Conflict Resolution Specialist

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third-largest school district in the United States, serving over 340,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers.  CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.  In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity.  Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

 POSITION OVERVIEW 

.The Conflict Resolution Specialist  will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

•  Handle student discipline issues so that the teaching and learning process is not interrupted and all students are provided with a high quality learning environment

• Lead the teaching of tier I behavior expectations for students

• Recommends, administers and enforces building policies and procedures related to discipline. 

• Supervises and is responsible for the maintenance and management of each student’s discipline records and policies. 

• Plans and implements preventive disciplinary measures through changes in programming, counseling, home visits, schedule changes, behavioral plans, etc.

• Maintains disciplinary files. Exercises appropriate leadership in processing student behavioral problems including accurate record keeping of infractions as well as communication with parents and staff.

• Assists in the planning and implementation of the school’s emergency preparedness program. 

• Organizes and coordinates academic intervention programs for students including working lunch and after school detention. 

• Organizes and coordinates study tables for failing students involved in activities. 

• Monitors before, after and in-school detention.

• Communicate with staff disciplinary actions and plans. 

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Conflict Resolution Specialist  must possess the following qualifications: 

Education Required: 

• Bachelor’s Degree Required  

 Experience Required: 

• Three years of related experience required.   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to articulate a vision, set high standards, and effectively guide schools and principals in the realization of expectations set

• Expertise in leadership development and instructional leadership. Ability to coach directors and managers toward excellence, build capacity of content area teams and develop meaningful and high impact professional communities for teachers and school leaders

• Strong communication skills (speaking - including presentations - listening, and writing)

• Demonstrate high levels of instructional expertise, integrity, honesty, credibility, and the courage to make difficult yet necessary decisions

• Effective strategic planning capabilities, including the ability to establish long-term vision and goals, and align/manage activities toward goal fulfillment

• Strong leadership and team building skills, e.g. ability to develop high performing teams united around a clear vision for serving schools and achieving student success

• Knowledge of operations, budget/finance, management and organizational development

• Ability to build collaborative relationships with a variety of constituent groups, including external partners, to ensure the entire system operates in the most effective manner possible to support schools and principals

• Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps

Conditions of Employment

As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

• Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency - Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district. 

• Be Fully Vaccinated or Submit to Weekly COVID-19 Testing - Employees are required to be fully vaccinated within 30 days of their hire date. Full vaccination is defined as at least two weeks after your second shot of a two-shot vaccination course, or at least two weeks after a one-shot vaccination course. Unvaccinated staff must submit to weekly testing.