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About Noble   Noble is Chicago’s highest-performing and largest network of public charter high schools. Our 18 schools and 1,300 employees currently serve over 12,300 students, 98% of whom are minority, 89% low-income, and 83% first-generation college goers. The School Quality and Rating Policy scores for the Chicago Public Schools rated Noble campuses as ten of the top fifteen public high schools in the city. We believe our people are the most valuable asset in preparing our students to be successful in college and lead exemplary lives. For that reason, we are looking for the best talent in education.   Who We're Seeking The Dean of Students (DoS) at Johnson College Prep is directly responsible for ensuring that our school has a culture and multi-tiered support systems that lead to the provision of an optimal learning environment for scholars as demonstrated by high promotion rates and scholar retention. This is accomplished by ensuring meaningful scholar experiences through the coordination of community service opportunities, robust enrichment (sports and clubs) options, and targeted interventions. The DoS also executes scheduling, Night School, and Summer School. Roles and Responsibilities As DoS you work collaboratively with the leadership team around all promotion criteria except Community Service and Enrichment; for these systems, structures, and results the DoS is the primary owner.  Also, the DoS leads the development of support systems for scholars who are not on track to promote or meet school-wide goals (i.e. F Count, detention count, and attendance). The DoS will have the autonomy to think creatively about how to achieve goals and will be held accountable to results through management by iteration. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Creating and maintaining a school-wide 9th-12th Grade promotion tracker Leading monthly MTSS 9/10 and 11/12 meetings with Co-planing bi-weekly MTSS grade level meetings Communicating with and supporting advisors in planning tier one interventions for struggling advisees Sharing school-wide promotion tracker with pre-identified trends and areas of focus at a bi-weekly cadence Leading the SST in developing interventions that support scholars with more than 2 Fs, on track to earn two discipline classes, and/or on pace to earn 10-20 days of absences Collaborating with grade level teams to develop grade level specific interventions that support scholars with 2 or more Fs, on track to earn 20-26 detentions, and/or not on pace to attend school at least 88% of the year Collaborating advisors to develop advisor-specific interventions that support advisees who have 1 F and are on track to earning a discipline class Creating processes to own community service from beginning to end Creating processes to own enrichment from beginning to end Creating processes to own the execution of night/summer school from beginning to end. Creating processes to own the execution of RCPU from beginning to end. Ensuring up-to-date accurate transcripts Collaborating with the Instructional Leadership Team to develop student schedules. Ideal Candidate Traits A deep-rooted passion for Noble’s mission and work in Chicago An exemplary embodiment of Noble’s core values of results, respect, follow-through, diversity, equity & inclusion, humility and self-awareness Adeptly skilled at data collection, analysis, action planning and execution A history of executing current role with excellence and achieving top-tier results in current role Alignment with Noble’s approach to high expectations and high support of students A belief that all students, regardless of background and current ability, can succeed in high school, college, and life Experience in managing people, systems, and /or projects Eligibility to work in the United States on a full-time basis What Noble has to Offer   A Focus on Learning : You are empowered to design your course in the way you think will best achieve results for students. Our campus leaders minimize disruptions and maximize time focused on student learning. All classes start on time and are never interrupted with announcements, copy rooms are stockpiled with paper, and over 95% of students are in attendance daily.     Robust Student Services : We believe in serving the whole child. For this reason, each of our campuses is equipped with at least one full-time licensed Social Worker and teams of College Counselors. Additionally, our students have access to a variety of enrichment and extended learning options such as night and summer school courses and internship opportunities.   Active Community Involvement : Through parent advisory councils, feedback workshops, advocacy support, college enrollment guidance, quarterly parent-teacher conferences, advisory, and other engagement opportunities we invest in every student and family to build lasting, meaningful relationships.   Accountability and Support : Expectations are consistent for every adult and student in the building, and we welcome the accountability necessary to achieve excellence. We are obsessed with following through on the basics and are committed to supporting, developing, and retaining high-performing educators.   A Range of Benefits : We strive to be the best place to work, and our employee benefits are thoughtfully designed to support us in this ambition. Our robust and ever-evolving set of benefits includes:   Health & Wellness: A predictable  salary schedule  with opportunity for performance bonuses Competitive health benefits and paid parental leave Discounts to Noble Daycare, gym memberships, & bike-share services Free financial planning services Free 24/7 access to a licensed social worker and 3 in-person counseling services Professional Development and Recognition Opportunities: Leadership and career development programs including:  Diverse Leaders Fellowship ,  Noble Fellowship , and  Management Accelerator Distinguished Teacher , a program to recognize and reward excellence in the classroom Instructional development series aligned to  The Noble Classroom  framework, including Foundations and Rigor training At Noble, we have one mission: to be a catalyst for educational equity in the city of Chicago that empowers students with the scholarship, discipline, and honor necessary to succeed in college and lead exemplary lives. We know that we only fulfill this mission if we are the best place for a diverse mix of driven, reflective, and innovative educators to come, stay, and do their best work nurturing college-ready students. That is why 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.   Be Noble. Join our Mission today!

