Position
Special Education Supervisor #1604
Location
Springfield or Chicago
Department
Special Education
Anticipated Starting Salary Range
$87,132.1 - $108,915.12
Full Salary Range
$87,132.1 - $130,698.14
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Date
Open Until Filled
Reporting to the Director of the Special Education department, supervises staff; directs, oversees and administers programs and operations of the department; provides leadership and direction to educational bodies throughout the state; serves as liaison between departments and outside educational and professional entities.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversees non-public special education programming facility policies, procedures, and programming.
- Oversees procedures related to residential room and board reimbursement approvals.
- Coordinates with other state agencies regarding non-public special education school and residential placements.
- Supports and oversees cyclical monitoring team and the cyclical monitoring process with LEAs, including setting team goals and timelines with districts.
- Coordinates and oversees the accomplishment of department and Board of Education goals, and support for school districts and non-public special education facilities including serving as a liaison with other departments in the Agency and a representative of the Agency with local and national partnerships, including providing presentations.
- Supervises staff.
- Assists in mentoring and training new employees.
- Plans, assigns/reassigns, prioritizes, and reviews work assignments.
- Approves/denies use of benefit time.
- Establishes annual goals and objectives.
- Completes and signs performance evaluations.
- Provides technical guidance and direction.
- Counsels staff.
- Presents documentation of just cause for disciplinary action to the Director of Human Resources.
- Assists in the development or changes/revisions in legislation and rules/regulations and oversees the development of guidance documents.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Special Education or Pupil Personnel Services, or, a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Education plus two years of relevant professional experience with special education, non-public special education facilities, and cyclical monitoring. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)
- Experience within the last five years in special education at the local, state or university level.
- Experience working with special and general education teachers and administrators.
- Experience with non-public special education facilities.
- Experience with special education cooperatives.
- Experience in the design and implementation and/or delivery of professional development and technical assistance.
- Experience managing projects and/or special assignments.
- Experience developing written materials such as reports and guidance documents.
- Knowledge of special education laws, rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of non-public special education programming.
- Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to use a variety of database systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with special education teacher, pupil personnel services, or administrator endorsement.
- Experience supervising personnel.
