Assistant Director of Student Services

Devereux • West Whiteland Township, PA

2d • $110,000 - $125,400

About The Position

Are you an education leader who has experience working with students with behavior health and mental health disabilities? Are you a leader who has experience implementing programs and supervising schools district wide? Are you committed to ensuring a safe and healthy learning environment for all students? Do you enjoy being a creative leader who implements best-practice services to students and enjoys being hands on? If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Pennsylvania Children's Services team!
As the Assistant Director of Student Services at Devereux Pennsylvania Children's Services (DPACS) you will work with multiple teams of dedicated professionals in our six school programs who share your passion for helping students in need and engage in a process of continual development to provide best-practice services to students with disabilities across multiple school programs.
The Assistant Director of Student Services assist the Director of Student Services with daily leadership for all six (6) DPACS school programs. Devereux Pennsylvania Children's Services (DPACS) day school education programs provide programs and services for children and adolescents with Autism, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health & Behavioral Health diagnoses. This position is responsible for operational support as assigned of all DPACS school programs located in West Chester, Downingtown, Malvern, Landenberg, and Audubon PA.
Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education or related field required.
• Instructional and/or education specialist certification in Pennsylvania required.
• Administrative certification in Pennsylvania required (Principal, Supervisor of Special Education, Director of Pupil Personnel, etc.).
• Minimum of three to five years’ experience working with students with behavioral health and mental health disabilities
• Proficient computer skills, mastery of Microsoft Office Applications, experience with data collection/analyzing platforms (Radar, Pro-Filer, and/or other internal and external software applications pertinent to the position).
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Requires ability to work independently, prioritize, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and adhere to established guidelines.
• Valid driver's license must be maintained.

Nice To Haves

• Prior school based administrative experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe learning environment for all students
• Support daily on-site operations of all DPACS Schools
• Maintain PDE Compliance and supports the admissions processes for students
• Assist the Director of Student Services as directed
• Project Management
• Fiscal Management
• Compliance with PA State regulations governing Private Academic Schools and Approved Private Schools
• recommending and implementing educational changes as necessary
• working effectively with residential leadership to maximize educational opportunities for students
• makes recommendations for meeting and complying with Devereux standards for incident reporting

Benefits

• A great team environment!
• Growth and Promotion Opportunities
• Paid Training & Professional Development
• ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program
• BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT (1st day of the 1st pay period after 30 days).
• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees