Director, Student and Family Support

Bezos Academy•Orlando, FL

2d•$132,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Director of Student and Family Support at Bezos Academy, you will lead the vision, strategy, and systems that ensure children and families receive the support they need to thrive in our preschools across the country. You will evolve and strengthen our organization‑wide approach to inclusive practices, early identification of developmental needs, and multi‑tiered systems of support. Working in close partnership with school leaders, educators, legal partners, and central teams, you will translate deep expertise in early childhood inclusive practices, developmental supports, and multi‑tiered systems of support into scalable frameworks, clear guidance, and practical tools that empower schools to serve children with a range of strengths, needs, and abilities. You bring experience leading student support and inclusion services at a systems level, along with the judgment, empathy, and clarity needed to navigate complex decisions alongside families and school teams. You are a trusted thought partner and practitioner and are equally comfortable setting long‑term strategy, developing others, and engaging directly in nuanced child‑level problem solving. Above all, you are energized by our mission and the opportunity to build something high impact and lasting for young children and their families.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Ten or more years of relevant professional experience including significant experience in special education, inclusive education, student support, or related fields with an emphasis on early childhood development
Experience leading student support, special education, inclusion services, or related programs at a systems-level for children ages 0 to third grade (impacting a multi-school system/network or an entire school district)
Prior responsibility for setting strategy, policies, and operating frameworks for a multi-school system/network or an entire school district and being accountable for student outcomes
Track record of providing multiple systems of support and applying a variety of student support frameworks (including Universal Design for Learning)
Demonstrated success clearly and effectively articulating issues and challenges, and generating recommendations covering matters of policy and organizational implementation
Prior experience hiring, developing, and coaching high-performing teams, and fostering growth, accountability, and collaboration
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the proven ability to build trusting relationships across a variety of constituents
Ability to travel to school sites up to 50% of the time and/or other national travel as needed

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a related field, including but not limited to, special education, social work, or public administration
Experience serving as the most senior decision-maker (or a lead authority) for special education, inclusion, student support, or related functions across a multi-school organization, network, or district
Experience leading student support or special education functions across highly geographically distributed regions, at the state level, and/or nationally
Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale, strategic organizational initiatives and change efforts by engaging diverse stakeholders, departments, and senior leaders
Proven success at informing, advising, and influencing senior leaders on special education, inclusion, student support, compliance, and organizational strategy
Consulting and/or cross-sector experience that includes strengthening special education programs, policies, and outcomes
Experience with the Montessori pedagogy or other constructivist models such as Reggio Emilia

Responsibilities

Lead the vision, strategy, and systems for student and family support across Bezos Academy preschools.
Evolve and strengthen the organization-wide approach to inclusive practices, early identification of developmental needs, and multi-tiered systems of support.
Translate expertise in early childhood inclusive practices, developmental supports, and multi-tiered systems of support into scalable frameworks, clear guidance, and practical tools.
Partner with school leaders, educators, legal partners, and central teams.
Set long-term strategy, develop others, and engage in child-level problem solving.
Hire, develop, and coach high-performing teams, fostering growth, accountability, and collaboration.
Articulate issues and challenges clearly and effectively, generating recommendations for policy and organizational implementation.
Travel to school sites up to 50% of the time and/or other national travel as needed.