Program Director of Blind and Visually Impaired Support Services

Job Title: Program Director of Blind and Visually Impaired Support Services

Position Summary:

The Program Director of Blind and Visually Impaired Support Services provides leadership and oversight for specialized education services supporting students who are visually impaired, blind, or deaf-blind across diverse educational settings.

The Director ensures effective program operations, staff supervision, compliance with federal and state regulations, and alignment with instructional best practices.

The role also manages interagency collaboration, professional development, and budgetary planning to support student access and achievement.

This position exists to ensure high-quality, compliant, and equitable services for students with vision access needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:
1.

Direct program-level staff, communicating expectations, supporting employee development, and ensuring compliance with AIU policies and practices, thereby aligning the program with the agency.
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Supervise and evaluate personnel ensuring effective service delivery, compliant with students' IEPs and special education regulations, maintaining quality programming that emphasizes student growth and achievement.
3.

Recruit, orient, and manage personnel congruent with Human Resources procedures, ensuring positions are filled by personnel with appropriate credentials, so that highly qualified staff are available to deliver specialized services.
4.

Coordinates and delivers professional development on topics such as instructional practices, technologies, and regulatory requirements ensuring staff and stakeholders remain current and capable when meeting student needs.
5.

Assign caseloads and manages service delivery systems, informed by regulatory requirements and contractual provisions, such that staff are providing equitable, efficient, and responsive student support.
6.

Collaborate with schools and districts, agencies, and partners to align services, inform policy, and advocate for students with sensory impairments, safeguarding quality services and influencing system-level changes to improve learners' outcomes.
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Represent the program through collaborations with training and consultation partners, institutes of higher education, advocacy groups, and professional organizations to advance matters relating to students with sensory impairments.
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Manage the program budget, maintaining oversight in areas including staffing, resource allocation, and fee-for-service rates, in order to support responsible fiscal management and program sustainability.
9.

Oversee student referrals and evaluations, monitor timelines and documentation, and participates in student team meetings to ensure timely access to appropriate services that comply with regulatory requirements.
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Oversee the maintenance of data systems that include reporting of student service delivery, caseloads, and billing, as well as communicating with internal and external stakeh...