SENIOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR-SES - 48003096

Requisition No: 847584 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: SENIOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR-SES - 48003096

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 48003096 

Salary:  $69,599.16 - $76,559.08 

Posting Closing Date: 03/14/2025 

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Florida Department of Education

Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services

Location: Tallahassee Turlington Building

Position Title: Senior Educational Program Director (SES)

Salary Range: $69,599.16 - $76,559.08

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies up to six months.

APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS

Application Information:

• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of:
  • Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
  • Any position held by a Florida University
  • All periods of employment from high school graduation
  • All periods of current or prior unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
  • Any Education
  • Any Volunteer Experience
  • Your resume and application must match
• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.  

Hiring Information and Requirements:

• The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.

• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, the candidate MUST attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and your VA Letter that reflects level of disability if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only.

NOTE: Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

OFFICE CONTACT:

Cheyenne Silva: 850-245-0648

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position is the head supervisory position over the Instructional Support Services (ISS) section within the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services. This position is responsible for the management of activities related to program development, legal compliance and technical assistance and by the bureau related to federal and state requirements for the education of students with disabilities. This includes special programs for students who are intellectually disabled; deaf or hard-of-hearing; visually impaired; dual sensory impaired; specific learning disabled; speech or language impaired; developmentally delayed, emotionally/behaviorally disabled; orthopedically or other health impaired; traumatic brain injured; hospital/homebound, and students with autism spectrum disorder.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Note: The omission of specific job duties does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.)

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has an open position that is responsible for executing the following functions:

• Direct, coordinate, and administer select aspects of program development for exceptional students in complex statewide system of services provided by district school systems.
• Plan, organize, and direct subsections and professional staff, responsible for various aspects of program development for exceptional students, including issues related to accountability, assessment, diploma options, the Florida Standards, early childhood and secondary transitions, and coordination of multi-agency services, and unique programming based on needs of specific populations of exceptional students.
• Oversee the rule development process of selecting ESE rules assigned to the section.
• Oversee bill analyses and reviews bill analyses completed by program specialists.
• Represent the Bureau on designated department and interagency workgroups and councils.
• Help coordinate bureau legislative activities (Submission of budget requests and substantive issues, monitoring of legislative activities, bill analyses, appropriations analyses, Legislature in Review, Legislative Implementation Plan; liaison with advocacy groups).
• Coordinate and provide liaison for other bureau policy initiatives, including the development of policy recommendations.
• Coordinate the development, implementation, and monitoring of interagency agreements in compliance with federal and state requirements.
• Coordinates activities of assigned BEESS discretionary projects.
• Collaborates with other bureau staff and partners as a team leader on the BEESS Strategic Plan for designated areas.
• Review CorrFlow correspondence for bureau.
• Represent the department and bureau in advisory, interagency and advocacy groups designated by the Chief.
• Regularly seeks professional learning opportunities in relation to leadership, content knowledge, quality instruction, quality educational standards, evidence of student learning, quality instructional materials, English language acquisition, effective implementation of individual education plans for students with disabilities, and highly effective teachers and leaders.

Staff Supervision:

• Develop plans for unit with employees and other appropriate staff.
• Performs appraisals of employees including establishment of standards and responsibilities and meets regularly with employees to ensure accomplishment of standards.
• Trains employees in methods of effectively and efficiently carrying out duties and responsibilities.
• Reviews travel papers, meeting requests, forms, publications, memoranda, Corrflow and other documents for technical accuracy and compliance with policy and regulations.
• Directs the work of employees to ensure maximum use of time and resources in accordance with established priorities.
• Coordinates tasks with other units and sections
• Coordinates data collection, analysis, and reporting related to assigned tasks
• Prepares summary reports, memoranda, technical assistance documents, and other communications.
• Represents the unit/section/bureau with other departments or agency groups, school districts and regional and national groups as assigned.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

The ideal incumbent must be productive under tight timeframes, balance multiple and competing priorities, and maintain goal-directed behavior and performance sometimes under stressful conditions. The incumbent must interact courteously with others. The performance and behavior of all employees must demonstrate consideration of the workload concerns of others and must not negatively affect productivity and morale of unity. Attendance is an essential function.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five to seven years of professional experience working with students with disabilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively including verbal and written communication.
• Ability to travel
• Experience in training staff
• Experience with public speaking
• Ability to provide work samples of writing skills for grammar, editing and communication review.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicants with experience working with students with disabilities and an understanding of state laws and statutes regarding these students will be given preference.

EDUCATIONAL SUBSITITUIONS:

SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements.

• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university
• A doctoral degree from an accredited college or university

Related work experience may not substitute for any licensure, certification, or registration required by an agency and indicated in the advertised job description.

BUREAU OF EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION AND STUDENT SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT:

The Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services administers programs for students with disabilities. Additionally, the bureau coordinates student services throughout the state and participates in multiple inter-agency efforts designed to strengthen the quality and variety of services available to eligible students with disabilities.

Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services' Website

WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BENEFITS!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

LEAVE INFORMATION:

• • Annual Leave - Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions are credited with 176 hours of annual leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of the initial appointment.
  • Sick Leave - Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions shall be credited with 104 hours of sick leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of the initial appointment.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

It is the policy of the Florida Department of Education that applicants for employment/volunteer undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. No applicant for a designated position will be employed, contracted or permitted to volunteer until the level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Department. Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, finger printing for all purposes and checks under this requirement, statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local criminal records checks through local law enforcement.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM (SSS) AND REQUIREMENT

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Other Personal Services (OPS) or Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. 

For more information, please visit the Selective Service website.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.