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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nathaniel Kile via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 25, 2023 2:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFBNet-Members-List@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] O&M Job Announcement<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:11.45pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:11.45pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>POSITION VACANCY </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></h3><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>CERTIFIED ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SPECIALIST (COMS) / </span><o:p></o:p></h3><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>RURAL OUTREACH COORDINATOR</span><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:11.45pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h1> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Category:</span> Full-Time <o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Salary Range:</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <b>$50,000+(DOE) per year</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is looking for a Certified O&M Specialist who would like to help build confident lives for people with visual disabilities. We are the only training and rehab center for blind and low vision clients in the State of Alaska. The position is headquartered at the Center in Anchorage where half of the professional time will be providing O&M instruction. The remaining time will be planning, coordinating, arranging for, and delivering rural outreach and community-based vision rehab training in rural Alaska. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Beginning salary for a Certified O&M instructor is $50,000+ (DOE), with a Master’s Degree and O&M ACVREP Certification. Health, dental, life and AD&D insurance coverage with a Health Savings Account, professional liability insurance, and an option for pre-tax employee 403(b) retirement savings is provided. We offer 2 personal days, sick leave, annual leave, and 12 paid holidays a year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Center is a small organization with a wonderful staff and room for creativity and variety. If you are interested in seeing the full job description, please contact Nate Kile, Program Director, <a href="mailto:NKile@AlaskaBVI.org">NKile@AlaskaBVI.org</a> Phone: 907-444-3707.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Required qualifications:</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> O&M certification (or pending certification), low vision experience in working with clients,<i> </i>and a successful employment history working with people who are blind and visually impaired.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Desirable qualifications:</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Low Vision Certification and/or experience, and a TVI specialty.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-level1 style='margin-left:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif'>Please send a cover letter and resume (email preferred) to:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Nate Kile, Program Director: <a href="mailto:nkile@AlaskaBVI.org">nkile@AlaskaBVI.org</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3903 Taft Drive</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Anchorage, Alaska 99517</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is an Equal Opportunity Employer</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>