Director of Educational Services

Nyman Associates, Inc; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Nyman Associates, Inc. in Fort Washington, PA is seeking a Director of Educational Services to lead Pre-K to 12 school partnerships, oversee clinical staff, and ensure top-tier educational delivery with compliance across locations.

You will manage multiple disciplines, build strong relationships with school leaders, drive staffing strategies, coach clinicians, and support recruitment while fostering communities of practice across sites.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Maintain exceptional partner relationships through proactive engagement and issue resolution.
• 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.

Skills

Educational leadership

Staff coaching

Communication skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Mentoring

Problem solving

Decision making

Critical thinking

Education

Master's degree in Special education

Job description

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.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience (Minimum requirements):

• 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.

People Management Responsibility:

This position oversees multiple disciplines, clinical and non-clinical, in our school settings in the field.

Job Type: Full-time in person

• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fort Washington, PA 19034: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Educational leadership: 3 years (Required)
• Special education experience: 5 years (Required)

Work Location:

Based at the Fort Washington, PA office location