[Job-Listings] Iowa Department for the Blind Job Posting December 17, 2025
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>Iowa Department for the Blind - 100 years of empowerment
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>Announcement
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>December 17, 2025
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>Job Posting at IDB
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>Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
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>Salary: $56,118.40 - $85,467.20 Annually
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>Location: Des Moines - 50309 - Polk County, IA
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>Job Type: Full-time
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>Job Number: 26-01586
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>Agency: 131 Iowa Department for the Blind
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>Opening Date: 12/17/2025
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>Closing Date: 1/4/2025 11:59 PM Central
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>LinkedIn Tag: #LI-DNP
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>Point of Contact: Keri Osterhaus
>(<mailto:Keri.Osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us>Keri.Osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us)
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>Job Description
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>This is a non-merit position. Candidates must
>follow the instructions in the "To Apply"
>section. 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 (listed below) will be eligible.
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>The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is
>seeking experienced Vocational Rehabilitation
>Counselors to join our statewide team. These
>positions play an important role in supporting
>Iowans who are blind, have low vision, or are
>deafblind in achieving their employment goals.
>One position will focus on serving Northwest
>Iowa, one on South/Southwest Iowa, and one on
>Central Iowa. While all new counselors complete
>a minimum 14-week training period in Des Moines,
>we are open to negotiating domicile location
>after training is successfully completed.
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>As a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with
>IDB, you will manage a caseload of approximately
>45555 clients within your assigned region,
>providing individualized counseling, guidance,
>and employment planning. Counselors work
>collaboratively with clients to help them gain
>the skills, confidence, and independence needed
>to pursue, secure, and succeed in competitive
>employment. Ideal candidates will bring a strong
>understanding of vocational rehabilitation
>principles and career development strategies,
>along with the ability to conduct assessments,
>develop employment plans, build relationships
>with service providers, employers, and
>educators, and support clients in navigating the
>job search process. Strong documentation,
>organization, communication, and time-management
>skills are essential to success in this role.
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>Duties and responsibilities include the following areas:
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>Case Management
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>· Independently prioritize workload to
>maximize effective utilization of time,
>resources, and agency assets. This position
>covers a territory of several counties in
>central Iowa and requires frequent travel.
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>· Submit necessary reports, case
>recordings, authorizations, and correspondence
>in a timely and accurate manner.
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>· Maintain client files and other
>records in an organized and specified format.
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>Application and Eligibility Determination
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>· Interview applicant, consult with
>family, and contact other sources such as
>ophthalmologists, community partners, and
>employers to procure visual, medical,
>psychological, social and educational information.
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>· Determines eligibility for services,
>assesses vocational, social and medical needs
>through appropriate testing and medical reports.
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>Plan Development/Counseling and Guidance/Plan Implementation
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>· Provide guidance and counseling
>regarding clientâs personal and vocational
>adjustment throughout the rehabilitation process.
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>· Assist clients through informed choice
>in determining appropriate vocational goals and
>serves as a resource for clients seeking
>information regarding employment and employment goals.
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>· Maintains a working knowledge of
>assistive technology and reasonable accommodations.
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>· Assist clients to obtain an employment
>outcome using a variety of job development and
>job placement strategies including contacting
>employers, assessing employersâ needs, and
>providing resources and education to employers and clients.
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>· Counsel and guide clients in the
>establishment of self-employment goals.
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>Public Awareness and Education
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>· Advocate, consult, advise, educate,
>mediate, and intercede with service providers,
>employers, and the general public.
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>· Develop and maintain referral sources
>by providing information and resources through
>personal contacts, written communication and presentations.
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>Essential Functions
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>· Interpret and analyze assessment data
>to develop goals and activities for individual plans of employment.
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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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>· Provide pre-employment transition
>services including job exploration counseling,
>work-based learning opportunities, workplace
>readiness training, counseling opportunities for
>post-secondary educational programs, and
>instruction in self-advocacy/peer mentoring to students with disabilities.
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>· Communicate with educators, community
>rehabilitation providers, and employers
>statewide about equipment modifications,
>accommodations, and alternative techniques that help blind people succeed.
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>· Develop and implement approaches to
>help eligible individuals explore career
>alternatives, find and interview for available
>jobs, and keep and/or advance in current jobs.
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>· Develop relationships with employers
>statewide to assist blind students, youth, and
>adults (with and without additional
>disabilities) to obtain, maintain, and retain employment and explore careers.
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>· Ability and means to travel within the
>local area in order to meet with clients,
>educators, employers and other professionals and
>stakeholders to perform the work of the position.
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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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>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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>AND
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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
>applicantsâ work and education history and applying it to career goals.
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>· Must possess broad knowledge of
>postsecondary education and/or job training infrastructure.
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>· Must be able to communicate with
>program participants of varying academic and vocational abilities
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>Minimum Qualification Requirements
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>Graduation from an accredited college or
>university with a degree in human
>service-oriented sciences, education, marketing
>or business and experience equal to three years of full time professional work;
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>OR
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>the equivalent of three years of full-time
>experience as a rehabilitation counselor or
>teacher shall be considered as qualifying
>provided the employee has successfully completed
>training to meet the certification criteria established by the agency;
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>OR
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>an equivalent combination of education and
>experience, substituting the equivalent of one
>year of full-time professional work experience
>for each year of the required education to a
>maximum substitution of four years.
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