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<font face="Calibri" size=2><b>From:</b></font> Salas, James, CFB
<James.Salas@state.nm.us> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 23, 2021 1:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Haro, Juan, CFB <Juan.Haro@state.nm.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Blindness Skills Instructor Vacancy in Las
Cruces<br><br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Good Afternoon Tonia, <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Would you please forward the following
vacancy announcement to the NFBNM list? Thanks so much, <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Jim<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>>>> <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times"><a name="OLE_LINK17"></a>Greetings,
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">We are recruiting to fill a Blindness
Skills Instructor vacancy with the NM Commission for the Blind. The
position is in our Las Cruces office and serves the Southern/Southwestern
part of New Mexico. <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">The most relevant portions of the job
posting are provided below my signature block. The position is open
until filled, but please apply as soon as you can. <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times"><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a>To reach the
job posting, <a name="OLE_LINK3"></a>go to the NM State Personnel Website
at <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times"><a href="http://www.spo.state.nm.us">
www.spo.state.nm.us</a>, click the link for View Job Opportunities and
Apply, enter the word "blind" in the search field, and look for
the Blindness Skills Instructor vacancy in Las Cruces. <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Applications are accepted through the
New Mexico State Personnel Office online application system only!<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Note to screen reader users: Should
you experience difficulty with the application utility, please notify Ms.
Andrea Rivera-Smith of the State Personnel Office at (505) 695-5606. You
may request assistance with the application. She can also confirm
that your application (including uploaded transcripts, licenses, etc.)
has been successfully received for consideration.<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Interested individuals can contact
either Mr. Juan Haro or me to discuss the position. Mr. Haro
manages the Independent Living Program on my VR/IL team and can be
reached at 505.383.2245 or at
<a href="mailto:Juan.Haro@state.nm.us">Juan.Haro@state.nm.us</a>.
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Thanks much.<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Jim <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>James L. Salas <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Deputy Director <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>NM Commission for the Blind<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Phone 505.383.2251<br>
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<a href="http://www.cfb.state.nm.us">www.cfb.state.nm.us</a><br><br>
<a href="mailto:James.Salas@state.nm.us">James.Salas@state.nm.us</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>New Mexico Commission for the Blind<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Vacancy Announcement<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Job Title: Blindness Skills Instructor
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Full/Part Time: Full-Time<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Regular/Temporary: Regular - Permanent<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Closing Date: Open Until Filled <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Pay Grade: 65<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Salary: The salary range for this position
is $34,226 - $59,553 Annually<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>($16.45 - $28.63 Hourly).<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Offered salary will be based on education and
experience. <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Benefits: Full State of New Mexico
benefits, including health insurance, life insurance, retirement, sick
leave, annual leave, and ten holidays.<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Why does the job exist</font>? Provides
blindness skills training, primarily training in orientation and mobility
(cane travel), personal management, assistive technology, braille, and
home management to blind and visually impaired individuals. This position
serves both Independent Living/Older Blind Program and Vocational
Rehabilitation Program participants.<br><br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a>- How does it get
done? </font>Incumbent receives client referrals from medical providers,
school personnel, VR counselors, friends, family members, and other
sources; meets with referred individuals to determine their needs;
reviews medical documentation to determine eligibility for agency
services; provides core services; develops an Independent Living Plan
(ILP) for individuals requiring intensive blindness skills training;
manages a budget for needed products; develops lessons; schedules regular
appointments to deliver needed aids, devices, technology, and skills
training in order to accomplish ILP goals; manages assigned cases using
AWARE case management system; and conducts regular outreach and trainings
throughout service territory. <br><br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>-<a name="OLE_LINK12"></a> Who are the
customers?<a name="OLE_LINK13"></a> Students and adults with blindness or
severe visual impairments, family members, school personnel, employers,
and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors. <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Ideal Candidate: </font>The ideal candidate
possesses a Bachelor's Degree with three years of related experience.
Related experience would include in-depth experience with basic computer
technology, assistive technology for blind and visually impaired
individuals, and skills training, in addition to the ability to teach
cane travel, Braille, communication skills, and other skills related to
activities of daily living for blind and visually impaired
individuals.<br><br>
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-<a name="OLE_LINK16"></a> Minimum Qualifications, including
Substitutions: Associate's Degree in Education, Social Science,
Behavioral Science, or related field and two (2) years of experience in a
field such as orientation and mobility, vocational rehabilitation
counseling, education, social work, gerontology, family and community
services, child development, home economics related to families, or
services for people with disabilities. Additional education may
substitute for the required experience on a year for year basis.
Experience in this job classification may substitute for the required
education on a year for year basis.<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- If you have indicated on your application
that you have attended college, you must attach a copy of your unofficial
college transcript to the application. <br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>Working Conditions: work requires daily
visits to client homes, secondary and post-secondary schools, and
employer locations; regular exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal
(VDT), personal computers, printers, scanners, and video magnifiers; and
requires extensive telephone usage. Duties require lifting of typical
modern desktop video magnifiers, as well as walking, standing, sitting,
bending, and crawling. Regularly works with individuals with secondary
disabilities, some of which resulting in challenging behaviors.
Occasionally exposed to service animals. 80% of the work is
performed away from the office, traveling throughout the Southern and
Southwestern New Mexico service territory, including occasional overnight
travel using agency vehicles. <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">- Bargaining Unit: This position is
covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of
that agreement apply and must be adhered to.<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- Agency Contact Information: Ms. Annica
Gonzales, (505) 476.4456<br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=2>- There are also approximately ten questions
addressing education, experience, and specialized qualifications. <br>
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