Career Opportunities
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The Sherlock Center has 30 years of experience supporting the disability community in Rhode Island. Founded at Rhode Island College in 1993, the center is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). UCEDDs are evidence driven and designed to advance policies, practices and research that improve the health, education, social and economic well-being of people with disabilities, their families and their communities.
Available positions:
Adaptive Materials Specialist
The Sherlock Center is seeking an Adaptive Materials Specialist to design and oversee adapted curriculum materials and manage an adaptive materials library. This position promotes use of the library and supports schools and families by creating accessible learning resources, training educators and hosting hands-on learning events.
The person in this role will collaborate with professionals across the state to share resources and improve access to education for students with disabilities and facilitate a community of assistive technology professionals four times per year to promote the collaboration of ideas across Rhode Island.
This position requires a bachelor’s degree in special education or a related field and experience with special education and/or people with intellectual developmental disabilities. Application review will begin on Oct. 21; the position will remain open until filled.
Learn more and apply on the Rhode Island College site.
Assistive Technology Specialist
The Sherlock Center is hiring an Assistive Technology Specialist to support its programs that help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) use technology for learning, independence and daily life.
The specialist will provide training, develop resources and work with statewide partners to expand technology opportunities across Rhode Island.
This position requires a master’s degree, advanced training in assistive technology and experience with people with IDD. Application review will begin on Oct. 23; the position will remain open until filled.
Learn more and apply on the Rhode Island College site.
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
The Sherlock Center is seeking a Teacher of the Visually Impaired to provide specialized instruction and support for students ages 3 to 21 who are blind or visually impaired.
The individual will work as an itinerant vision educator conducting vision assessments; providing direct, specialized instruction of developmental and compensatory skills; and providing training and consultation to teachers, therapists and support staff on the impact of vision loss as well as educational accommodations, modifications and strategies necessary for full access to curriculum.
This position requires a bachelor’s degree in education of children who are blind or visually impaired, experience with children who are blind or visually impaired and eligibility for Rhode Island Teacher Certification as a teacher of children who are blind and visually impaired. Application review will begin on Oct. 23; the position will remain open until filled.
Learn more and apply on the Rhode Island College site.
Benefits Specialist, Bilingual
We are seeking to hire a benefits specialist who is bilingual in Spanish to counsel and educate SSI/SSDI beneficiaries about how employment will affect their benefits as well as public and private health insurance and other federal, state and/or local benefits they receive.
Applicants should be proficient in speaking and writing Spanish, have at least an associate degree and one or more years of experience supporting adolescents or adults with adults with intellectual and developmental or other disabilities. Previous work incentive benefits counseling experience is not required; training will be provided.
Initial review of applications will begin by Oct. 24 and continue until the position is filled.
Learn more and apply on the Rhode Island College site.
Vision Services Coordinator
We are seeking a Vision Services Coordinator to lead the Rhode Island Vision Services Program, which provides direct instruction and consultative services to students between the ages of 3 and 22 who are blind, visually impaired and/or multi-impaired within the school environment.
The coordinator will oversee the statewide census of children with visual impairments in Rhode Island, supervise TVIs and O&M specialists, coordinate professional development, analyze service data and collaborate with multiple state agencies. The position also includes program evaluation and management of federal quota funds.
Qualifications include a master’s degree in education or related field and valid RI Building Administrator and/or District Level Administrator: Special Education Certification, or at least three years of experience implementing and managing programs of children with special education needs. The position is open until filled.
Learn more and apply on the Rhode Island College site.
Educational Advocate (Surrogate Parent)
We are seeking to hire two full-time Educational Surrogate Parents to join an established team supporting the educational needs of children with disabilities ages 2.5 to 22 in state care whose parents are unable or unwilling to act on their behalf.
Educational Surrogate Parents attend meetings with school teams, hospitals, residential facilities and agencies that provide homes and mental health support to students. They are responsible for comprehensive record keeping, detailed data collection and case reviews. The position is open until filled.
Learn more and apply on the Rhode Island College site.
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (part time)
The Sherlock Center is seeking to hire a part-time Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments to work up to 19 hours per week for the 2025-26 school year.
This position requires a certified teacher to provide direct specialized instruction and/or consultation for students ages 3-21 who are blind and/or visually impaired during the 2025-26 school year. Teacher must be eligible for RIDE certification.
This position is open until filled. View the job description or apply for this position.
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist
The Sherlock Center is seeking to hire a part-time Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist to work up to 19 hours per week for the 2025-26 school year.
This position requires a certified orientation and mobility specialist to provide direct specialized instruction and/or consultation for students ages 3-21 who are blind and/or visually impaired during the 2025-26 school year. Orientation and Mobility Specialists must be eligible for ACVREP Certification as an Orientation and Mobility Instructor.
This position is open until filled. View the job description or apply for this position.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution that values and is committed to inclusion and expanding the diversity of its faculty and staff, Rhode Island College invites members of protected classes, including minorities and persons with disabilities, to identify themselves as such at the time of application.