Director of Student Life & Social Emotional Learning

At Mansfield Hall, benefits are part of how we care for the full human doing demanding, meaningful work. We design our benefits to support rest, stability, and trust, because caring for students starts with caring for our people.


Time Away, Rest & Life Support

• Paid Time Off (PTO): Employees accrue paid time off to use for vacation, illness, personal needs, and life events. PTO is designed to support balance, recovery, and sustainability.
• Paid Winter Break: Each year, Mansfield Hall and Canopy College Coaching close for two weeks during the winter holiday period. Employees receive paid Winter Break time in addition to PTO, creating meaningful, protected rest.
• Medical, Family & Life Event Leave: When health or life events require time away, employees have access to paid and unpaid leave options, including medical leave, family care leave, and bereavement leave. Mansfield Hall also provides fully employer-funded short-term disability, offering up to four weeks of income replacement at 100 percent pay, along with long-term disability coverage to support financial stability during extended illness or injury.

Health, Wellness & Financial Security

• Medical Insurance (Two Plan Options): Mansfield Hall offers two medical plan options and pays the majority of monthly premium rates to help keep out-of-pocket costs minimal. Employees may choose a lower-deductible or HSA-eligible plan, which includes a pre-tax employer HSA contribution. Both plans include preventive care covered at 100 percent, access to a national PPO provider network, mental health, and prescription drug coverage.
• Wellness Care Benefit: Employees accrue wellness dollars based on hours worked, which can be used for a wide range of wellness-related expenses, including fitness, mental health supports, alternative care, dental and vision expenses, and more. Unused balances roll over year to year.
• Dental & Vision Coverage: Mansfield Hall offers dental and vision coverage options to support routine and preventive care. In addition, employees can use employer-funded wellness dollars toward eligible dental and vision expenses, helping offset out-of-pocket costs.
• Life & AD&D Insurance: Mansfield Hall provides employer-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, with additional voluntary life and dependent coverage options available to employees.
• Retirement Savings (401(k)): Employees are eligible to participate in the Mansfield Hall 401(k) plan, which includes a Safe Harbor employer match to support long-term financial security.

Everyday Supports That Matter

• Meals & Drinks During Shifts: Employees working on-site have access to free meals and drinks during their shifts, reducing daily expenses and supporting energy during the workday.
• Cell Phone & Internet Support: We provide support for work-related cell phone and internet use, recognizing these as essential tools rather than personal burdens.
• Work-Related Expenses Covered: Required travel, tools, and job-related expenses are covered or reimbursed so employees are not subsidizing their work out of pocket.

Culture as a Benefit


Some of the most meaningful benefits at Mansfield Hall are not insurance plans, but how we show up for one another. We care for the full human by operating with trust, flexibility, and shared responsibility. When life happens, employees are supported in taking the time they need. Work is structured so no one carries the load alone, and teams step in to support one another and our students. We recognize that this work is both meaningful and demanding, and we prioritize psychological safety, respect for boundaries, and sustainability over burnout. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel supported, trusted, and able to do their best work over time.


Position Summary:

The Director of Student Life & Social Emotional Learning Specialist functions in a leadership role at Mansfield Hall and is expected to embody the mission, values, philosophy, and approach of the organization. This site-based role combines student life case management, Social Emotional Learning implementation, restorative practice support, and staff development within a residential young adult setting. In addition to serving as one of two primary Case Managers for students living in the Mansfield Hall community, the Director collaborates across the team to foster a pro-social, supportive, and accountable community while coaching students in the MH core areas of Living, Engaging, and Giving.


The role is designed to strengthen student support in adaptive living skills, executive functioning, communication, emotional regulation, interpersonal development, and conflict repair, while also providing modeling, consultation, and training to staff in relationship-centered support approaches.


Supervises: Coaching Staff as assigned.


Essential Functions:

• Manage assigned caseload of approximately (typically 9-11 students), supporting adaptive living skills, independent living, social development, communication, executive functioning, vocational readiness, community engagement, and student wellness within a residential young adult setting.
• Conduct weekly coaching sessions with students to support intrinsic motivation, growth, and goal setting within the core areas of Mansfield Hall.
• Communicate with parents and key stakeholders on a weekly basis about the supports and structures in place to support growth and skill development for their students.
• Assess supports to be added, removed, or modified in student plans on a regular basis.
• Lead a team-based weekly meeting to update staff on current support plans and assess how well support plans are being executed by staff members, ensuring alignment with the program mission, vision, and values.
• Understand students' medication needs and support their ability to achieve consistent and independent medication management.
• Support student situations involving dysregulation, interpersonal conflict, family concern, or emerging crisis needs, using sound judgment, appropriate escalation, documentation, and collaboration with site leadership and external providers as needed.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the Executive Director, Academic Director, Community Outreach Director, Student Life Coaches, school officials, service providers such as therapists and psychiatrists, and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure programmatic goals are being met.
• Manage the creation of each Student MAPS and track the progress of students' individualized Student Plans by conducting weekly goal setting, goal review, and coaching sessions with students.
• Develop and implement strategies to empower students and improve executive functioning, self-advocacy, independent living, and pro-social communication skills.
  Manage various services and activities related to a student's enrollment (e.g., doctor's appointments, therapist appointments, travel arrangements, attending to needs, etc.).
• Provide direct supervision of Coaches, including ensuring adequate training in their duties.
• Attend weekly Community and Director-Level Meetings, serve on various committees, and provide leadership and training to direct-care staff.
• Participate in recruitment, admission, and marketing activities as determined by the Vice President, Enrollment and Business Development, and Executive Director.
• Participate in the On-Call Rotation.
• Facilitate the completion of formal and informal tracking tools, such as the BRIEF, Pathway to Independence Inventory, and OQ-45.
• Read academic and student life shift notes and ensure accurate daily reporting of student progress.
• Provide training to staff in conjunction with the Director of Social Emotional Learning.
• Follow and enforce policies and procedures in managing staff and carrying out responsibilities.

