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:
Associate Director
The Associate Director supports the Executive Director in the leadership and administration of the Sherlock Center on Disabilities and plays a key role in advancing the center’s mission, meeting federal requirements and implementing its five-year work plan.
This role will focus on overseeing the Sherlock Center’s adult initiatives, including work incentive benefits counseling, conflict-free case management, person-centered thinking and the Self-Directed Supports Network.
Responsibilities include supervising staff, overseeing contracts and grants, and representing the center with community partners and stakeholders. Applicants must have administrative experience in intellectual and developmental disabilities and experience managing budgets, contracts and grant-funded projects.
Application review will begin on March 27; the search is open until the position is filled.
Learn more and apply on the Rhode Island College site.
Technical Assistance Specialist, Conflict Free Case Management
The Sherlock Center is seeking a Technical Assistance (TA) Specialist to support the implementation of Conflict-Free Case Management (CFCM) in Rhode Island.
This position will provide training, coaching and technical assistance to conflict-free case managers who serve individuals supported through BHDDH and LTSS. The TA Specialist will work with partners across the state to strengthen person-centered, equitable and unbiased case management practices that improve outcomes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those with co-occurring physical, mental health or age-related needs.
This position requires a bachelor’s degree and at least five years of experience with demonstrated expertise in person-centered planning, case management or service coordination for people with IDD. 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. The position is open until 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.
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.