How to hire an education supervisor

How to hire an education supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step education supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an education supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new education supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your education supervisor job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an education supervisor for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an education supervisor to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire an education supervisor that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of education supervisors and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Education Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Education Supervisor	Postsecondary education administrators oversee student services, academics, and faculty research at colleges and universities. Their job duties vary depending on the area of the college they manage, such as admissions, student life, or the office of the registrar.	$16-34
   Dean	A dean is responsible for overseeing the educational operations of the assigned department, enforcing school policies, and monitoring the students' progress by coordinating with the teachers and setting up procedures to improve teaching methods. Deans administer educational training and programs for the students, as well as extra-curricular activities to develop the students' social behavior, maximize their potentials, and increase their self-confidence... Show more	$23-72
   Student Dean	A Student Dean is focused on responding to students' needs at a college or university. They plan and direct university activities related to student services and campus life.	$15-52

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Curriculum Development
   • Patient Care
   • Education Programs
   • CPR
   • K-12
   • Mental Health
   • Classroom Observations
   • Training Programs
   • Child Development
   • Performance Evaluations
   • Medicare
   • Educational Services
   • Staff Training
   • Community Outreach

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead and develop education and eLearning programs ensuring establish financial goals and customer satisfaction.
   • Lecture, PowerPoint presentations, video training, couple with an aggressive hands on lab experience.
   • Monitor budget for program, provide technical support for computer and business equipment issues and assist patients inquiring about medical issues.
   • Develop course curriculum to include course objectives, course competencies, course duration, course instruction plan and course syllabus.
   • Redefine curriculum standards emphasizing case studies, scenarios and hands-on activities, and enable SMEs to create course content independently.
   • Format faculty presentations for syllabus and website publication.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the education supervisor job description is a good way to get more applicants. An education supervisor salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an education supervisor in Alaska may be lower than in Connecticut, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level education supervisor. Additionally, an education supervisor with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average education supervisor salary

   $50,192yearly

   $24.13 hourly rate

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   Entry-level education supervisor salary

   $35,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 26, 2025

   Average education supervisor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Maryland	$62,848	$30
   2	New York	$60,888	$29
   3	California	$57,678	$28
   4	Arizona	$56,207	$27
   5	North Carolina	$54,572	$26
   6	Nevada	$54,073	$26
   7	Pennsylvania	$53,235	$26
   8	Massachusetts	$52,576	$25
   9	Oregon	$52,213	$25
   10	Michigan	$50,348	$24
   11	Louisiana	$49,477	$24
   12	Virginia	$47,141	$23
   13	Washington	$46,795	$23
   14	Florida	$45,901	$22
   15	Iowa	$45,022	$22
   16	Georgia	$44,980	$22
   17	Colorado	$43,788	$21
   18	Texas	$43,327	$21
   19	Illinois	$42,352	$20

   Average education supervisor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Stanford Health Care	$65,666	$31.57
   2	Universal Technical Institute	$59,647	$28.68	3
   3	Fitness Centre At Celebration Health	$55,942	$26.90
   4	LCMC Health	$55,144	$26.51
   5	AHMC Healthcare	$54,921	$26.40
   6	CAP Agency - Scott Carver Dakota County	$52,847	$25.41
   7	Kaiser Permanente	$52,400	$25.19	5
   8	CHKD Thrift Store	$51,929	$24.97
   9	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	$51,768	$24.89	1
   10	University of California-Berkeley	$51,167	$24.60	12
   11	New York State Restaurant Association	$50,234	$24.15
   12	City of Austin	$50,179	$24.12
   13	Northside Hospital	$48,100	$23.13	8
   14	Touro College	$47,858	$23.01	2
   15	Cape Cod Healthcare	$47,722	$22.94
   16	Bastyr University	$47,416	$22.80
   17	The GEO Group	$47,281	$22.73
   18	Capital Area Community Services	$46,821	$22.51
   19	Menzies Aviation	$46,399	$22.31
   20	Genesis Health System	$45,892	$22.06

4. Writing an education supervisor job description

   A good education supervisor job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an education supervisor job description:

   Education supervisor job description example

   Oversee operations of the ambulatory education department; supervises employees directly and is responsible for solving most of the problems arising for assigned clinical team. Supervises and evaluates clinical care team in collaboration with Clinical Manager, including but not limited to staff development, staff assignments, ensuring adequate equipment and supplies inventory control, quality assessment and improvement, customer service strategies, assistance with performance evaluations, implementing Trinity Health Medical Group West MI operational plans, and intra- and inter-departmental communication as well as acting as a liaison with medical staff. education team members, and front-line colleagues. Follows and supports professional nursing and other clinical standards of care, Professional Practice Models, and Shared Governance Structure and Processes. Direct reports include Registered Nurses or Medical Assistants in roles as professional development specialists or clinical educators along with other clinical support staff in assigned department.
   
   + Communicates and collaborates with staff, practice leaders, operations directors, medical staff, and other personnel regarding clinical operations, patient flow and staff development opportunities.
   
   + Manages day-to-day operations of the educational departments. Resolves problems within area of specialty.
   
   + Supervises staff from an operations and clinical perspective. Collaborates with Practice Manager and Vice president to facilitate hiring and performance management responsibilities. Supports the completion of performance reviews and mentoring of all staff assigned to team.
   
   + Facilitates scheduling, staffing and daily adjustments in collaboration with the Clinical Manager based on departmental and organizational needs, understanding budgetary parameters and resources available.
   
   + Facilitates safe patient care which includes but is not limited to identifying problems, suggested needed changes, working with office Practice Leader, etc.
   
   + Assists Practice Leaders and Operation Directors, Clinical Manager and Vice President of Clinical Services, and other clinical leaders in matching human resources, clinical skills and cultural competency skills with office settings and patient needs within an office.
   
   + Identifies gaps in knowledge and works with education teams to provide for professional development support and mentoring staff within the assigned practice. Serves as a clinical expert in assigned area.
   
   + Identifies and supports practice process reviews to improve patient and colleague safety, prepare offices for accrediting bodies surveys, maintain operational effectiveness and efficiency
   
   + Provides input into clinical and operating procedures/protocols for service areas in collaboration with Clinical Education manager, Vice President of Clinical Services, Practice Leaders, and Operations Directors.
   + Monitors the quality and quantity of workflow to ensure work is completed.
   
   + In collaboration with Clinical Manager supports the implementation and attainment of daily, monthly and/or yearly goals and measures and, as requested, and assists in assessment of goal attainment for assigned areas/practices.
   
   + Maintains clinical knowledge by reading journals and attending conferences/seminars.
   
   + Models personal and professional growth by continuing education and obtaining certification in an area of specialization.
   
   + Actively participates in shared governance model for nursing and activities in support of Magnet designation.
   
   + Knows, understands, incorporates, and consistently demonstrates the Trinity Health Medical Group West MI's, Trinity Health Saint Mary's. and Trinity Health's Mission, Vision, and Values (including Living our Values), Guiding Behaviors, and Experience of Care/Excellence in Action standards in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
   
   + Performs other related duties as assigned.
   
   **Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
   
   Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
   
   Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find education supervisors for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your education supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit education supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit education supervisors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new education supervisor

   Once you have selected a candidate for the education supervisor position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new education supervisor. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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