Social Emotional Learning Specialist Components:

• Develop, teach, and reinforce communication, conflict navigation, emotional regulation, self-advocacy, and relationship-building skills through individual coaching, group programming, staff modeling, and community-based interventions.
• Support implementation of restorative practices, including community-building circles, conflict repair conversations, and follow-up structures that help students practice accountability, empathy, and repair.
• Implement and help develop the cross-site interpersonal communication and wellness seminar curriculum.
• Provide onsite modeling, consultation and training to team members in Social Emotional Learning, Restorative Practice, and Interpersonal Communication, with close guidance and oversight from the Director of Social Emotional Learning.
• Co-lead the CARE committee with a member of site leadership.
• Oversee implementation of the Restorative Practice curriculum and support, facilitate circles related to conflict, harm, and community building.
• Cultivate partnerships with area mental health and service providers to ensure students have access to the best therapeutic, med management, Speech and
• Language, Occupational Therapy, providers in the area, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, education, behavioral sciences, higher education/student affairs, or a related field, plus at least two years of relevant experience; or bachelor's degree in a related field plus at least five years of progressively responsible relevant experience.
• Experience working with diverse learners, neurodivergent young adults, or individuals requiring support in adaptive living skills, executive functioning, communication, social development, and independent living.
• Experience in case management, student support, social work, residential life, therapeutic education, disability support, or a closely related human services setting.
• Experience supporting students, clients, or participants in residential, community-based, or higher education environments.
• Experience supporting crisis intervention, conflict de-escalation, safety planning, repair conversations, or coordinated response to student wellness concerns.
• Experience teaching, coaching, or facilitating social emotional learning, communication skills, interpersonal development, self-advocacy, emotional regulation, or related life skills.
• Familiarity with restorative practices, restorative justice, community-building circles, conflict repair, or similar relational accountability frameworks preferred.
• Experience partnering with families, providers, referral sources, and internal stakeholders to support student growth, accountability, and progress.
• Experience supervising, coaching, or providing direction to one or more direct reports or direct-care staff.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to develop strong professional relationships with community partners (therapists, campus and community resources, etc.).
• Commitment to creating an inclusive, supportive, and fun community.
• Strives to demonstrate values of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• A passion for supporting team goals and success.
• Direct and respectful communication and listening regarding interpersonal issues.
• Ability to act with high regard for the privacy, integrity, and confidentiality of all students.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills that reflect a customer service focus, attention to detail, the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks, and effectively maintain systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively synthesize and summarize information.
• Ability to anticipate the needs of the team and plan ahead.
• Ability to work under pressure, adapt to changes in the work environment, and manage competing demands.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a contributing team member and with people at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to accept feedback, reflect on one's own strengths and challenges, take accountability for actions, and have a sense of humor.
• Excellent skills in Word and Excel; Google platforms; and data systems.
• Commitment to the Mansfield Hall mission and goals.
• Knowledge of social communication challenges, executive functioning deficits, ADHD, learning disabilities, Asperger's Syndrome, nonverbal learning disabilities, and mild autism.
• Familiarity and facility with Collaborative Problem Solving, Motivational Interviewing, Universal Design for Learning, Social Emotional Learning, and Restorative Practice.
  Strong understanding of adaptive living skill development, residential support needs, and the transition-to-adulthood needs of neurodivergent young adults.
• Ability to model, teach, and coach interpersonal communication, self-regulation, conflict navigation, and repair skills.
• Ability to assess when student needs require additional support, escalation, provider coordination, or leadership involvement.
• Ability to strengthen staff capacity through modeling, consultation, coaching, and practical training.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Work involves standing and walking for brief periods of time, but most duties are performed from a seated position.
• Potential for eyestrain from reading detailed materials and computer work.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds (office equipment, paper, etc.).
• Deadlines, workloads during peak periods, and changing priorities may cause increased stress levels.
• Work typically requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate computer keyboards at a moderate skill level.
• Repetitive motion injuries may occur.
  Mansfield Hall will provide adaptive devices as needed.

Work Environment:

Internal: Work is normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment, where exposure to conditions of extreme heat/cold, poor ventilation, fumes, and gases is very limited. The noise level is moderate and includes sounds of normal office equipment (people, computers, telephones, etc.). No known environmental hazards are encountered in the normal performance of job duties. We operate in a flex-space work environment that may include distractions and interruptions. External: Limited travel may be required. Work outside the office normally takes place in similar office environments, although occasionally work may include classroom environments.

Disclaimer: The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. All of the listed functions are important and are in no particular order. This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All employees are required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Mansfield Hall is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace. People from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, women, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.