Position Type:
Administration

Date Posted:
7/22/2026

Location:
Hunterdon Central Regional High School

Date Available:
ASAP

Closing Date:
08/05/2026
Description:
The Director of Special Services reports directly to the Superintendent and oversees the department staff including a special education supervisor, special education teachers, child study team members, and school nurses. The Director sits on the Superintendent's cabinet along with the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, the Director of Human Resources, the Business Administrator, and the Principal.

The Director of Special Services has the responsibility of creating a climate in which all department personnel work cooperatively to implement the instructional program. The Director supervises, coordinates, and monitors the planning, assembly and execution of all required programs and activities relative to classified students. The Director provides vision, guidance and planning for the effective implementation of programs and objectives, and plans for and oversees the corresponding budgets.

Qualifications:

1. Valid Principal Certificate or School Administrator Certificate.
2. Minimum of ten (10) years of successful experience in teaching and school administration in special education preferred.
3. Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills and the ability to motivate people.
4. Have excellent integrity and demonstrate good moral character and initiative. Exhibit a personality that demonstrates enthusiasm and interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents, and the community.
5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of special education programs, child study team services, health services, program evaluation, child growth and development, classroom management, learning assessment and diagnosis, and research related to learning styles in exceptional children.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the regulations regarding the operation of special education programs, including those outlined in N.J.A.C. Title 6, Chapters 26 and 28, USPL 93-112 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
7. Demonstrate technology proficiency, including Google Apps for Education, Microsoft Office, and other school-based technology.

The ideal candidate should be skilled in human relations, group dynamics, and should act as a catalyst for desirable change through cooperative action.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Establish and promote high standards and expectations for students and staff for academic performance, student services, and responsibility for mature behavior.
2. Ensure compliance in the administration, scheduling, and evaluation of special education services delivery process for the development of individual education plans (IEPs), annual review, and third year re-evaluation of IEPs as required by federal and state mandates and guidelines. Ensure participation in the procedures and access to records, following notification of timeliness and the process requirements as stated in NJ Administrative Code Title 6A Chapter 14-Special Education.
3. Supervise the IEP process for all students placed in-district.
4. Follow procedures for safe storing and integrity of all public and confidential school records, ensuring that personnel and student record keeping procedures comply with state and federal law and district policy.
5. Protect the confidentiality of records and information gained as part of exercising professional duties and use discretion in sharing such information within legal confines.
6. Coordinate efforts to ensure that all responsibilities are met and exceeded, consistent with research on learning, child growth and development, and strategies in special education.
7. Observe and evaluate personnel as assigned.
8. Develop with individual staff members, when and where necessary, a professional improvement plan, a professional growth plan, and/or a corrective action plan.
9. Ensure proper compliance and reporting activities with special education programs, including:
   1. Develop and submit all required applications, documentation and reports as required;
   2. Develop qualification criteria, monitoring checklists, student folders, procedures, and timelines to guide program implementation;
   3. Manage funds with established program and fiscal requirements;
   4. Monitor program implementation to ensure compliance with regulations;
   5. Collect and analyze performance data to evaluate program effectiveness;
   6. Develop reports, corrective action plans, and proposals to improve programs and services;
   7. Present program plans or proposals and evaluative reports to the administration, school staff, and community as required.
10. Ensure that all program positions are staffed by appropriately certificated and qualified individuals.
11. Contribute to the positive environment of the department and the school.
12. Encourage staff to develop programs, services, and projects that reflect instructional diversity, alternatives, and flexibility.
13. Assume the lead role in all due process situations, including working with the appropriate legal counsel, and follow due process situations through to resolution.
14. Ensure the appropriate legal and education training for all staff in the area of special education law and compliance.
15. Perform other duties which may be assigned by the superintendent or required by law, code, regulation, and/or board policy.

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP or the Fall of 2026

Salary Range: $165,000-$185,000

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription, and dental insurance; participation in New Jersey State Pension plans; generous paid time off including vacation, sick, personal, bereavement and holiday leave; family leave in accordance with state and federal laws; summer schedule flexibility, tuition reimbursement for professional development; and access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Application Procedure:
Interested candidates must apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/hunterdon/onlineapp/

Selection Procedure:
Only candidates of interest will be contacted for interviews

The successful candidate will need to reside in the State of NJ within 1 year of appointment.