Coordinator, Office of Specialized Services (Emotional Support)

Minimum Requirements

For the Emotional Support Specialty

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five years of full-time, paid, professional experience in the field of special education, which included at least three years teaching students with challenging behaviors, and has involved developing and/or implementing support systems and services to children with emotional disturbance and their families in a large urban setting, and has included coordinating efforts with varied resources as well as designing and implementing training activities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Demonstrated ability to:
  • multi-task and be efficient in managing multiple programs and sites.
  • manage educational programs to meet the needs of special education students, particularly the unique communication/sensory/physical needs of low incidence populations.

Certificates/Licenses

For Emotional Support

• Possession of a valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania instructional certificate for special education.