<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:12pt;"><div> -------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Rehabilitation Teacher Job Annoucement- Connecticut Dept of<BR>Rehabilitation Services- Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind<BR>From: "Sigman, Brian" <<a href="mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov">Brian.Sigman@ct.gov</a>><BR>Date: Wed, December 10, 2014 11:53 am<BR></div>
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<DIV><B>STATE OF CONNECTICUT</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>JOB OPPORTUNITY</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Department of Rehabilitation Services/Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>REHABILITATION TEACHER 1</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>PLEASE FOLLOW THE SPECIFIC APPLICATION FILING INSTRUCTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Open To: Public and current State Employees</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Job Posting #: 34750</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Hours: 7 hours daily; 35 hours per week; 12 month</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Schedule: Monday through Friday</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Location: 184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT 06095</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Salary: RT $47620.00 – $53508.00</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>(Starting salary depending on education level)</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Posting Date: December 8, 2014 – December 22, 2014</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Preferred candidates will have experience with teaching adults with vision impairment how to use adaptive </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>devices to maintain independence in their homes and community, and also have experience evaluating </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>adults with vision loss in the use of non-prescribed low vision aids. </B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Under close supervision interviews clients to obtain information regarding effects of blindness on life skills </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>and activities and to determine client limitations; develops instructional plan based on needs of individual </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>client; evaluates and teaches independent living skills to clients at home, work, school and community </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>center; instructs and evaluates blind, visually impaired and multi-disabled persons in communication skills </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>such as Braille, reading, writing, typewriting, use of adaptive technology and methods of communicating </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>with deaf-blind persons; instructs and evaluates blind persons in various daily life skills and activities </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>including leisure time; counsels and provides information regarding using and obtain ing special aids and </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>assistive devices; provides advice to families of the blind regarding ways of assisting the blind; reports </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>needs for eye care or other special services to appropriate resources; consults with rehabilitation and </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>casework staff in order to evaluate client needs; confers with other staff and works cooperatively with other </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>agencies regarding cases; maintains case records on assigned caseload; performs related duties as </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>required.</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Knowledge of individual and group behavior; knowledge of methods and techniques of teaching the blind </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>and visually impaired; knowledge of current education, social, health and economic problems and their </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>relationship to working with the blind and visually impaired; knowledge of adaptive technology; knowledge </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>of interviewing techniques; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to provide </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>counseling and training to clients; ability to read and write Braille or translate printed material into </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Braille.</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING REQUIRED:</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in education, social sciences, </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>family and consumer science or in a related field.</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Candidates who meet the above requirements should complete a </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>State of Connecticut Application for Examination or Employment (CT-HR-12) along with (3) three </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>professional references. Current state employees should include their two (2) most recent service </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>ratings. Due to the large number of applications received, we cannot confirm receipt of applications. </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Incomplete, blank or late applications will not be considered. Also, no fax, or hand-delivered </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>copies will be accepted. Please send your completed State of Connecticut Application for </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Examination or Employment (CT-HR-12) to:</B></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Calibri, sans-serif"><A href="mailto:DORS.Recruitment@ct.gov" target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff size=4 face="Arial, sans-serif"><U><B>DORS.Recruitment@ct.gov</B></U></FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B>PLEASE NOTE, THE POSTING NUMBER MUST BE IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE EMAIL</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>or</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Department of Rehabilitation Services</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>55 Farmington Avenue, 12</B><FONT size=2><SUP><B>th</B></SUP></FONT><B> Floor</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Hartford, CT. 06105</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>ATTN: Human Resources</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 22, 2014</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>The CT-HR-12 Application Form may be downloaded from the State of Connecticut’s Department of </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Administrative Services Human Resources Services Website at: </B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Calibri, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.das.state.ct.us/exam/default.asp#APPLICATION_FORMS" target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff size=4 face="Arial, sans-serif"><U><B>www.das.state.ct.us/exam/default.asp#APPLICATION_FORMS</B></U></FONT></A><FONT size=4 face="Arial, sans-serif"><B>.</B></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Note: The filling of this position will be in accordance with reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>promotion and merit employment rules, if applicable.</B></DIV>
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<DIV><B>The State of Connecticut is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and strongly encourages the </B></DIV>
<DIV><B>applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.</B></DIV>
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