[rehab] Job Posting, Rehabilitation Teacher, Iowa Department for the Blind

[Richard Sorey]

Iowa Department for the Blind
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

POSTING DATE:                                                                                 April 29, 2015


JOB TITLE:                                                                                          Senior Services Specialist for the
                                                                                                            Blind 1
JOB CODE:                                                                                         41151 Senior Services Specialist
for the Blind 1
LOCATION:                                                                                        Cherokee County, Iowa
LOCATION ZIP CODE:                                                                       51012
PART TIME/FULL TIME STATUS:                                         1 Permanent/Full-Time Position
SALARY MINIMUM:                                                                         $44,969
SALARY MAXIMUM:                                                                        $68,494

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Senior Service Specialist for the Blind 1 will support the mission, vision and philosophy of the Iowa Department for the Blind. This position will serve the independent living and older blind program.


DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  1. Facilitate the completion of the program application process.
  2. Ability to interpret medical reports and other eligibility criteria.
  3. Complete eligibility documentation in accordance with the federal standard.
  4. Experience with conducting skills assessments.
  5. Develop and implement a rehabilitation plan in partnership with the client.
  6. Demonstrate and provide instruction concerning the use of adaptive devices.
  7. Provide guidance and counseling and teach alternative techniques of blindness.
  8. Perform case management and other case load duties.
  9. Participate in senior orientation and community-based training activities for the
      independent living program.
10. Provide agency and program information to the public.
11.  Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds.
12. Travel three to four days per week with some overnight stays. Statewide work to include Lyon, Osceola, Crawford, Sioux, O'Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury , and Ida counties.

It is the policy of the Department for the Blind to conduct background checks on all finalist candidates prior to any offer of employment.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in human service-oriented sciences, education, marketing or business and experience equal to three years of full time professional work.

For additional ways to qualify, please click on this link to view the job description<https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class_and_pay/JobClassDescriptions/SeniorServicesSpecialistfortheBlind1-41151.pdf> and minimum qualifications.
POST CLOSE DATE:                                                                           May 19, 2015

TO APPLY:
Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise. Applications to DAS-HRE only, will not be considered.

Apply directly by submitting cover letter and resume by the closing day to:

Iowa Department for the Blind
Kim Barber - Independent Living Program Director
524 Fourth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Or email kim.barber at blind.state.ia.us<mailto:kim.barber at blind.state.ia.us>