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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The following comes from Briley O\u2019Connor, Executive Director of the Minnesota Center for the Blind (formerly BLIND, Inc.)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cane Travel Instructor (Full-time, Exempt)</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Starting salary:</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> $50,000 + benefits</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:9.0pt"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Location:</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Minnesota Center for the Blind (MCB), Minneapolis, MN</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">About MCB</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:9.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Minnesota Center for the Blind is relaunching structured-discovery training to meet today\u2019s realities. We deliver expectation-rich instruction in cane travel,
Braille, assistive technology, home and personal management, careers, and a blindness-specific English Language Learning program. We are a proud affiliated center of the National Federation of the Blind. We are assembling a small, dynamic team that loves to
build, iterate, and innovate with students so graduates leave confident, employed, and connected.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">About the Role</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:9.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MCB is restarting programming and seeking a Cane Travel Instructor to provide structured-discovery orientation and mobility training. You will build the initial
cane travel curriculum; deliver group and one-to-one instruction using nonvisual techniques under learning shades; teach judgment-based problem solving, environmental and traffic analysis, safe street crossings, public transit use, and indoor/outdoor orientation;
adapt instruction for students with multiple disabilities; and maintain complete records and monthly progress reports for vocational-rehabilitation agencies. The role includes frequent community-based instruction in all seasons and occasional evening and weekend
lessons (for example, night travel and winter conditions).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Key Responsibilities</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<h3 style="margin-bottom:4.5pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Program Development & Instruction</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Design and maintain the initial cane travel curriculum aligned to structured-discovery pedagogy, with lesson sequences, expectations, and assessments.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deliver structured-discovery instruction (Socratic questioning, guided problem-solving) to build confidence, judgment, and independent decision-making under learning shades.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Teach adults and, as needed, K\u201312 students; provide group classes and individualized instruction across classroom and community settings; set clear performance benchmarks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Adapt instruction for DeafBlind and hard-of-hearing students, people with traumatic brain injury, Autism or other neurodiversity, and students who use walkers or wheelchairs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Work effectively alongside interpreters and other communication supports arranged by MCB; employ tactile, auditory, and plain-language strategies while maintaining high expectations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="margin-bottom:4.5pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Student Support & Operations</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participate in intake, orientation, and goal-setting for travel training.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Communicate routinely with students, families, and VR counselors regarding goals, progress, and next steps; coordinate with Braille, Assistive Technology, Home Management, Careers, and ELL instructors
to integrate cross-curricular travel goals.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Manage inventory of long white canes, learning shades, and training aids; request replacements as needed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Follow documented procedures and checklists for emergency response, severe weather, and night travel.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Represent MCB at state conventions, state agency meetings, and other external events as appropriate; share program updates and model the structured-discovery philosophy.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="margin-bottom:4.5pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Documentation & Program Administration</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Maintain accurate daily notes, attendance, and skill checklists for each student.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Produce monthly progress reports for vocational-rehabilitation agencies; contribute to Individualized Training Plans and exit summaries.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Assist with program-level budget tasks for cane travel (equipment and supplies, communication supports, transit and training expenses); submit purchase requests and reconcile receipts.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Take on related projects as program needs evolve to advance MCB\u2019s mission.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Required Qualifications</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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<strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Orientation & Mobility Certification (NOMC) \u2014 required at start date;</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> maintain active certification
and continuing education.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Demonstrated commitment to the structured-discovery philosophy and high expectations for blind and low-vision students.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Strong communication and documentation skills; ability to collaborate across disciplines.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, Word, Excel)</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and basic digital file management
in a cloud environment.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ability to conduct extended lessons outdoors and in the community in all seasons, including occasional evenings and weekends.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eligibility to work in the United States; successful completion of a background check after a conditional offer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Preferred Qualifications</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Experience developing curricula (lesson sequences, assessments, performance benchmarks).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Experience teaching or supporting DeafBlind students and working alongside interpreters; ASL proficiency a plus.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Familiarity with public transit systems and travel-related mobile apps; basic comfort with assistive technology.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities; multilingual skills a plus.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Current First Aid/CPR certification or willingness to obtain within 90 days of hire.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How to Apply</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:9.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Email your
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">resume and cover letter</span></strong> to
<a href="mailto:executivedirector@blindinc.org"><span style="color:#003366">executivedirector@blindinc.org</span></a> with the subject line "Cane Travel Instructor - [Your Name]".</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:9.0pt"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Interview accommodations:</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> If you need a reasonable accommodation for
any part of the application or interview process, please email <a href="mailto:executivedirector@blindinc.org">
<span style="color:#003366">executivedirector@blindinc.org</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MCB is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy,
sexual orientation, and gender identity), marital status, familial status, disability (including blindness and low vision), age, genetic information, veteran or military status, status with regard to public assistance, or any other status protected by applicable
federal, state, or local law. We welcome and encourage applications from people who are blind or low-vision, people with disabilities, and candidates from historically marginalized communities. All hiring decisions are based on qualifications and job-related
criteria</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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