Job Vacancy Announcement

Position Title: Program Director, Disability Support Services

Position Type: Staff

Department: Student Affairs

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Grade: 15

Hiring Salary Range: $71,897-$102,804/Annually

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Job Description Summary

The program director provides strategic leadership, vision, and management for Disability Support Services (DSS) to ensure equitable access, inclusion, and student success for students with disabilities. This position leads departmental operations, compliance efforts, staff supervision, budget management, accessibility initiatives, and institutional partnerships in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), Section 504, Section 508, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Higher Education Administration, Rehabilitation Counseling, Counseling, Special Education, Student Affairs, Social Work, or a related field required.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in disability services, accessibility services, student affairs, higher education administration, rehabilitation counseling, or a related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years of supervisory and budget management experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Essential Duties

• Develop and implement a comprehensive accessibility strategy aligned with institutional priorities, student success initiatives, and legal requirements.
• Lead departmental assessment efforts, including the collection, analysis, and reporting of student success, retention, utilization, and accommodation data.
• Collaborate with Student Success and Engagement, Academic Affairs, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Facilities to advance accessibility and universal design principles across the College.
• Provide leadership in the implementation and utilization of accommodation management systems, assistive technologies, and emerging accessibility tools.
• Develop and facilitate training programs for faculty, staff, and administrators on accessibility, disability inclusion, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and best practices.
• Monitor evolving federal and state regulations related to disability services and ensure institutional compliance.
• Serve as the College’s subject matter expert on disability access, accommodations, accessibility, and inclusive practices.