[Job-Listings] Job Posting - Youth Service Worker Summer Staff Iowa

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>Youth Service Worker Summer Staff
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>Salary: $17.24- $25.19 Hourly
>Location: Des Moines
>Job Type:  Temporary
>Agency:  131 Iowa Department for the Blind
>Job Number: 22-01739
>Closing:  January 9, 2022 at 11:59 PM Central
>LinkedIn Tag: #LI-DNP
>Point of Contact: <mailto:helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us>Helen Stevens
>To Apply:  For consideration applicants must 
>send a cover letter and resume to: Helen Stevens 
>Education and Training Director Iowa Department 
>for the Blind 524 Fourth Street Des Moines, IA 
>50309 <mailto:helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us>helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us
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>This is a non-merit position with the Iowa 
>Department for the Blind . Candidates must 
>follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section.
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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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>Job Description:
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>Temporary Summer Youth Counselors will support 
>the mission, vision and values of the Iowa 
>Department for the Blind. Counselors will mentor 
>youth ages 14-21 during IDB’s two-month 
>residential summer program. Roles will be 
>assigned based on staff skills and student 
>needs, but will include teaching alternative 
>techniques of blindness through daily classes 
>such as braille, cane travel, access technology, 
>home and personal management, as well as 
>teaching alternative techniques of blindness 
>through assisting students in their apartments 
>and during evening and weekend activities.
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>Strong candidates will possess solid 
>communication skills, maturity, the ability to 
>follow directions and ask questions as needed, 
>as well as a strong belief in the abilities of 
>blind persons and a commitment to helping 
>students grow toward their potential. Housing is 
>available for employees who live outside the Des Moines area.
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>Duties:
>Support student learning through braille, 
>technology, personal management, cane travel, and money management instruction.
>Provide instruction in social skills, appropriate etiquette and self-advocacy.
>Reinforce blindness skills learning through 
>assisting students with daily living tasks, meal 
>planning and preparation, grocery shopping, 
>laundry, and cleaning and organizing apartments.
>Assist students in traveling to and 
>participating in activities in the community 
>such as eating at restaurants, bowling and rock climbing.
>Reinforce proper cane technique and other 
>nonvisual skills during these activities.
>Serve as a role model for students in the use of 
>nonvisual techniques and problem-solving skills.
>Ensure safety of students by monitoring student 
>behavior and the student living areas.
>Communicate with other summer program staff 
>regarding student needs and progress. Document 
>student progress including written student reports at the end of the summer.
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>Essential functions of this position:
>Demonstrate and promote a positive philosophy of blindness
>Actively monitor student behavior and living areas
>Communicate regularly with program leaders 
>regarding student needs and concerns
>Document student progress through detailed written reports
>Demonstrate proper use of the long white cane
>Read and write braille to support students in developing their braille skills
>Actively participate in all summer program activities
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>Work Schedule:
>Initial staff training will be held via Zoom the weekend of March 25-27.
>Additional remote training will be scheduled 
>with employees during April and May.
>The primary time of employment, in person in Des 
>Moines, will be June 1– August 19, 2021.>
>Summer youth counselors may consistently work 
>significantly more than forty hours per week, 
>based on the number of students enrolled and those students’ needs.
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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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>Part Time/Full Time Status: Temporary Full-Time Positions
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>Salary: $17.24/hr. Expected total salary to be approximately $7,500.
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>Minimum Qualification Requirements
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>Graduation from high school or G.E.D.;
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>experience equal to two years of full-time work 
>in a youth service program working directly in 
>the treatment of adjudicated, at risk, or other 
>youths needing service or assistance.
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