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>Job Development Specialist
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>Vocational Rehabilitation Division
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>Location: Southwest Iowa
>Salary: $22.28 - $33.84 Hourly
>Job Type:  Temporary
>Agency:  131 Iowa Department for the Blind
>Job Number: 21-02917
>Post Close Date:  June 2, 2021
>Point of Contact:  Keri Osterhaus, VR Program 
>Administrator<mailto:keri.osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us>keri.osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us
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>To Apply:  Persons who wish to be considered for 
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>This is a non-merit temporary position with the 
>Iowa Department for the Blind.
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>Positions in this class are exempt from the 
>screening and referral requirements of the Iowa 
>Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.
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>Only applicants who meet the Minimum 
>Qualification Requirements and meet all 
>selective requirements will be placed on the eligible list.
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>The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is 
>seeking qualified applicants for the temporary 
>position of Job Development Specialist / 
>Services Specialist for the Blind 2. The 
>position will provide job development and job 
>coaching services to clients in southwest Iowa.
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>Following successful completion of training and 
>orientation in Des Moines, Iowa, the position 
>will require a home-based office with travel 
>required. This is a non-merit position with the 
>Iowa Department for the Blind. The Domicile is 
>negotiable to areas in southwest Iowa.
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>Job Duties:
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>This position is responsible for networking in 
>southwest Iowa to develop jobs for individuals 
>who are blind or have low vision, including 
>individuals with significant disabilities. The 
>individual will be responsible to communicate 
>with vocational rehabilitation counselors 
>regarding VR clients; perform job and site task 
>analysis to determine appropriate referral 
>partner and/or need for accommodations and 
>assistive technology; conduct planning meetings 
>for new clients regarding monthly placements, 
>assist employers with providing necessary 
>accommodations for clients to perform job duties effectively.
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>The individual in this position will maintain 
>case notes on the current system for client’s 
>VR cases on daily basis; perform job coaching 
>duties in the absence of the job coach (s); 
>including but not limited to: training consumers 
>on various job duties/workplace policies and 
>procedures/social skills/safe and efficient 
>operation of equipment, etc.; performing Job 
>Readiness Training; advocating for clients in 
>the workforce to promote successful 
>relationships between employers and employees. 
>The position will require the individual to 
>spend 65% or more of scheduled work hours in local communities.
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>The ideal candidate will be skilled in 
>developing and maintaining professional, 
>cooperative relations with local businesses and 
>agencies; interested in assisting individuals 
>seeking to achieve competitive and integrated 
>employment. The candidate may carry a caseload 
>of up to 15-20 clients. Strong candidates will 
>possess solid communication skills,
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>Essential Functions
>Develop competitive and integrated community employment for clients.
>Work closely with employers to coach clients 
>that we serve and provide appropriate accommodations and supports.
>Research and develop community contacts that 
>help with appropriate job placements.
>Complete data/reporting pertaining to program measurements.
>Coordinate with VR counselors and other IDB 
>staff regarding vocational objectives.
>Communicate in written, oral, and presentation 
>formats with educators, community rehabilitation 
>providers, internal partners and employers about 
>equipment modifications, accommodations, and 
>alternative techniques that help blind people succeed.
>Develop and implement approaches to help 
>individuals who are blind explore career 
>alternatives, find and interview for available 
>jobs, and keep and/or advance in current jobs.
>Conduct work-site assessments and job analysis 
>at clients' work places or potential work places 
>across the state of Iowa in order to identify potential barriers and resources.
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>It is the policy of the Department for the Blind 
>to conduct background checks on all finalist 
>candidates prior to any offer of employment.
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>Selectives
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>257 Career Development Counseling
>6 months’ experience at the high school or 
>college level or in the public or private sector 
>such as Iowa Workforce Development or an 
>employment agency. In the case of the latter, 
>must have experience analyzing and assessing 
>applicants’ work and education history and 
>applying it to career goals. Must possess broad 
>knowledge of postsecondary education and/or job 
>training infrastructure. Must be able to 
>communicate with program participants of varying 
>academic and vocational abilities
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>752 Vocational Rehabilitation
>6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a 
>combination of both that specifically relates to 
>employment and training services for individuals 
>with disabilities. That knowledge base will 
>include an awareness of the unique needs of this 
>population, laws relating to discrimination or 
>reasonable accommodations, assistive technology, 
>and an understanding of employment and training 
>systems and services, especially as provided in Iowa.
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>Minimum Qualification Requirements
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>Graduation from an accredited college or 
>university and experience equal to one year of 
>full-time professional or paraprofessional work 
>in human service fields such as: social 
>services; nursing; personnel; vocational 
>rehabilitation; education; psychology; or 
>intangible sales, interviewing, recruiting, and 
>promotion; recreation, public information, 
>volunteer service for public or private 
>organizations, fund raising, or ministry in a recognized faith or denomination;
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>graduation from an accredited college university 
>with a major emphasis in library science or 
>liberal arts and at least one year of library work experience;
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>an equivalent combination of education and 
>experience substituting the equivalent of one 
>year of full-time work experience (as listed 
>above) for each year of the required education 
>to a maximum substitution of four years.
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>Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
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>Phone: 515-281-1333
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