Middle School Director of Student Life

Reports To: Director of the Middle School

Supervises: n/a

Pay: $95,000 - $115,000/year

FTE: 100%

Start Date: 8/10/26

This is a 10-month position aligned with the academic calendar, typically spanning early August through mid-June. The role is not scheduled to work during school breaks and returns approximately two weeks prior to faculty at the start of each school year.

Job Summary:

The Middle School Director of Student Life leads middle school student programming, engagement, and conduct mas School (STS). Reporting to the Director of the Middle School and working in close partnership with faculty, this role helps foster a culture where students feel known, supported, and challenged to grow. The director plays a key role in developing student leadership, strengthening family partnerships, and ensuring consistent, developmentally appropriate behavioral practices.

This position is essential to sustaining a safe, inclusive, and connected middle school community.

General Responsibilities:

• Leads the development of a positive, inclusive middle school culture where students feel known, valued, challenged, and supported.
• Designs and oversees student-centered programming, including assemblies, activities, clubs, and leadership opportunities that strengthen engagement and belonging.
• Develops and sustains meaningful structures for student leadership and authentic student voices across the middle school.
• Partners with the Director of the Middle School to plan and implement key annual processes such as orientation, transition programming, locker assignments, school photographs, and graduation.
• Collaborates with school leaders to design cross-grade experiences that strengthen community across divisions.
• Facilitates the work of the advisory committee and contributes to the design and implementation of advisory curriculum and programming.
• Manages student conduct with a relationship-based approach that centers on safety, accountability, reflection, and growth, in partnership with the Director of the Middle School.
• Monitors patterns in student behavior and collaborates with faculty and counselors to implement proactive, developmentally appropriate interventions.
• Ensures clear, consistent communication of behavioral expectations with students, faculty, and families.
• Fosters a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and facilitates DEIB student programming.
• Oversees key aspects of the daily student experience, such as arrival, dismissal, transitions, breaks, and shared spaces, to ensure safety, structure, and a sense of belonging.
• Develops and coordinates parent education programs and serves as a key point of contact with families regarding student life, well-being, and conduct.
• Actively engages in the life of the school and contributes to community-wide events and programs.
• Upholds and models the mission, values, and strategic priorities of STS.
• Demonstrates respect for diverse perspectives and a commitment to equity and inclusion.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with students, families, and colleagues.
• Collaborates across departments and participates in grade level and division meetings to support a cohesive preschool through eighth grade experience.
• Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive information with discretion.
• Adheres to school policies and procedures and performs other duties as assigned by the Director of the Middle School.

• Bachelor's degree in education, educational leadership, or a related field; master's degree preferred.
• 3+ years of classroom teaching experience, preferably at the middle school level.
• Deep understanding of adolescent development and best practices in student support, behavior, and social-emotional learning.
• Demonstrated ability to build positive, trusting relationships with middle school students and to partner effectively with families and colleagues.
• Proven success in designing and leading student-centered programming, such as leadership development, advisory, community engagement, or student voice initiatives.
• Experience supporting or overseeing student conduct systems, including restorative or relationship-based discipline practices.
• Strong communication skills,…