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cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:3.75pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;text-align:start'><h1 style='line-height:110%;text-align:start'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjExMTAuNjY1MDgxMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb3Zlcm5tZW50am9icy5jb20vY2FyZWVycy9pb3dhL2pvYnMvMzc5ODAwNy9zdW1tZXIteW91dGgtcHJvZ3JhbS1zdGFmZj9kZXBhcnRtZW50JTVCMCU1RD0xMzErSW93YStEZXBhcnRtZW50K2Zvcit0aGUrQmxpbmQmcGFnZXR5cGU9am9iT3Bwb3J0dW5pdGllc0pvYnMmc29ydD1Qb3NpdGlvblRpdGxlJTdDQXNjZW5kaW5nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.dgE45dQrXEYBnCl9VLjHjgKeC30mKG0Ld7oN4AEY9s4/s/894646797/br/147976744412-l" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333333;text-decoration:none'>Summer Youth Program Staff</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Education and Training Division</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Location:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> Des Moines, IA <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Salary:</span></strong> $17.43<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Job Type: </span></strong> Temporary <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Agency:</span></strong> 131 Iowa Department for the Blind<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Job Number:</span></strong> 23-01645<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Post Close Date:</span></strong> January 3, 2023<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Point of Contact: </span></strong><a href="mailto:helen.stevens@blind.state.ia.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2E406B'>Helen Mejia</span></a><br><b><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a 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Applications will be evaluated based on the cover letter and resume uploaded to the site. While offers of employment cannot be made until January, the first interviews will be scheduled for the week after Thanksgiving, and applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Job Description:</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>LEAP summer staff will support the mission, vision and values of the Iowa Department for the Blind during our two-month residential summer program for youth ages 14-21. 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style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Work Schedule: </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br>Initial staff training will be held in Des Moines the weekend of March 24-26. The primary time of employment will be May 30-August 17, 2023. Summer youth counselors may consistently work significantly more than forty hours per week, based on the number of students enrolled in the program and those students’ needs. Exact schedules will be determined by the needs of the students in the program, and the skillset of each staff member. Tentative staff role assignments will be announced after the March training weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>This is a non-merit internship with the Iowa Department for the Blind.</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>It is the policy of the Department for the Blind to conduct background checks on all finalist candidates prior to any offer of employment. </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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