Coordinator for Related Services - Social Worker

Position Type:
Administration - Certified/Coordinator

Date Posted:
4/16/2026

Location:
Specialized Student Services (SpEd Dept)

Date Available:
07/01/2026

Closing Date:
06/01/2027


Position / Title: Coordinator for Related Services

Bargaining Unit: ADM

Department/Location: Specialized Student Services

Calendar Days: 261

Reports To: Director of Specialized Student Services or Designee

JD Revision Date: 12/1/2025

Supervises: ETA, DUEA, DUSA

Function / Position Summary

The Coordinator of Related Services provides leadership, oversight, and coordination and integration of districtwide related-services and student support services. In this role, the Coordinator plays a central part in recruiting, onboarding, developing and retaining a high-quality, committed team of related-service providers and student support staff.The Coordinator ensures that staff assignments, workloads, and schedules are managed equitably and sustainably, uses data to inform staffing models and resource allocation, and fosters a professional culture that values collaboration and ongoing professional development. By supporting effective instruction, mentorship, professional learning, meaningful collaboration, and a sense of belonging across multiple provider groups, the Coordinator helps build and sustain a stable workforce, critical for consistent, high-quality, and compliant service delivery to students.


Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Oversee the Social Work department and additional related services and student support services.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state special education laws and regulations, and district special education policies and procedures related to related services.
• Lead recruitment efforts for related-services staff, including conducting interviews, hiring, and onboarding of new staff (therapists, support personnel, or contractors) to develop a high-quality, committed workforce.
• Collaborate with Universities to partner with graduate school students and practicum students
• Establish and manage equitable, sustainable staffing models, assign staff to buildings (in alignment with the ETA agreement and in partnership with human resources).
• Distribute caseloads/workloads equitably, and ensure that assignments balance district needs with provider workload.
• Assist with provider schedules as needed.
• Collaborate on budget and resource allocation with the Specialized Student Services Department.
• Ensure effective implementation of district approved resources.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead professional learning opportunities, training, and ongoing professional development for staff to strengthen skills, sustain high-quality service delivery, support retention, and encourage collaboration across provider groups.
• Provide mentorship, coaching and support to staff, facilitating collaboration, problem-solving, service consistency and shared professional practices district-wide.
• Manage staffing shortages with related service and student support groups including providing guidance when there is a staffing shortage, finding coverage, and coordinating compensatory services for students impacted by the shortage.
• Track and ensure timely and accurate service log and Medicaid billing entries.
• Monitor fidelity of inclusive service delivery and support continuous improvement by related service providers.
• Use data to analyze trends, monitor service delivery, project staffing and resources to support long-term planning and adjustments.
• Serve as primary liaison between related-services staff provider groups, building-level administrators, district office leadership, general education staff, families (as appropriate), and external providers/contractors to coordinate service delivery and maintain communication flow.
• Facilitate regular department meetings, School Department committee, Special Services Improvement Committee, cross-team coordination meetings and planning sessions with related services and student support service teams.
• Work collaboratively with building administrators to assess building-level related-service needs, coordinate scheduling and staffing assignments, and integrate push-in related-services delivery into building routines and master schedules.
• Provide technical assistance to staff and building/district leadership about related-services law, compliance, service delivery models, and best practices.
• Participate as a member of district leadership teams to align related-service delivery with the district strategic plan.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

• Professional Educator License with General Administrative or Principal endorsement, or Educator License with Stipulations with a Provisional General Administrative or Principal endorsement.
• Master's degree or higher in Special Education or a related field required.
• Certification as a school social worker is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual - Spanish/English (written/verbal) preferred.

Experience / Knowledge

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in special education, ideally across diverse disability areas, varied placements (e.g. general education, self-contained, related services).
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory/leadership experience, supervising or coordinating staff (therapists, paraprofessionals, support personnel), leading teams or departments.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state special education laws (e.g. IDEA) and ethics for related services..
• Prior experience supervising/supporting related-service providers (speech/language pathologists, vision itinerants/hearing itinerants, OTs, PTs, social workers, etc.) strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with special education assessments, online scoring systems and assessment results.

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work on a computer over major portions of the work day.
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push objects or materials up to 30 lbs. with proper technique.
• Must have own vehicle to facilitate travel within the district

Terms of Employment

• This is a 12-month position. Salary and benefits are established by the Board of Education and set forth in the collective bargaining agreement as applicable.
• The salary range for this position is $100,716.00 - $151,055.00. Our typical practice is to hire between the minimum and midpoint ($125,888.00).
• Benefit / Pension eligible, see attachment.

Attachment(s):

• Admin Benefits Sheet.pdf