Manager of Education
About the role
About This Role
As the Manager of Education, you'll provide leadership and oversight for our Education Specialists across multiple Compass sites while helping ensure a consistent, high-quality educational experience for our adolescent patients. You'll partner closely with the Center of Excellence (COE) for Education, clinical leadership, and interdisciplinary treatment teams to support educational programming, staff development, and operational excellence.
This role combines people leadership, clinical collaboration, and program implementation. You'll directly manage Education Specialists, support standardized educational initiatives, oversee complex education cases, and help ensure patients receive compassionate, coordinated educational support throughout their treatment.
Please Note: This is a temporary, fixed-term position from August 2026 through May 2027. This role is expected to begin approximately one week prior to the start of the school year, and will conclude on the last day of the school year. Periodic travel to Illinois may be required.
What You'll Do
- Provide direct leadership and supervision for Education Specialists across multiple sites
- Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to support employee development, coaching, and performance
- Lead onboarding and training of new Education Specialists in partnership with the Education Center of Excellence
- Support the implementation of standardized education practices and key organizational initiatives
- Assign, monitor, and balance Education Specialist caseloads
- Carry an individual patient caseload as needed
- Provide consultation and oversight on complex education cases
- Lead weekly and/or bi-weekly Education team meetings
- Partner with site leadership by participating in leadership huddles, daily rounds, and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Support Academic & Skills Integration and Therapeutic Resource Hour programming
- Provide LBS1 supervision for Illinois Virtual Program staff and assist with Virtual Academic Skills Integration coverage as needed
- Coordinate tutoring services, when applicable
- Partner closely with the Education Center of Excellence to support department goals and initiatives
- Collaborate with the Billing team to resolve education-related billing questions and ensure appropriate documentation
- Support billing oversight and education department operational processes
- Assist with key initiative projects and other priorities as assigned
Who You Are
- Master's degree in Education or a related field (highly preferred)
- Active LBS1 teaching license required
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred
- Experience working with students with emotional and behavioral health needs
- Strong knowledge of public school systems, special education processes, IEPs, and educational accommodations
- Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members
- Strong organizational, communication, and time management skills