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<p class="MsoNormal">Please read on for a note from Lisa Larges. I received this last week and stopped the ball on getting it sent, so please excuse the tight timeline.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Corbb, from my iPhone <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Corbb O'Connor (he/him), President<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nfbmn.org/">www.nfbmn.org</a> | (612) 872-9363:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">State Services for the Blind has two open positions for qualified individuals seeking an excellent job with the State of Minnesota. We’re grateful to you for sending these announcements
out to your networks and to any individuals you believe may be interested. Here are some details about each position and links to the full description.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1>Vocational Rehabilitation Technician<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Our Youth Services team empowers youth who are blind, DeafBlind, or have low vision to reach their goals of working and living independently in their community. This position assists
the team with fiscal authorizations and invoicing, administrative support, and providing customer service to youth, their families, and other partners on their support team.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Providing Statewide Integrated Financial Tools System (SWIFT) support for counselors as a buyer through Authority for Local Purchase (ALP) certification.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Communicating independently with vendors related to service implementation and provision, especially on the fiscal side.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Providing support to Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) and youth counselors by acting as a program liaison to assist with the referral, application, and intake process.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Providing direct and indirect services to youth who are looking for work-based learning experiences, need career exploration, or are exploring post-secondary/career training.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Applications due by August 5, 2024, and the job announcement id is 78724.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Find all the details
<a href="https://careers.mn.gov/psp/mnjobacc/MNCAREERSACCESSIBLE/HRCR/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1002&JobOpeningId=78724&PostingSeq=1">
on this page at careers.mn.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1>Volunteer Coordinator, Audio Services<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">This position ensures timely completion of customer audio transcription orders by coordinating and monitoring volunteer readers and assignments. Some of the responsibilities include:
administering oral reading tests, coordinating and monitoring recording assignments and recording activities of volunteers, keeping detailed and accurate records of volunteer recording production and progress of transcription orders, ensuring timely completion
of customer orders, researching and keeping up to date volunteer resources, recording selected print materials into audio, troubleshooting recording assignment and equipment issues, working closely with engineering and the accessible media coordinator, and
working closely with the audio quality coordinator to enhance the volunteer recording training, experience and skill-building. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The closing date is August 7, and the posting id in the State of Minnesota Careers website is 78274<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://careers.mn.gov/psp/mnjobacc/MNCAREERSACCESSIBLE/HRCR/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1002&JobOpeningId=78274&PostingSeq=1">
this page at careers.mn.gov</a> for complete details.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lisa Larges</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Outreach Coordinator</span></i><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">State Services for the Blind<b><br>
</b>2200 University Avenue West, #240, St. Paul, MN 55114</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Direct: 651.539.2278</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DEED acknowledges that all our locations stand on the land of the Dakota and Anishinaabe people. We honor the history of this land, the Native people who were here before us and who
are still here today. We commit to learn and appreciate the rich culture of Native people and pledge to support Native communities and uplift their history.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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