Title: Senior Manager of Couples and Partners Services

Organization Description

Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE) helps Autistic and similarly Neurodivergent people build meaningful, connected lives. We provide individuals, families, and professionals with education, community and support, in an inclusive atmosphere of validation and respect.

AANE’s Commitment to Recruiting and Retaining Racially Diverse Professionals:
As a global leader in promoting neurodiverse environments in all aspects of society, AANE is deeply committed to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the communities we serve and in our own workplace. We are dedicated to hiring and supporting a racially diverse team, and we encourage professionals of color to apply for this and other job opportunities with our organization. Please consider joining us.

Job Description

Individual & Family Services (IFS) manages over 700 inquiries for help each month and 30+ groups per week.

The Senior Manager of Couples and Partners Services serves as the clinical lead for AANE’s neurodiverse couples and partners programming and professional development initiatives.

This role is responsible for the clinical oversight of AANE’s therapist and coach training programs, ensures compliance with continuing education requirements, develops and leads professional training and couples and partners workshops, builds relationships with clinical organizations, and advances AANE’s thought leadership in the neurodiverse couples space.

The Senior Manager of Couples and Partners Services provides direct services to neurodiverse couples and partners through support group facilitation, couples coaching, workshop facilitation, email inquiries, and information and resource consultations, ensuring all programming aligns with AANE’s neurodiversity affirming values.

Below is a breakdown of how responsibilities are to be divided. These percentages are to be discussed between the employee and their manager to ensure alignment with organizational priorities and departmental needs. Percentages may shift as programming evolves.

Programmatic and Clinical Leadership Responsibilities (40–50% of hours)

Strategic Integration and Operational Alignment

• Collaborate with additional stakeholders such as leadership, marketing, training, and operations to ensure alignment of couples and partners programming with organizational priorities

• Partner across teams to guide program direction, content development priorities, platform alignment, and expansion planning
• Coordinate with administrative staff to support registration systems, continuing education documentation, data management, reporting, and participant communication
• Contribute to budget planning, revenue monitoring, and long term sustainability of couples and professional education initiatives

• Provide occasional leadership support related to clinical, operational, or technical issues that impact program delivery

CE Oversight

• Serve as the clinical lead for AANE’s neurodiverse couples professional education pathway

• Provide clinical oversight for continuing education programming for therapists and coaches
• Ensure all CE programming aligns with ASWB, APA, and other relevant accrediting standards
• Maintain responsibility for clinical integrity, ethical alignment, and quality standards across couples and partners professional initiatives
• Monitor changes in CE regulations and professional standards and adjust programming accordingly

• Support compliance and documentation processes in coordination with relevant internal partners

Live Instruction and Curriculum Development

• Teach Certification 201, a live, virtual, comprehensive 8-week course for therapists, and other assigned training programs related to couples and partners programming

• Foster and maintain professional networks and continued learning for course participants
• Use Learning Management Software to deliver training courses
• Lead curriculum refinement and content updates based on evaluation data, participant feedback, and emerging best practices
• Drive development of new programmatic offerings responsive to community need in collaboration with leadership and cross functional stakeholders
• Develop and leads professional training and couples and partners workshops

• Contribute to thoughtful expansion of AANE’s clinical education portfolio in alignment with mission and demand

Strategic Program Development and External Engagement

• Strengthen and expand couples and partners programming across services

• Build and maintain relationships with clinical organizations, group practices, professional networks, and strategic partners
• Collaborate with marketing to support course sales, outreach strategy and professional engagement
• Support research partnerships and scholarly collaborations in coordination with leadership

• Represent AANE in professional settings related to neurodiverse couples, clinical education, and relationship dynamics

Direct Client Service Responsibilities (10-15% of hours)

Maintain engagement in services through one or all of the following:

• Facilitation of couples or partners support groups

• Providing information and resource support to couples, partners and professionals

• Consultative conversations with therapists and community professionals regarding neurodiverse couples practice

Supervisory Responsibilities (Approximately 10% of hours)

• Supervision and support of one direct administrative report

• Coordination with group facilitators
• Selection and coordination of guest presenters and trainers
• Provide internal consultation, guidance and expertise regarding neurodiverse couples and partners programming

• Participate in interviewing, onboarding, and evaluation of facilitators or contractors related to couples and partners programming

Thought Leadership and Professional Engagement (5-10% of hours)

• Stay current with literature, research, and developments related to neurodiverse couples and autism

• Contribute to articles, podcasts, presentations, or professional publications
• Represent AANE in external professional settings
• Maintain positive relationships with trained professionals and alumni of AANE’s couples training programs

• Support research partner relationships in coordination with leadership

Meeting Attendance as Needed (10-15% of hours)

One on one meetings with direct manager
IFS Senior Manager meetings
IFS Team meetings
Clinical meetings
Full staff meetings
Facilitator training
Organization wide conferences and initiatives

Requirements

• Active, independent clinical licensure required (LCSW or equivalent terminal licensure appropriate for continuing education delivery)

• Minimum 3–5 years of post licensure clinical experience, including experience with neurodiverse couples or relationship dynamics
• Experience developing and delivering professional continuing education programming
• Experience teaching or facilitating adult learners
• Deep understanding of autism and neurodiversity affirming practice
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
• Experience building professional partnerships preferred
• Experience with virtual learning platforms and online program delivery

• Some evening or weekend availability may be required.

Benefits

• Compensation competitive and commensurate with experience

• Opportunities for professional development
• Employer match for IRA contributions after 1 year
• Paid sick time as accrued
• Paid time off
• Access to health insurance, FSA and/or DCA accounts for qualifying employees

• Potential loan forgiveness through PSLF program for qualifying employees