[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Job Opportunity

joe harcz Comcast joeharcz at comcast.net
Thu Dec 4 01:07:07 UTC 2014


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
To: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Job Opportunity


> Bluster? My Goodness. I've documented over the decades and not just years 
> systemic and specific violations of individual and collective civil 
> rights.
>
> Not only is it time to sue individually and collectively it is long since 
> past time to do so.
>
> Unless you think we who are blind are children of a lessor God or a lessor 
> civil/human rights law(s).
>
> If the latter is the case just say so.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
> To: "'joe harcz Comcast'" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 4:19 PM
> Subject: RE: [nfbmi-talk] Job Opportunity
>
>
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> Ok, we all know what you say.  Continuing to do the same thing over,
>> expecting different results is sometimes called insanity.
>>
>> We need to create a new way to resolve this.  Continuing to bluster is 
>> not
>> enough.  We need to find a new way forward.  The ball is in our court. 
>> It
>> is us who want change.  There is no incentive on BS4BP's side to change
>> anything.  We need to provide that incentive, somehow.  I am presently 
>> dry
>> of new ideas to try.  Maybe, together, we can think up some positive,
>> creative and effective ways of making change happen.  We definitely have
>> members who are smart, have energy and are capable of acting.  Let's work 
>> on
>> acting.
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>> Fred
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 2:17 PM
>> To: Fred Wurtzel; NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Job Opportunity
>>
>> Bob Robertson has been doing the same four, cherry picked VR file studies
>> for thirty plus years Fred! He had that so-called charge under Peterson,
>> Cannon and now Rodgers.
>>
>> These scofflaws don't know how to meet deadlines yet keep on keeping on 
>> and
>> getting pay for work undone and not to mention exploitation and abuse of
>> those they are paid to serve quite handsomely I might add.
>>
>> The only work these folks know is work avoidance while they chit and chat 
>> in
>>
>> back rooms about how blind folks try to game the system in trying to get 
>> a
>> little rehab or assistive technology.
>>
>> These are nothing short of scum of the earth who continually exploit 
>> again
>> the people they are charged with liberating.
>>
>> The vision-twenty-twenty thing was a scam from the get go and all about 
>> spin
>>
>> and control over the agenda and ambiguity and form over substance. It was
>> pure Orwellian double-speak.
>> Now since the Executive Order 2012-10 and all of the fallout the powers 
>> that
>>
>> be don't even pretend. They just steal the money and run.
>>
>> Check out how many blind folks are hired at $13 per hour plus to do all 
>> of
>> this or that as so-called student assistants. And check out all of the 
>> blind
>>
>> people running the BADP program sans the ultimate sellout Essenberg. The
>> answer Fred is precisely zero blind folks are working in BSBP under these
>> programs!
>>
>> Zero. Nada. Nothing!
>>
>> Not even one token.
>>
>> Now let us get back in to the ring and re-invent the wheel and go back to
>> the same abusers with the same old approach and ask for a different 
>> outcome.
>>
>> Or let us demand that the federal laws and the federal civil rights of we
>> who are blind and other PWD are followed and that we launch every action
>> within our disposal to ensure such rather than dancing around with the 
>> same
>> poisons snakes who bit us over and over again and who have literally 
>> killed
>> off the hopes, dreams and aspirations of a generation of blind folks here 
>> in
>>
>> Michigan.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Fred Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <terrydeagle at yahoo.com>; "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'"
>> <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 11:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Job Opportunity
>>
>>
>>> Hello terry,
>>>
>>> Bob Robertson is supposed to do these things.  MCB nor BS4BP has ever 
>>> done
>>> these functions adequately.  In the beginning, the 2020 process had
>>> promise
>>> of doing some of these things until it was clear that management was
>>> unhappy
>>> with some of the directions which were emerging.
>>>
>>> We need to develop a strategy to disrupt the status quo at BS4BP unless 
>>> we
>>> enjoy  being abused on an ongoing basis.  Clearly, BS4BP is not coming 
>>> to
>>> us.  We need to figure out how to carry the fight to them.
>>>
>>> Warmest Regards,
>>>
>>> Fred
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Terry
>>> D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 8:33 AM
>>> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
>>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Job Opportunity
>>>
>>> How sad and too bad the functions of this position are absent in 
>>> Michigan
>>> rehabilitation services to the blind of Michigan.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vocational Rehabilitation Manager (PCN 05-2106)
>>>
>>> Workplace Alaska - Anchorage, AK
>>>
>>> The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of
>>> Vocational
>>>
>>> Rehabilitation is recruiting for a Vocational Rehabilitation Manager for
>>> their Anchorage
>>>
>>> area.
