[Hiring] Educational Consultant @Vanderbilt University

Role Description

The Educational Consultant position with EMPOWERing Youth with Visual Impairment is part of the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and is a key individual contributor responsible for supporting the delivery of virtual professional development and resource creation to improve the transition-related outcomes of middle and high school students with visual impairments, with a particular focus on supporting rural communities. This position is a full-time, exempt, remote, grant-funded position.

Reporting directly to the Principal Investigator, the Educational Consultant will collaborate regularly with a team of faculty, staff, and university students. The Educational Consultant will:

• Develop online training modules for transition professionals and parents of students with visual impairments.
• Develop student-facing interactive online lessons.
• Create virtual resources for students with visual impairments, their families, and the professionals who support them.
• Maintain a virtual mentorship program to connect students with visual impairments to adults with visual impairments who have attended postsecondary education and/or who have participated in competitive integrated employment.
• Lead an advisory board of blind and low vision individuals (students and/or adults).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in special education, rehabilitation, or other disability-related field required.
• Professional and/or personal experience in the field of blindness/visual impairment is required.
• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple people as part of a collaborative team is required.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks and meet deadlines is required.
• Strong writing skills are necessary.
• Strong computer skills are necessary.
• Prior middle or high school teaching and/or administrative experience is preferred.
• Prior experience delivering training or professional development is preferred.
• Interest in working with/supporting rural communities is necessary.

Requirements

• This position does not have supervisory responsibility; this position reports administratively and functionally to Hilary Travers, EMPOWER VI Principal Investigator.

Benefits

• Vanderbilt University is an equal-opportunity employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.