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<h2><b>Senior Services Specialist for the Blind 1/Home Management
Instructor </a></b></h2><br>
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<b>Location:</b> Des Moines, IA <br>
<b>Salary Minimum:</b> $51,292.80<br>
<b>Salary Maximum:</b> $78,124.80<br>
<b>Job Type: </b> Full-time<br>
<b>Agency:</b> 131 Iowa Department for the Blind<br>
<b>Job Number:</b> 22-00834<br>
<b>Post Close Date:</b> September 30, 2021<br>
<b>Point of Contact:
</b><a href="mailto:karly.prinds@blind.state.ia.us">Karly Prinds</a><br>
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Senior Services Specialist for the Blind 1/Home Management
Instructor</a><br>
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<b>This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department for the Blind.
Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral
requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human
Resources Enterprise. </b><br>
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<b>Job Description: </b>The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is
seeking applicants for the position of Senior Services Specialist for the
Blind 1/Home Management Instructor in the adult comprehensive Adjustment-
to- blindness orientation center.<br>
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This person provides small group instruction in the nonvisual skills of
cooking, cleaning, and daily living /personal management. We are looking
for someone who will participate fully in center activities and challenge
students to grow and reach their fullest potential. Our programs are
based on a positive attitude toward blindness and a belief in the
normality and competency of blind people. We know that with proper
training and opportunity, blind people can live full, happy, and
successful lives.<br>
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<b>Duties include but are not limited to the following:</b><br>
Provide individualized, nonvisual instruction to adults in all areas of
home management including, but not limited to: food shopping and
preparation, sewing, cleaning, labeling, clothing organization and care,
personal management and budgeting.<br>
Produce braille recipes using embossers and software.<br>
Provide instruction to several students in a small group format.<br>
Demonstrate and promote a positive attitude toward blindness amongst
center students.<br>
Evaluate student progress, set goals, and write progress reports within
the case management system.<br>
Participate fully in all center activities.<br>
Purchase and maintain classroom supplies.<br>
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<b>Essential Functions & Critical competencies:</b><br>
Expertise in the area of home management.<br>
Ability to read and write contracted Braille within three months of start
date.<br>
Ability to develop lessons and curriculum.<br>
Ability to coordinate teaching services to insure that adult students
receive effective instruction in their apartment.<br>
Ability to evaluate student progress and work with students to develop
goals and objectives.<br>
Ability to explain information in a clear and concise manner to students
with varying levels of technical knowledge and a wide range of
educational and cultural backgrounds.<br>
Thorough knowledge of, and ability to develop alternative techniques
of<br>
Blindness and to maintain knowledge of past and current related practices
and techniques.<br>
Excellent judgment.<br>
Ability to handle stress.<br>
Ability to handle multiple tasks at once.<br>
Ability to identify and solve problems both independently and as part of
a team.<br>
Good oral and written communication skills.<br>
Ability to use Microsoft Windows 10 and Office Suite.<br>
Ability to engage in limited travel.<br>
Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude toward blindness.<br>
Thorough knowledge and understanding of the agency's philosophy of
blindness and the ability to implement this philosophy in work
duties.<br>
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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.<br>
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Minimum Qualification Requirements<br>
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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;<br>
OR<br>
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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;<br>
OR<br>
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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. <br>
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