The Noble Network of Charter Schools
Culture Specialist
Description
Position Available at:
- Baker College Prep-Culture Specialist-All Grade levels
- Chicago Bulls College Prep-Culture Specialist-All Grade levels
- Gary Comer Schools
- UIC College Prep-Culture Specialist-All Grade levels
About Noble
Noble is Chicago’s highest-performing and largest network of public charter schools. Our 17 campuses and 1,680 employees currently serve 12,000 students, 99% of whom identify as persons of color, 90% of whom are from under-resourced communities, and 81% of whom are first-generation college attendees. Noble’s mission is to ensure that all students have equitable and positive school experiences that equip them to complete college and lead choice-filled lives.
We are proud to be recognized nationally for college access and persistence. Noble supports more than 31,000 alumni, with 99% of Noble students accepted into college and historically almost 90% choosing to enroll.
Clear, Consistent and Connected
All staff at Noble are bound by three key principles that shape a strong and positive campus culture at Noble.
- Clear, Setting Clear Expectations: Students, like all individuals, flourish when they have a clear understanding of boundaries and expectations. All Noble Schools staff should prepare and explain academic and behavioral expectations using easy-to-understand procedures, routines, and "what to do" directions in all spaces.
- Consistent, Maintaining Consistency in Responses: Students experience a spectrum of emotions. While all emotions are valid, not all behaviors are productive. Consistency in how these behaviors are addressed helps to ensure fairness and provides students with the security of knowing that our campuses operate with a sense of justice and equity.
- Connected, Building Positive Relationships: Students, like all individuals, thrive when they feel a communal connection to their school and can rely on meaningful relationships with the adults at the school. All Noble staff prioritize positive interactions and relationships rooted in the humanity and belonging of each student.
Position Overview
The Culture Specialist will be supervised by and work with the AP/Dean of Culture to promote the key principles that shape a strong and positive campus culture at Noble.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain the community expectations per the student handbook and school’s culture vision in all areas of the school community (i.e., the learning environment and common spaces: hallways, lunch spaces, restrooms, entrance, etc.)
- Ensure the safety and security of the building on campus by working in tandem with relevant stakeholders to develop interventions for students who struggle to adhere to the school's culture vision.
- In collaboration with the Dean of Culture, create and maintain systems and procedures for all school-wide systems that directly impact culture (i.e., Weekly Reflections, Quarterly Discipline Classes, hallway transitions, lunch/bathroom, arrival/dismissal, extracurricular activities, classroom removals, re-entry, character development programming).
- Communicate regularly with stakeholders (students, families, and staff) and create logs for all student infractions, interventions, conferences, and relevant communications using PowerSchool.
- In collaboration with the Dean of Culture, teachers and other staff, regularly review student behavioral data, identify opportunities to improve, and respond accordingly–continuously developing and executing systems, procedures, and plans to yield positive academic growth and increase positive and productive student behavior.
Ideal Qualifications:
- A deep-rooted passion for Noble’s mission and Noble’s Anti-Racism Commitment.
- Team player that is consistent, reliable, responsible, and embodies Noble’s core values of results, respect, follow-through, diversity, equity & inclusion, humility and self-awareness.
- Unwavering belief in our Noble Community Pact and why it’s critical to student success
- Flexible and is able to adapt to varied and unexpected situations
- Welcomes feedback and seeks to improve continuously.
- Ability to handle difficult situations and take control naturally
- Strong transformational relationship building skills with students where high expectations are at the core
- Speaks directly to people with candor and honesty and is willing to engage in and initiate productive conflict.
- Works well under pressure and still maintains positivity with students, staff, and families
Minimum Qualifications:
- A belief that all students, regardless of background and current ability, can succeed in high school, college, and life
- A belief in executing Noble’s approach to high expectations
- A record of pursuing and achieving ambitious results
- A regular practice of reflection and desire to continuously improve
- Eligibility to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- Bachelor's Degree preferred, or three years of comparable experience
Compensation & Benefits
Given the importance of our support staff to the success of our schools, Noble offers among the top hourly rates of any schools in the Chicagoland area. Starting compensation is based on degree attainment and work experience.
Compensation for this position falls between $22.00 per hour and $27.00 per hour, which represents the average for staff in this role. Factors such as years of experience and skill sets may impact placement within, or outside, this range.
Statement of Non Discrimination
Noble is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic or classification protected by law.