<p>Director of Student Services JobID: 3218</p> <p>Position Type:</p> <p>Administration</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>3/4/2026</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>District Office</p> <p>Date Available:</p> <p>26-27 School Year</p> <p>Closing Date:</p> <p>04/15/2026</p> <p>&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>General Information</p> <p>Title: Director of Student Services</p> <p>Department: Student Services</p> <p>Licensure: Illinois Professional Educator License</p> <p>Endorsement: General Administrative (K-12)</p> <p>Classification: Certified/ Exempt</p> <p>Reports To: Superintendent</p> <p>Evaluation: Evaluated by the Superintendent</p> <p>Primary Function</p> <p>Under the direction of the Superintendent, the Director of Student Services shall assume responsibility for the planning, development, coordination, and management of all Student Services programs, services, and personnel, and be responsible for the District's Attendance and Truancy Programs while serving as liaison with appropriate public and private agencies</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL), with General Administrative (K-12) endorsement </li><li>Master's Degree in the area relevant to the department </li><li>Completion of Teacher Evaluation Admin Academy for teacher evaluations </li><li>Demonstrated excellence in teaching performance and leadership </li><li>Prior experience with student services preferred </li></ul> <p>Duties and Responsibilities</p> <p>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to evaluate contracts and develop recommendations for the district </li><li>Ability to write routine correspondence </li><li>Ability to speak effectively with vendors and staff </li><li>Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form </li><li>Ability to work with all items in great detail and with a high degree of accuracy </li><li>Strong organizational skills and ability to develop team performance </li><li>Ability to handle multiple priorities in a highly transactional, fast-paced environment </li><li>Has excellent integrity and demonstrates good moral character and initiative </li><li>Proven ability to communicate and work with people in a teamwork environment </li><li>Embraces and encourages the acceptance of diversity </li><li>Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with parents, colleagues, administration, and all other members of the educational community </li><li>Ability to use web-based programs, e-mail, and technology (laptop, Smartboard, etc.) effectively </li><li>Provide oversight for Student Services </li><li>Provides oversight of the District's Safety and Security Department along with the School Resources Officers </li><li>Oversight of all school nurses and health aides </li><li>Provide guidance and oversight for co-teaching initiatives, professional development, and support </li><li>Support the planning and implementation of Student Services initiatives </li><li>Works closely with Principals and the Director of Special Education to support middle school articulation and 8th-grade transition processes </li><li>Maintain a high level of knowledge of Student Services </li><li>Supervise, direct, and evaluate staff assigned to the Student Services office </li><li>Provides leadership in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising the District's Student Services programs from preschool through 8th grade </li><li>Provide leadership in the improvement of practices within the Student Services program </li><li>Organize and/or present professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff </li><li>Prepare and maintain pertinent records and reports </li><li>Works closely and coordinates with the Director of Special Education for ESY Summer School planning and programming </li><li>Works closely and coordinates with the Director of Special Education to support domain meetings for initial referrals for Student Services case study evaluations </li><li>Works closely with Principals and the Director of Special Education to coordinate evaluation assignments to psychologists, social workers, speech/language pathologists, teachers, nurses, and others as appropriate </li><li>Practice professional renewal through a variety of means such as attending conferences, workshops, and seminars and participating in professional organizations </li><li>Conducts, in cooperation with building administrators, staff, parents, and community, - ongoing evaluation of programs, and services, and coordinates the long-range planning process to meet the needs of students </li><li>Serves as a leader and general resource person in matters relating to student discipline and school safety </li><li>Complete oversight of the PBIS initiative (including but not limited to serving as the external coach for the district) </li><li>Works closely with transportation and the Director of Special Education to collaborate in planning services for students whose IEPs require transportation </li><li>Establish and maintain ongoing communication with the administration </li><li>Maintains effective working relationships with various public and private agencies involved in social services, homeless families, and/or law enforcement </li><li>Develop methods of disseminating information regarding the importance of regular school attendance and laws relating to families and children for the use of parents, pupils, and school staff </li><li>Responds to concerns and questions from community members in a timely and professional manner </li><li>Participates in community events and acts as a community liaison for the District </li><li>Participates in the personnel selection process when appropriate </li><li>Recommends policies that pertain to the student services program and communicates changes to all school personnel </li><li>Administers district policies and contract provisions </li><li>Promotes and maintains a professional attitude among staff </li><li>Participates in District and professional committees </li><li>Guides, directs, advises, and participates in serious discipline processes and problems </li><li>Attends Board of Education meetings </li><li>Handles parent complaints effectively </li><li>Responsible for state and federal reporting as it relates to Student Services </li></ul>