Director of Social Emotional Learning and Student Support

Director of Social Emotional Learning and Student Support

Pittsfield Public Schools Mercer Administration Center
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts

District Level
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts

• Job : 5840999
• Final date to receive applications: Aug 03, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)
• Posted: Jul 20, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 4, 2026

OPEN POSITION

Director of Social-Emotional Learning and Student Support

Location:

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Start Date:

August 2026

OUR DISTRICT & COMMUNITY

Located in the largest city in Berkshire County, Pittsfield Public Schools serves approximately 5,000 PreK–12 students across 14 schools. The district offers employees competitive salaries, a comprehensive insurance package, state and private retirement options, course reimbursement, paid professional development, and health and wellness opportunities. Under the leadership of our new superintendent, the district is working on a wide range of initiatives designed to improve educational quality, employee support, and work-life balance.

Renowned for its natural beauty, the Berkshires combine small-town New England charm with a rich cosmopolitan cultural life. Nearby towns like Lenox, Stockbridge, and Great Barrington offer local shops, farm-to-table dining, and vibrant arts communities, and the region boasts state forests, hiking trails, lakes, festivals, museums, galleries, and a variety of world-class cultural institutions such as Tanglewood (summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra), MASS MoCA, and the Norman Rockwell Museum.

Pittsfield Public Schools is looking for leaders and educators who passionately believe that every student—regardless of background, ability, or circumstance—deserves an educational experience that values them, challenges them, and prepares them to succeed in every area of adult life.

As the Director of Social-Emotional Learning and Student Support, you will be one of the district’s most influential instructional leaders. This position offers the opportunity to shape SEL and student-support practices across the entire district and work alongside a leadership team invested in your success.

If you’re ready to bring your expertise, energy, and heart to a district where the work truly matters, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have a genuine passion for working with adolescents, families, and educators, as well as the critical role that SEL can have in improving the lives of students and families.
• Be deeply committed to ensuring every student receives the support they need to succeed academically and socially.
• Lead with cultural humility and the recognition that true belonging must be modeled, supported, and actively cultivated.
• Have the ability to develop trusting, caring, and respectful relationships with students and families from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
• Be a collaborative, solutions-oriented team player who’s able to think critically and problem-solve effectively with school leaders, teachers, and support specialists.
• Communicate with clarity, openness, warmth, and honesty.
• Be open to receiving constructive feedback and committed to their own professional learning and growth as a leader.

• The Director of Social Emotional Learning and Student Support will report to the Assistant Superintendent for College and Career Readiness and Student Support.
• Design and evaluate district-wide SEL curricula and student support programs.
• Support the effective implementation of SEL curricula and interventions at the school and classroom levels through training, coaching, and other strategies.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and professional development to counselors, social workers, and school-based support staff.
• Develop and monitor systems, such as MTSS/PBIS frameworks, that assess SEL skills and ensure students receive timely academic, behavioral, and emotional support.
• Partner with principals and teachers to build positive, inclusive, and supportive school climates.
• Analyze student data to identify student needs, close gaps, improve systems, and measure program impact.
• Engage families and community…