[rehab] Job Vacancy

[Richard Sorey]

We're recruiting for someone to direct our technology unit in Iowa.  Please pass this along to individuals who might be interested.
      Hey Dave, my lead candidate withdrew from this position, could you redistribute the announcement below?  Thanks.  Rich.
     State of Iowa
Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB)
Merit Exempt Opportunity
August 15, 2013

Public Service Executive 2
Information Technology

Hire, train, and supervise one information technology services specialist 4 position, two senior services specialist 2 positions, and three rehabilitation technology specialist positions.  Serve as part of the management team.  Participate in state enterprise initiatives.  Plan and implement long term goals and short term objectives for assistive technology and information technology services.  Develop and enforce procedures and guidelines to ensure that computers, supporting software and hardware, and the Department's local and wide area networks operate as required by the needs of Department staff.  Develop and implement plans/procedures for the maintenance of computer hardware, software, networks, and data to be used by Department staff.  Develop, implement, and maintain procedures for the timely and appropriate acquisition of computer hardware and software.  Develop and enforce guidelines to ensure that software used by blind staff members is compatible with nonvisual access technology.  Develop and implement procedures to enhance the Department's ability to produce properly formatted Braille with a minimum of staff effort.  Provide executive management for the team responsible for the support and enhancement of the Department's electronic case management system.  Direct and coordinate efforts to enable technical support personnel to evaluate and solve technical problems timely and correctly.
Participate in planning, development, and implementation of the Department's strategic plans as they relate to information and nonvisual access technology.  Direct the development of procedures to ensure that technologies used in the loaner pool and technology resource center are current and that equipment is loaned in a timely and responsive way to Department clients.  Develop and implement plans/procedures to ensure that technical support is available to help clients keep functional the nonvisual access technology they use in educational settings or on the job.  Direct efforts to ensure that rehabilitation technology specialists maintain the most current knowledge about nonvisual access technology and the integration of that technology into the work place.  Coordinate efforts to ensure that rehabilitation technology specialists provide valid and timely recommendations to counselors and teachers in support of their clients.  Provide leadership and guidance to rehabilitation technology specialists to enable them to solve technical problems expeditiously and correctly.  Facilitate the effort to develop an adaptive training curriculum so that IDB consumers will have the opportunity to learn the technology skills that they need to participate in vocational training or pursue competitive employment.

Plan and arrange for the technology training needs of Department staff.  Assure that new and veteran staff have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to carry out their job duties by assessment of the training needs of all staff.  Plan and evaluate new staff training as it pertains to technology.

Essential functions include recruiting, hiring, training, and providing direct supervision to IT staff, overseeing the delivery of access technology services to consumers in an effective and timely manner, directing the provision of ongoing technical support to IDB staff and consumers, directing the maintenance of the Department local area network and case management system, participating in planning, development, and implementation of the Department's strategic plans as they relate to information and non-visual access technology.


Salary range: $ 53,456 - $ 82,659 annually, plus comprehensive benefit package; pay range 32; pay plan 000.

Hours:  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.  Travel required.

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

For further information contact Director Richard Sorey, 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 Director Sorey, Iowa Department for the Blind, 524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 or Richard.sorey at blind.state.ia.us<mailto:Richard.sorey at blind.state.ia.us> no later than 5:00 p.m. by Friday, September 13, 2013.
EEO/AA

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Graduation from an accredited four year college or university and experience equal to four years of full-time professional level work in program administration, development, management or operations;
OR
an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting experience equal to one year of full-time required work for one year (thirty semester or equivalent hours) of the required undergraduate coursework to a maximum substitution of four years;
OR
graduation from the Iowa certified public manager program may substitute for one year of education or one year of experience;
OR
substitution of twenty-four (semester or equivalent) hours of graduate level course work in a special program curriculum such as social work, law, education, engineering, or public or business administration for each year of the required full-time experience to a maximum substitution of two years.