[rehab] FW: Position Posting

Fri Aug 29 20:50:44 UTC 2014

From: Pankow, Carol (DEED)
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 3:04 PM
Subject: Position Posting

Hi,

I have attached a link to the posting for our Deputy Director of Operations and the Communication Center.  Please share.

https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting/28920eb83ce06ee63805c509660de213/View

FISCAL & ADMIN SERV MGR
$ 33.84-$ 48.62 hourly, $ 70,658-$ 101,519 annually
Date Posted:

08/27/2014

Closing Date:

09/05/2014

Hiring Agency:

Employment & Econ Development Dept

Location:

St. Paul

Who May Apply:

Open to all qualified job seekers

Posting Number:

14DEED000189

Employment Conditions:

Permanent, Full-time

Work Shift:

Day Shift

Days of Work:

Monday-Friday

Travel Required:

yes

Job Grouping:

General Administration

Classified Status:

Classified

What's Great About This Job:

Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, veteran friendly employer. DEED is committed to ensuring culturally responsive services and recognizes that a diverse workforce is essential. To build a diverse workforce DEED strongly encourages individuals with disabilities, minorities, females and veterans to apply. The mission of State Services for the Blind (SSB) is to facilitate the achievement of vocational and personal independence by Minnesotans who are blind, visually impaired or DeafBlind. SSB has been serving blind or visually impaired Minnesotans from 1923 when it began providing training to blind adults, to the present, offering a wide range of services leading to jobs and personal independence. SSB has a proud history of leadership and has a great workforce dedicated to carrying out our mission.

Job Description:

This position serves as the Deputy Director of Operations and the Communication Center and exists to provide branch wide leadership, coordination, and management of central operations and statewide communication center services to Minnesotans who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, or have a print disability, their families, federal or state governmental entities, and private businesses. This position has delegated responsibility for the following:

- Branch wide fiscal management and federal reporting for 5 distinct funding streams.

- Application of federal, state, foundation, and endowment financial planning, financial management, and reporting.

- Communication Center which provides the transcription of print to braille and audio; lending material and equipment; broadcast of material via telephone, internet, and radio; and satellite and sub channel engineering infrastructure.

- Policy development and deployment, customer appeals, support to the Statewide Rehabilitation Council for the Blind (SRCB) and its committees.

- Quality Assurance, Training, Needs Assessment, Customer Satisfaction and Continuous Improvement.

- Technology and Information Systems Non-technical functionality and manage website content.

- Building management and overall employee safety.

Position includes some traveling within the State of Minnesota (about 5%).

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, business, public administration, or closely related field and five years of supervisory or management experience;

OR

A Bachelor's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Business, Public Administration, or closely related field and seven years of supervisory experience.

To meet the minimum qualifications, supervisory/managerial experience must be within the past 10 years. In addition, experience must include at least four years working with fiscal/financial administration, including budget management.

IN THE JOB SPECIFIC QUESTIONS SECTION OF RESUME BUILDER, INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR QUALIFICATIONS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS (failure to address these areas may result in your resume not being considered):

Resource Management: Describe your experience managing budgets, grants and contracts, the numbers of staff supervised and the work they performed.

Policy Development. Describe policy development and implementation responsibilities you have directed or been involved with.

Quality Assurance, Assessment, Customer Satisfaction and Continuous Improvement. Provide specific examples of your experience with quality assurance, assessment, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.

Leadership Skills. What are your beliefs about effective leadership and how do you apply them to your work?

Information and Technology Systems. Describe your knowledge and experience in developing a technology solution to solve a program problem and experience in working with website content.

Blindness. Describe any connection, knowledge, experience you have with blindness.

Communication. Describe your knowledge and experience in the areas of reasonable accommodations and producing accessible materials.

Oral and Written Communications Skills and Abilities. Describe your experiences in public speaking and written communications, including the development and explanation of relatively complex material to diverse audiences. NOTE: Your written communication skills will initially be evaluated based on the overall content and clarity of your application materials.

Your resume should contain sufficient detail regarding job-related education/training, experience and achievements to determine your qualifications. Invitations to interview will be based on an assessment of your qualifications.

Selection Process:

The selection process is a resume-based, skill-matching process. Resumes of all applicants to this posting will be evaluated against the Minimum Qualifications stated above. If your skills match the required skills for this position, the department may contact you.

Employee reference checks will be conducted on all finalists. This may include a review of documentation related to job performance. It includes contact with the applicant's former employers.

A Criminal Background Check will be conducted on those positions that have access to confidential information and/or private data, handle financial transactions, or enter the homes of our clients. Please note that a Criminal History Check will be conducted on all finalists for this position. A criminal conviction will not automatically remove you from consideration for employment.

When the position requires travel and the applicant drives a state owned or leased vehicle, a driver's license and record check will be conducted.

How to Apply:

Most State selection processes utilize a resume-based screening process. You will be contacted by agency staff if your background best matches the selection criteria on this job posting. To apply for this position, click the APPLY box found at the bottom of this job announcement. For additional information about the State's selection process, go to <http://www.mn.gov/mmb/careers/>.

DEED is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Program Provider.

Anyone with a disability who believes they may need an accommodation should contact the Department of Employment and Economic Development's Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, in advance, so any necessary arrangements can be made. To request an accommodation, email DEED.ODEO at state.mn.us; or call 651-259-7094 (voice) or 651-296-3900 (TTY), MN Relay 711 or use your preferred relay service.

Contact for More Information:

Sue Zeches, 651/259-7107/sue.zeches at state.mn.us.

Apply for this job

________________________________

Carol N Pankow
Director
Department of Employment and Economic Development
State Services for the Blind
2200 University Avenue, Suite 240, St. Paul, MN  55114
Direct: 651-539-2272
http://mn.gov/deed

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