Job Openings

Rhode Island College

03/11/2022

The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College invites applications for the Vision Services Coordinator, Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities. This is a full-time, calendar year, temporary position.

The Vision Services Coordinator will coordinate management and administrative activities of the Rhode Island Vision Services Program.  The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, founded at Rhode Island College in 1993, 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. The mission of the Sherlock Center is to promote membership of individuals with disabilities in school, work and the community.  

Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. 

Required qualifications:                                                                                                                                                                               

• Master’s degree in a discipline related to education and a valid RI Administration Certification                           
• Knowledge of Early Intervention and Special Education systems in Rhode Island                                                     
• Knowledge of the RI Teacher Evaluation System                                                                                                              
• General knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of Vision Teachers and Orientation and Mobility Specialists                     
• Ability to analyze data, communicate findings, and make programmatic changes based on data

Preferred qualifications:                                                                                                                                                           

• Experience as a Special Education Administrator and/or approved RI Department of Education Teacher Evaluator

Application deadline: 3/28/2022

Proposed starting salary: $70,000-$80,000

E_mail: abatista@ric.edu

Phone: 14014568216

Cert: Any Certification

For a full job description, which includes additional responsibilities and requirements for the position and application procedures, see https://employment.ric.edu/.  Candidates must apply on-line, using Rhode Island College’s PeopleAdmin Applicant Tracking system.