[MN-at-Large] Job Opening at State Services for the Blind for Braille Specialist

[David Andrews]

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larges, Lisa (DEED) <lisa.larges at state.mn.us>
>Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2020 8:13 AM
>To: Larges, Lisa (DEED) <lisa.larges at state.mn.us>
>Subject: Job Opening at State Services for the Blind for Braille Specialist
>
>Greetings,
>First, we hope you are staying well.
>Secondly, we appreciate your assistance in passing on the information about
>this job opening to any interested persons. Your assistance helps us reach
>the widest pool of potential applicants as we seek to build a skilled and
>diverse workforce.
>
>
>State Services for the Blind has an opening for a braille specialist. The
>duties and minimum qualifications are listed following the link.
>Applications are due by March 31, and more details and how to apply can be
>found by following the link, or by searching for Job ID 39609 at
>careers.mn.gov.
>
>https://careers.mn.gov/psp/hcm92apc/MNCAREERS/HRCR/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB
>.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1001
>Duties Include:
>1.  Proofread by touch the braille transcribed by the 35 Communication
>Center volunteer braillists who use the Perkins six-key brailler and
>computer-generated braille software programs, so that K-12 textbooks,
>college materials, and adult-requested braille books/materials are accurate
>in content and conform to the national regulations outlined by the Braille
>Authority of North America.
>2.  Proofread by touch the braille and tactile graphics produced by the
>Braillists who have typed/scanned print into computers and translated it
>automatically into braille with computer-generated braille software
>programs, so that braille produced for blind Minnesotans is accurate in
>content and conforms to the national regulations outlined by the Braille
>Authority of North America.
>3.  Be knowledgeable of the current national braille codes and rules
>employed in the transcription of books from print to braille and provide
>consultations on these regulations to agency braillists who transcribe
>braille using the Perkins six-key brailler, and computer-generated braille
>software programs, so that the national regulations governing braille
>production are uniformly interpreted and staff and volunteers receive
>clarification of these regulations as needed.
>4. To carry out projects and other assignments as delegated by the Braille
>Supervisor.
>Qualifications
>Minimum Qualifications:
>Completion of 19 lessons of the "Instruction Manual for Braille
>Transcribing, UEB Edition, 2015" within one year.
>Certification of completion of a two year proofreading course from the
>Library of Congress or ability to obtain within one year.
>Ability to operate the Perkins six-key brailler and computer-generated
>braille software programs..
>Knowledge of computers and word processing so that proofreading reports can
>be generated.
>Ability to communicate clearly, cooperatively and courteously with staff,
>volunteers, consumers, educators and the general public.
>Ability to work under tight deadlines.
>CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR BRAILLE SKILLS DURING THE
>INTERVIEW PROCESS.
>All braille transcriptions are produced in accordance with Braille Authority
>of North America (BANA) regulations and in agreement with BANA guidelines
>outlined in the "Braille Formats, Principles of Print to Braille
>Transcription, 2016" and "The Rules of Unified English Braille Second
>Edition, 2013".
>
>
>
>Lisa Larges
>State Services for the Blind, sent from web.
>


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