The IT Lead provides direct support to students, teachers, and staff of Noble through the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of end-user computing equipment. Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of IT and as part of a fifteen-member team, the IT Lead is primarily responsible for providing frontline/first responder technical support. The members of this team are responsible for resolving “level one” technical issues through in-person/hands-on as well as remote support for thousands of computing devices and hundreds of applications for 1200 employees, 12,000 students, and nineteen locations throughout Chicago (i.e., 17 high school campuses, one middle school campus, the Network Support Team, and Noble Daycare). The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Apple macOS and a demonstrated ability to troubleshoot Apple software and hardware. Experience with supporting iOS is a plus. Cross-platform experience (macOS and Windows) is highly desired but not mandatory. Students at all of our campuses make extensive use of Google Chromebooks, so experience with Google Admin and Chromebook management is also preferred. Noble’s computing environment consists of ten Windows campuses and three Apple (macOS and iOS) campuses along with administrative offices and a daycare. This position will focus on support for the Apple campuses while also being at the ready to support any other Noble location, as needed. The IT Lead must be able to reach (and often work from) any Noble location efficiently and without reservation. The campuses, Noble Support Team, and Noble Daycare are located throughout Chicago and can all be reached easily by car. Please visit our website at www.noblenetwork.org to see the locations of our schools. Finally, the IT Lead will occasionally be responsible for responding to technology issues that occur outside of normal business hours and also for staffing occasional weekend and evening projects. A reasonable amount of flexibility to accommodate this need is an essential part of this position.   Other responsibilities include: Deliver “straight-A+” technical support to Noble campuses as a key player on a fifteen-member help desk team. Provide courteous, professional, skillful, and expeditious communication and resolution of technical issues. Troubleshoot issues with Apple software and hardware, Microsoft Windows, and Google Admin as well as associated software applications, AV systems, and Phone services. Examples include but are not limited to Exchange, Active Directory, MS Office, iWork, Outlook, VMWare, SCCM, Sophos Antivirus; Symantec Backup Exec, IP Office Voicemail Pro, Airwatch MDM, Deploystudio, and Apple Remote Desktop. Perform basic one-on-one technology training for new employees, as needed.   Experience/Education: Staff on the support team have a singular goal: to provide our teachers and students with optimal learning conditions from a technology standpoint each and every day. We exist for our students, teachers, and staff and we remainlaser focused every single day on how we can improve the technology experience for each of these groups.   Required Qualifications Have at least two years of relevant technical support experience with Apple software and hardware Experience providing support in a Windows environment  Have superior communication skills (written and verbal) Have a sustainable balance between customer service and technical skills Have a positive attitude and be willing to learn Have the ability to multi-task, rearrange priorities, and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment Be reliable, honest, and trustworthy   Highly Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree and/or recent military experience Any Apple software or hardware certifications   Compensation Noble provides competitive salaries depending on candidate qualifications. We also provide health, dental, life and disability insurance, 401k contributions or access to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund, paid time off, and access to an on-site fitness facility.   The Noble Network of Charter Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.