>>>
>>> The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is recruiting for an
>>> experienced
>>>
>>> vocational rehabilitation professional that will be able to assume a 
>>> broad
>>> range
>>>
>>> of managerial duties of the Anchorage-Western Region with an office in
>>> Anchorage;
>>>
>>> the incumbent is also responsible of VR service provisions to Nome,
>>> Kotzebue, Bethel,
>>>
>>> and surrounding areas.
>>>
>>> The manager will assist and direct counselors and assistants in the
>>> delivery of
>>>
>>> services to individuals with disabilities seeking entry or re-entry into
>>> the
>>> workforce.
>>>
>>> Additionally, the manager will ensure the quality of rehabilitation
>>> services
>>> through
>>>
>>> monitoring and oversight. A key component of this position is to train
>>> professional
>>>
>>> rehabilitation counselors regarding clinical, policy and ethical issues 
>>> in
>>> service
>>>
>>> delivery; participate on agency management team in strategic planning 
>>> and
>>> policy
>>>
>>> development; and monitor documentation of casework for compliance with
>>> state
>>> and
>>>
>>> federal regulations.
>>>
>>> Examples of Duties:
>>>
>>> Plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise the daily operation of all
>>> office
>>> sites
>>>
>>> in a region or equivalent catchment geographical area.
>>>
>>> Direct and facilitate the formation and progress of self-managed work
>>> teams;
>>> identify
>>>
>>> and resolve problems and issues through additional training and
>>> encouragement towards
>>>
>>> team and individual empowerment. Assists in consensus building; helps 
>>> team
>>> members
>>>
>>> redefine roles and responsibilities; develops feedback systems for team
>>> members.
>>>
>>> Delegates decision making responsibilities to teams and employees as
>>> growth
>>> toward
>>>
>>> self-empowerment increases.
>>>
>>> Develops methods for achieving involvement of individuals with
>>> disabilities
>>> in the
>>>
>>> rehabilitation process.
>>>
>>> Selects/participates in the selection of employees; assures that
>>> performance
>>> evaluations
>>>
>>> are completed; prepares or assists in the preparation of evaluations by
>>> individual
>>>
>>> teams. Acts as regional arbiter of personnel disputes, grievances and
>>> assignment
>>>
>>> of work while encouraging teams to participate in these functions.
>>>
>>> Meets with community organizations and advocacy groups to explain and 
>>> find
>>> support
>>>
>>> for division programs. Listens to concerns and encourages participation 
>>> in
>>> rehabilitation
>>>
>>> program efforts. Works toward achieving acceptance of individuals with
>>> disabilities
>>>
>>> by employers, schools, service providers, etc.
>>>
>>> Develops regional plans based upon the division's strategic plan by
>>> holding
>>> community
>>>
>>> forums. Integrates the needs and concerns of providers, public,
>>> individuals
>>> with
>>>
>>> disabilities and staff.
>>>
>>> Finalizes and approves the regional budget and accompanying plan to
>>> accomplish the
>>>
>>> objectives of the region and agency within the geographic areas of the
>>> region. In
>>>
>>> a similar manner plans and budgets for case services, commodities,
>>> equipment, travel
>>>
>>> and contractual services.
>>>
>>> Assists central office and regional personnel in the review of service
>>> providers
>>>
>>> to assure that contractual responsibilities and the needs of individuals
>>> with disabilities
>>>
>>> are met.
>>>
>>> Participates in the development of division procedural guidelines. 
>>> Manages
>>> and balances
>>>
>>> statewide resources for individuals with disabilities to ensure
>>> individual's
>>> service
>>>
>>> needs are met.
>>>
>>> Trains new and existing staff on the vocational rehabilitation process,
>>> new
>>> programs,
>>>
>>> division policy, laws, regulations, and ethics. In conjunction with the
>>> division's
>>>
>>> training coordinator, analyzes staff training needs, develops 
>>> curriculum,
>>> and presents
>>>
>>> training courses on a regional and occasional statewide basis.
>>>
>>> The division is looking to recruit a candidate with the following
>>> knowledge,
>>> skills,
>>>
>>> and abilities
>>>
>>> ( please note that the following bullet points will need to be 
>>> highlighted
>>> in your
>>>
>>> cover letter, along with additional information that is outlined in the
>>> "Cover Letter"
>>>
>>> section below . Please see the "additional required information" section
>>> for
>>> further
>>>
>>> instructions )
>>>
>>> :
>>>
>>> d Experience ineffective development, implementation, management,
>>> continuous
>>> improvement
>>>
>>> and innovation of vocational rehabilitation related services including 
>>> on
>>> a
>>> statewide
>>>
>>> level for persons with disabilities;
>>>
>>> d Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with team members
>>> to
>>> establish,
>>>
>>> implement and achieve successful outcomes related to agency strategic
>>> plans
>>> and goals;
>>>
>>> d Ability to serve in a lead role as a supervisor, mentor and/or team
>>> leader
>>> regarding
>>>
>>> the successful development, innovation, sustainability and continuous
>>> improvement
>>>
>>> of various initiatives;
>>>
>>> d Experience with successfully developing, implementing and sustaining
>>> cross-agency
>>>
>>> collaboration to enhance employment outcomes for persons with
>>> disabilities;
>>>
>>> d Strong professional communications skills, both verbal and written,
>>> including communicating
>>>
>>> with a wide variety of audiences;
>>>
>>> d Strong organizational skills with the ability to discern and 
>>> prioritize
>>> critical
>>>
>>> tasks;
>>>
>>> d Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks and to meet varying,
>>> sometimes overlapping
>>>
>>> timelines and goals;
>>>
>>> d Flexibility and willingness to work in an environment with changing
>>> priorities;
>>>
>>> d Ability to work with confidential, sensitive information; and
>>>
>>> d Fluency with MS Office 2007 applications with an emphasis on managing
>>> Outlook email,
>>>
>>> tasks and calendar events.
>>>
>>> For more information on the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and 
>>> our
>>> mission,
>>>
>>> please review the following web site: http://www.labor.alaska.gov/dvr/
>>>
>>> Minimum Qualifications:
>>>
>>> A Certification in Rehabilitation Counseling (CRC) from the Commission 
>>> on
>>> Rehabilitation
>>>
>>> Counselor Certification.
>>>
>>> AND Either
>>>
>>> Two years of advanced professional vocational rehabilitation counseling
>>> experience.
>>>
>>> The required experience includes work such as a Vocational 
>>> Rehabilitation
>>> Counselor
>>>
>>> III with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.
>>>
>>> OR
>>>
>>> One year of expert, consultant professional vocational counseling
>>> experience. The
>>>
>>> required experience includes work such as a Vocational Rehabilitation
>>> Counselor IV
>>>
>>> with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.
>>>
>>> OR
>>>
>>> One year of experience managing or coordinating the delivery of
>>> rehabilitation or
>>>
>>> career counseling, specialized education, vocational evaluation, or 
>>> other
>>> services
>>>
>>> to people with disabilities.
>>>
>>> Additional Required Information:
>>>
>>> NOTE: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
>>>
>>> COVER LETTER
>>>
>>> In addition to answering the supplemental question regarding how you 
>>> meet
>>> the minimum
>>>
>>> qualifications for this position, applicants are ALSO required to attach 
>>> a
>>> cover
>>>
>>> letter to be considered for this position. If you do not provide a Cover
>>> Letter,
>>>
>>> following the instructions outlined below, you will NOT advance to the
>>> next
>>> step
>>>
>>> in the recruitment process and your application will be processed as
>>> INCOMPLETE.
>>>
>>> Your cover letter must provide the following information:
>>>
>>> d Provide a detailed explanation of how you meet the minimum
>>> qualifications
>>> listed
>>>
>>> in the job announcement. Please describe your education and/or work
>>> experience as
>>>
>>> it relates to the minimum qualifications of this position.
>>>
>>> d The cover letter must highlight your knowledge, skills and abilities 
>>> as
>>> they pertain
>>>
>>> to the information outlined in the job description above. Give a 
>>> specific
>>> example,
>>>
>>> in its own separate paragraph, to demonstrate your experience for each 
>>> of
>>> the numbered
>>>
>>> traits.
>>>
>>> d The cover letter will be used as a writing sample and should be
>>> formatted
>>> in the
>>>
>>> traditional letter style complete with date, inside address, subject 
>>> line,
>>> salutation,
>>>
>>> body of letter, complimentary close, and signature block. Applicants are
>>> advised
>>>
>>> to pay particular attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar.
>>> Paragraphs
>>> in the
>>>
>>> body of the letter may be numbered or bulleted.
>>>
>>> Please attach the cover letter to your application before submitting it
>>> online or,
>>>
>>> if unable to attach to your application, email it to the contact number
>>> provided
>>>
>>> in the job posting (if email is not an option, please call the contact
>>> person to
>>>
>>> obtain a fax number). Applicant Profiles and Job Qualification Summaries
>>> will be
>>>
>>> reviewed to determine if the minimum qualifications are clearly met. If
>>> they
>>> are
>>>
>>> not clearly supported, you will not advance to the interview phase of 
>>> the
>>> recruitment.
