What is a director of special services and how to become one

Key steps to become a director of special services

1. Explore director of special services education requirements

   Most common director of special services degrees

   Bachelor's

   57.4 %

   Master's

   26.7 %

   Associate

   7.7 %

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2. Start to develop specific director of special services skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Social Work	9.53%
   Business Development	8.01%
   Mental Health	7.53%
   Securities	7.27%
   Treasury	7.12%

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3. Complete relevant director of special services training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New directors of special services learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a director of special services based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real director of special services resumes.

4. Research director of special services duties and responsibilities

   • Develop and manage a capital budget of $200K, an operational budget of $100K and 50 FTE's.
   • Coordinate Medicaid billing for the district.
   • Direct the administrative and clinical operations of rehabilitation services for a two-campus 325-bed acute-care hospital and hospital-base home health agency.
   • Maintain and supervise all clinical performance improvement systems for JCAHO accreditation.

5. Get director of special services experience

   Generally, it takes 2-4 years to become a director of special services. The most common roles before becoming a director of special services include special education teacher, teacher team lead and director of special education.

6. Prepare your director of special services resume

   When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your director of special services resume.

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7. Apply for director of special services jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a director of special services job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams