Job Description

WE’RE HIRING: PROGRAM DIRECTOR

**DOE-Funded Special Education Program | LBAPS**

📍 **Brooklyn, NY**

💼 **Full-Time**

💰 **$60–$75/hour – Negotiable**

⭐ **Great Pay**

LBAPS is a rapidly growing ABA organization committed to expanding access to life-changing Applied Behavior Analysis services for children with autism and related developmental needs.

We are seeking an experienced **Program Director** to lead the growth and external operations of a DOE-funded special education program serving students with **autism spectrum disorder and ADHD** within general education settings in private schools.

The program’s instruction and behavior support are BCBA-driven. The Program Director will serve as the outward-facing leader, ensuring the program remains fully enrolled, properly staffed, well represented, and thoroughly documented.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Drive recruitment, marketing, and enrollment growth
2. Represent the program in due process and impartial hearings and testify as needed
3. Attend IEP meetings and represent the program’s position on services and mandates
4. Serve as the point of contact for parents, school and district administration, evaluators, related-service agencies, counsel, and funding sources
5. Oversee intake, enrollment, scheduling, data collection, documentation, billing, and reporting systems
6. Select, implement, and maintain practice-management, data-collection, CRM, HR, and document-storage platforms
7. Train staff on consistent use of operational systems

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree required; master’s in Special Education, ABA, Psychology, Business, or a related field preferred
2. 3–5+ years of leadership, business development, or program administration experience, ideally in special education, ABA, or human services
3. Working knowledge of IEP/IESP processes, DOE funding structures, due process/impartial hearings, and special education regulations
4. Proven success in recruitment, enrollment growth, or marketing
5. Experience building and managing operational systems and workflows
6. Willingness to testify at impartial hearings; hearing or deposition experience is a plus
7. Strong writing skills and ability to review clinical and educational documentation
8. Excellent interpersonal skills and credibility with families, administrators, and attorneys

📧 **To Apply:** Send your resume to **Resumes@LBAPS.com**

Experience Required

3-4 years