Dean of Leadership

Job Description

Job Description

Breck School

Job Description

Job Title : Dean of Leadership - One Year

Reports to : Director of Melrose Center for Leadership & Equity

Updated : February 27, 2025

Pay Range : $90,000 - $120,000

Application Deadline : March 21, 2025

To apply : Please submit cover letter and resume to position listing on breckschool.org / careers

• The Dean of Leadership role is currently a one-year position; however, there is an opportunity for the role to extend beyond the first year. This role is currently fully funded through philanthropic support and will play a key role in launching a P-12 leadership program in collaboration with the Melrose and Peter Clark Centers.

School Overview

Breck School is a preschool through twelve, college preparatory, Episcopal day school located in Golden Valley, Minnesota. In the context of an inclusive and caring community, Breck enjoys a national reputation for excellence and achievement in academics, athletics, and the arts. Our School’s Episcopal roots are lived through the unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion where we respect the dignity of every human being and hold a firm belief in social responsibility. We are a close and caring community that focuses on lifelong learning and a commitment to the greater good.

Across the school and across constituencies, there is collective focus on care for each individual student in service of excellence. A community of high-achieving and motivated students and faculty, staff, and administrators focused on intellectual inquiry, engagement, and bridging research to practice, Breck is committed to offering an exceptional school experience to our students. Upon graduation, Breck students lead lives of intellectual curiosity, self-knowledge, and social responsibility and matriculate to colleges and universities throughout the world.

Melrose Center Overview

At Breck, the Melrose Center for Leadership & Equity is a student-centered, faculty-focused, and community-minded space where students and faculty can explore crucial issues that shape the daily health of our school community. In partnership with the Peter Clark Center for Mind, Brain, and Education, the Melrose Center ensures the alignment of Breck’s P-12 student, teaching, and learning experience.

Breck’s Core Values

Compassion

Excellence

Inclusivity

Respect

Esssential Duties and Responsibilities

Located in the Melrose Center for Leadership and Equity, the Dean of Leadership will co-create and implement the Breck Leadership Program for grades P-12, promoting leadership development throughout the school community. This role includes serving as a faculty member for the Upper School and Middle School Leadership Program electives and working closely with faculty, staff, and the broader Breck community to design and deliver dynamic leadership content. This role will :

Co-create the Leadership Program curriculum P-12 with the Melrose Team

Promote leadership development among faculty and staff

Partner with each division to implement the Breck Leadership Program curriculum

Serve as 20% teaching faculty for Upper School and Middle School Leadership Program electives

Advise student leadership groups in each division, engaging students in meaningful leadership opportunities

Partner with the Melrose Team (Dean of Equity and Dean of Community Engagement) to coordinate and / or support faculty, staff, student, and parent programming

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, Advanced degree preferred

5+ years of P-12 teaching experience

Entrepreneurial spirit

Strong understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, current student leadership trends, and research-informed practices

Experience in program development and co-design with students, faculty, and school leaders

Excellent communication, collaboration, presentation, and organizational skills