Dean of International Students & House Parent

Allendale Columbia School (AC) seeks a dedicated, responsible, enthusiastic, and student-centered Dean of International Students and House Parent to join our academic and residential team. AC offers an extraordinary, personalized boutique residential opportunity for students to live in a home away from home while receiving their education at the school.

The Dean of International Students and House Parent will be responsible for working closely with all International students at AC as well as the day-to-day running of the house in addition to coordinating all necessary school services. The Dean will work with other faculty and staff involved in the residential program to provide services and programming for these students while communicating with their families abroad. 

Administrative Responsibilities

• Design and implement Allendale Columbia’s unique “boutique” Residential Program  
• Create and manage the International Houses weekend coverage and Administrative backup duty schedule
• Bi-monthly residential reporting to all International student’s agencies
• Assist with Allendale Columbia’s Global Initiatives
• Serve as Faculty Advisor for both Allendale Columbia’s International Club
• Plan Monthly activities for the International Student Community
• Submit grades/progress reports to all of the International Students agencies (in synch with AC’s grading times)
• Work with the Head of Upper School regarding disciplinary actions for all International Students
• Serve as a core member of the Upper School Student Support Team (SST)
• Work with Admissions to arrange house visits for International and local agencies
• Cultivate a communications plan for open interaction with all current International families
• Responsible for the managing of the International Student and Residential Program budget
• Create summer program/activities for early returning International athletes
• Work with Admissions regarding International recruitment
• Coordinate programming with the Head of the Upper School
• Arrange International student trip(s) during school breaks
• Chaperone international student trips
• Hold Faculty training session for weekend coverage (duties/responsibilities) at the International Houses

Residential Responsibilities

• Provide and arrange weeknight duty coverage 
• Oversee House Parents performance and evaluate annually
• Assist House Parents with weekend activity planning
• Meetings with Allendale Columbia’s Maintenance Department to ensure facility needs are met
• Weekly meeting with the Residential Team to discuss students and possible concerns.
• Assist House Parents with scheduling and providing vacation transportation for all students
• Create all relevant student-housing forms
• Work with the House Parents for in-house disciplinary actions
• Draft all residential disciplinary letters and correspondences with agencies and families. 
• Attend house meetings when needed
• Assist the House Parents with in-house grocery upkeep/shopping
• Scheduling and transporting students to doctor/medical visits 
• Serve as the Host Parent/Guardian for all residential students on all school and non-school related forms
• Transportation to all after school activities
• Assist in the creating and maintaining of a “house” like atmosphere
• Any and all other duties/responsibilities that come with the daily upkeep/maintenance of living “in loco parentis”

• Please note: Houseparents come on duty at 3:00 p.m. every day and are off two weekends each month from 3:00 p.m. of that Friday until 6:00 p.m. that Sunday. There is always a houseparent on duty in one house while the other house has a “ coverage” person.