[rehab] Director Job Announcement.doc

[Dick Davis]

  Job Posting
The Iowa Department for the Blind has asked that we post this on our
listservs. I posted it on Jobs and Rehab, but it needs to be posted on
others. - Dick Davis
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Job Posting



The Iowa Commission for the Blind is seeking applications for the position
of Director of the Iowa Department for the Blind.



The incumbent functions as the director of the Department for the Blind, an
executive branch agency of Iowa state government.  The director heads the
state agency providing services to blind persons.  These services include
vocational and independent living rehabilitation, adult orientation center
training, the business enterprises program, and library services for the
blind and physically disabled.  The position administers an agency with
approximately 90 full-time permanent employees and an annual operating
budget of approximately $11 million.  The director serves at the pleasure
of the commission and is exempt from the merit employment system of Iowa
state government.



Minimum qualifications: Graduation from an accredited college or university
with a Bachelor's Degree (advanced degree preferred) and five years of
relevant management experience.



Salary range: $63,690-$97,460 annually, plus comprehensive benefit package.



Location:             Iowa Department for the Blind, 524 Fourth Street, Des
Moines, IA 50309-2364



For further information contact Karen Keninger at (515) 281-1334 or (800)
362-2587. Persons who wish to be considered for this position must submit a
resume and letter of application to Karen A. Keninger, Director, Iowa
Department for the Blind, via e-mail at Karen.keninger at blind.state.ia.us no
later than 5:00 p.m. Central time Friday, March 9, 2012.