What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Educational Services position at Nyman Associates, Inc.?
Director of Educational Services, Delaware
The role of the Director of Educational Services is to manage, lead, and provide exceptional oversight of Pre-K to 12 school teams and partnerships.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
This position oversees multiple disciplines, clinical and non-clinical, in our school settings in the field.
Job Type: Full-time in person
Benefits:
The role of the Director of Educational Services is to manage, lead, and provide exceptional oversight of Pre-K to 12 school teams and partnerships.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain exceptional partner relationships through proactive engagement and issue resolution. Build and maintain a collaborative, authentic relationship with school leaders. This would include on-site school visits and regular meetings.
- Meet with school partners to assess clinical needs, evaluate current staffing performance, and ensure special education compliance.
- Foster strong relationships with all field staff members by providing clinical support, coaching, resources, and guidance.
- Conduct individual meetings with each clinical staff member to better understand employee needs and the need for additional and/or future resources.
- Develop a sense of community by working with lead clinicians/clinical managers, facilitating communities of practice, and encouraging communication with and among staff members.
- Support recruitment – including recruiting, networking, and interviewing.
- Master’s degree in a special education-related field.
- Five years of experience in the field, a minimum of 3 years of experience in an educational leadership role.
- Ability to manage multiple clinical disciplines and school leaders at various locations.
- Working knowledge of special education compliance.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
- Organizational, planning, and time management skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills in managing employee relations, personnel issues, and performance.
- Management and mentoring skills.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Critical thinking skills.
This position oversees multiple disciplines, clinical and non-clinical, in our school settings in the field.
Job Type: Full-time in person
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Wilmington, DE: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
- Master's (Required)
- Educational leadership: 3 years (Required)
- Special education experience: 5 years (Required)