>>>
>>> If you are selected for an interview, please provide the following at 
>>> the
>>> time of
>>>
>>> the interview:
>>>
>>> d Resume, with detailed professional work history;
>>>
>>> d Names and daytime telephone numbers of three (3) professional
>>> references;
>>>
>>> d University/college transcripts;
>>>
>>> d Certified Rehabilitation Counselor certificate; and
>>>
>>> d Two (2) most recent job performance evaluations. If evaluations are
>>> unavailable,
>>>
>>> please provide two (2) letters of recommendation from past employers.
>>>
>>> APPLICATION NOTICE
>>>
>>> You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska 
>>> website.
>>> If you
>>>
>>> accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as
>>> ALEXsys or
>>>
>>> any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska login to 
>>> successfully
>>> apply.
>>>
>>> EDUCATION
>>>
>>> If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum
>>> qualifications,
>>> you
>>>
>>> must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not
>>> obtained a
>>>
>>> degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of
>>> transcripts
>>> are
>>>
>>> required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum
>>> qualifications
>>>
>>> for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application 
>>> or
>>> provided
>>>
>>> at the time of interview.
>>>
>>> SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
>>>
>>> Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to
>>> meet
>>> the
>>>
>>> above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must
>>> show
>>> that
>>>
>>> the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization
>>> that
>>> specializes
>>>
>>> in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such
>>> education
>>> has
>>>
>>> been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional 
>>> U.S.
>>> education
>>>
>>> programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other
>>> institution as
>>>
>>> one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in
>>> subject
>>> areas
>>>
>>> applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your
>>> responsibility to
>>>
>>> provide such evidence when applying.
>>>
>>> WORK EXPERIENCE
>>>
>>> If using work experience not already documented in your application, 
>>> also
>>> provide
>>>
>>> the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether
>>> full-or
>>> part-time.
>>>
>>> Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are 
>>> supported
>>> and minimum
>>>
>>> qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not
>>> advance to
>>>
>>> the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
>>>
>>> MULTIPLE VACANCIES
>>>
>>> This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The 
>>> applicant
>>> pool acquired
>>>
>>> during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to 
>>> ninety
>>> (90) days
>>>
>>> after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to
>>> apply
>>> to each
>>>
>>> recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
>>>
>>> NOTICE
>>>
>>> Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the
>>> Workplace Alaska
>>>
>>> hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to
>>> be
>>> contacted
>>>
>>> by email, please ensure your email address is correct on your 
>>> application
>>> and that
>>>
>>> the spam filter will permit email from the 'govermentjobs.com' domains.
>>> For
>>> information
>>>
>>> on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost
>>> Password
>>>
>>> Help page located at
>>>
>>> https://www.governmentjobs.com/js_lostpswd.cfm?&topheader=alaska .
>>>
>>> EEO STATEMENT
>>>
>>> The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with
>>> Disabilities Act
>>>
>>> (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, 
>>> auxiliary
>>> aides
>>>
>>> or services, or alternative communication formats, please call
>>> 1-800-587-0430 or
>>>
>>> 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (TTY) or correspond with the 
>>> Division
>>> of Personnel
>>>
>>> & Labor Relations at: P. O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State
>>> of
>>> Alaska
>>>
>>> is an equal opportunity employer.
>>>
>>> Contact Information:
>>>
>>> WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
>>>
>>> Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors
>>> should be
>>>
>>> directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) 
>>> or
>>> (907) 465-4095
>>>
>>> if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also
>>> be
>>> emailed
>>>
>>> to:
>>>
>>> recruitment.services at alaska.gov .
>>>
>>> For applicant password assistance please visit:
>>>
>>> https://www.governmentjobs.com/js_lostpswd.cfm?&topheader=alaska
>>>
>>> For specific information in reference to the position please contact the
>>> hiring
>>>
>>> manager at:
>>>
>>> Mariah Krueger
>>>
>>> Chief of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
>>>
>>> mariah.krueger at alaska.gov
>>>
>>> (907) 269-3559
>>>
>>> Workplace Alaska  - 8 days ago
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nfbmi-talk mailing list
>>> nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> nfbmi-talk:
>>>
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/f.wurtzel%40att.net
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nfbmi-talk mailing list
>>> nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> nfbmi-talk:
>>>
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.n
>> et
>>
> 





More information about the NFBMI-Talk mailing list