Director of BRIDGES
The Director of BRIDGES provides the overall leadership and management of an inclusive post-secondary program for diverse students with disabilities. This position requires a wide range of professional responsibilities and activities including supervision of staff, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws related to individuals with disabilities, the development and revision of policy and procedures, program evaluation and redesign, budget and resource allocation, strategic planning, advocacy, and interaction with various College offices and functional areas. The Director will report to the Associate Vice President for Health Professions. Must be able to travel between the College's two campuses and other sites.
Key responsibilities are:
- Provides strategic leadership and administrative oversight of the BRIDGES Program, including program planning, policies, operations, staffing, budget, and resource allocation.
- Leads program development and continuous improvement, including curriculum, learning outcomes, student support models, individualized planning, assessment, and evaluation of student and program outcomes.
- Oversees student services and program operations, including academic coaching, instructional support, scheduling, registration, student records, and individualized academic and person-centered planning.
- Ensures program quality, compliance, and accountability, including accreditation, Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP), Think College Standards, grant requirements, regulatory requirements, and required reporting.
- Develops and maintains internal and external partnerships with academic departments, College offices, community agencies, service providers, employers, school districts, and other stakeholders to support student success and program development.
- Leads outreach, recruitment, and community engagement to increase awareness of the BRIDGES Program and strengthen transition, internship, employment, and other postsecondary opportunities for students.
- Leads and oversees the BRIDGES Advisory Council and represents the program and College with community, governmental, professional, and educational organizations.
- Supervises, develops, and evaluates program personnel and serves as an institutional resource on inclusive postsecondary education, emerging practices, and standards for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Job Requirements:
Education Required: Master's Degree or higher.
Experience Required: Experience as a clinician and/or advocate working with adolescents and young adults with intellectual, developmental and/or autism spectrum disabilities (ID, DD, ASD). Familiarity with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and important provisions that improve access to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:
- Knowledge of the characteristics of people with mild to moderate ID, DD and ASD.
- Experience with interagency collaboration and working with community agencies and adult services.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Supervisory experience.
- Experience administering budgets.
- Grant writing and management experience.
- Community College or higher education experience.
- Ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with supervising personnel, coworkers, all constituents, and the public.
- Perform well under pressure, within time constraints, with a high degree of accuracy, diplomacy and confidentiality.
- Ability to coordinate workflow while dealing with multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to present complex information and data in a coherent fashion
- Bilingual Skills.
Additional Information:
Deadline for Applying: November 15, 2026
Position begins January 2027
Salary range: $61,117 to $80,980 per annum. Commensurate with experience. This is a Staff & chair Grade 60 12 month position.
SUNY Orange offers a competitive benefits package which includes:
- Excellent low-cost health insurance
- Generous leave policy (including Winter and Spring Breaks)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Retirement Plans
- Retiree Health Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible
Orange County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or any other category protected by law. The College adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in public institutions of higher education. Inquiries regarding this non-discrimination policy may be directed to: Iris Martinez-Davis, Civil Rights Compliance Officer, 115 South Street, Middletown NY 10940, (845) 341-4662, iris.martinezdavis@sunyorange.edu.
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