean of Students will, with the Headmaster and Directors of the Lower School, design and implement the chapel and discipleship programs for the school. The Lower School Dean of Students will work with the Directors of the Lower School to ensure that the curriculum includes a biblical world- and life-view that is thoroughly and consistently integrated into the classroom experiences.
• Oversee the Ambassador program which focuses on cultivating servant leadership within our 6th grade students and work to expand the program into other grade levels.
• Organize and oversee the Knighting program in 4th grade which provides faculty mentors as well as upper school mentors to our 4th graders.
• Create and oversee a program encouraging and emphasizing intellectual virtues that allows students to be recognized for displaying these virtues.
• Attend various extra-curricular activities (sports and co-curricular) in support of the student body.
• Oversee the arrival and departure of all students each day and managing the software that aids that, in this case being SchoolPass.

II. Geneva educates each constituency of the school community (board, administration, faculty, staff, parents, students, prospective families, friends of Geneva) regarding our purpose and core values. In vision keeping, the Dean of Students shall:

1. Facilitate clear and regular communication with the parent and student community regarding cultural expectations as pertains to ethical Christian behavior.

• Annually updating all documentation for accuracy and current applicability.
• Citing and applying the vision of our guidelines consistently in day-to-day circumstances in the life of the school.

1. Supervise the Aftercare staff to also understand and apply the cultural expectations in order to be consistent with the vision throughout the academic and co-curricular life of the school.
2. Provide classroom support to teachers to counsel on implementing structures and routines that cultivate Geneva classroom culture that is warm in nature and redemptive while also being structured and predictable.

III. In leadership, the Lower School Dean of Students shall:

Serve on the school's executive administrative team and work cooperatively with the other members of the team in the leadership of the school. This includes responsibilities such as attending administrative meetings, faculty meetings, parent- and community-oriented meetings of the school, promoting and safe-guarding the mission, vision, and values of the school, reporting needed to the board of governors, and other such responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of School.

IV. Geneva leverages the student experience for the purpose of dignifying each student, fostering educational growth, spurring retention, and boosting recruitment. In fostering relationships, the Lower School Dean of Students shall:

1. Be responsible to follow through and successfully resolve student behavioral issues in a fashion that reaffirms the school's commitment to academic excellence and Christian ethics, while seeking the continued good will and commitment from both the student and the parents. This includes behavior plans and behavioral probation.
2. Serve as a resource to parents as they navigate the naturally occurring, God-directed changes that take place in a student's life by talking individually with them as well as providing regular programming to cultivate relationships with parents and learn alongside them from various speakers and experts.

Position Qualifications:

PERSONAL PROFILE

1. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership ability—with both adults and children
• Distinguished academic and administrative leadership experience
• Understands and works well with children K4-6th grade
• Demonstrated teaching mastery
• Proven relational, counseling, and negotiation capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Handles conflict management and problem solving with redemptive expectations
• Demonstrates initiative and team-building experience
• Experience and proven success with discipline for K4-6th grade students

1. Credentials and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in elementary education
• A proven track record of professional development
• Significant teaching experience, preferably at a wide range of grade levels

III. Other Characteristics

• Ascribe to and agree with The Geneva School's statement of faith without exception
• Theologically Reformed in worldview
• Love for students
• Love for classical education
• Committed to long-range planning
• Strong knowledge of The Geneva School's culture, history, policies, and educational philosophy

Other Job Requirements:

The following requirements are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the Lower School Dean of Students position and are not intended to be inclusive. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, as defined by law, to perform any essential functions.

• Lift 20 lbs. occasionally and 10 lbs. frequently
• Sit frequently and stand and walk on varied surfaces
• Bend, stoop, crouch, push, pull, climb, balance, kneel, crawl
• Use hands/arms to reach in any direction and seize, grasp, hold, and turn objects using hand(s). Use fingers, versus the whole hand, to pick, pinch, and feel objects.
• See, talk, and hear to communicate with others in person, electronically, by phone, or by radio. Visual functions include the ability to identify and distinguish colors and bring an object into sharp focus.'

Employment Information

The Geneva School prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical disability, handicap, or any other consideration protected by law. Employment decisions will be made on the basis of each applicant's job qualifications, experience, and abilities and in full accord with The Geneva School's statement of faith and the school's statement of mission, vision and values.

Interested applicants please apply at https://www.genevaschool.org/about-us/employment.

This position requires background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Information about the Clearinghouse is available at: https://info.flclearinghouse.com.

Application Deadline

04/30/2026

Job Type:

Full Time

Salary Range:

TBD

General Information

Church/Organization Name

The Geneva School

Contact Name & Contact Info

Industry

Education/Training

Denomination

Non-Denominational

City, State

Casselberry, FL

Description of Organization

• Mission: The Geneva School seeks to provide students in grades K4–12 an extraordinary education, by means of an integrated curriculum, pedagogy and culture, both distinctly classical and distinctively Christian, that pursues goodness, truth, and beauty in all spheres of life, while viewing these spheres as elements of a divinely ordered whole.
• Vision: The Geneva School seeks to become an educational institution of scholastic and cultural gravitas, of extraordinary and exemplary virtuous scholars, a formidable force in the expansion and enrichment of Christ's kingdom, in the life both of the individual and of the world.
• Values: The Geneva School seeks to instill in the educational community it cultivates an enduring love of learning, a commitment to serve others, and a dedication to the pursuit of religious truth, moral goodness, and aesthetic beauty, forged from historical models of orthodox Christianity.

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