[rehab] Job Posting - Iowa Department for the Blind

[Bickell, Tiffany]

*Iowa Department for the Blind*

*JOB ANNOUNCEMENT*



Summer Youth Counselor



*POSTING DATE: December 21*, 2017

Closing Date: January 15, 2018

*LOCATION:*
                                     Des Moines, Iowa



*PART TIME/FULL TIME STATUS: up to 12* Temporary/Full-Time Positions



*SALARY: $16.20/hr. Expected total salary to be approximately $7,500.*



JOB DESCRIPTION:



Temporary Summer Youth Counselors will support the mission, vision and
values of the Iowa Department for the Blind. Counselors will mentor youth
ages 14-21 during IDB’s two month residential summer program. Roles will be
assigned based on staff skills and interests, but will include assisting to
teach alternative techniques of blindness through classes such as braille,
cane travel, assistive technology, home and personal management and
woodshop, or teaching alternative techniques of blindness through assisting
students in their apartments and during evening and weekend activities.



*Examples of duties:*



Support student learning through braille, technology, home management, shop
and cane travel instruction.

Reinforce blindness skills learned in Orientation Center classes through
assisting students with daily living tasks, meal planning and preparation,
laundry, homework, and cleaning and organizing apartments.

Assist students in participating in activities in the community such as
eating at restaurants, shopping, bowling and rock climbing. Reinforce
proper cane technique and other nonvisual skills during these activities.

Serve as a role model to students in the use of nonvisual techniques and
problem-solving skills.

Ensure safety of students by monitoring student behavior and the student
living areas.

Communicate with other summer program staff regarding student needs and
progress. Document student progress including written student reports at
the end of the summer.

Perform other duties as assigned.



Essential functions of this position:



Demonstrate and promote a positive philosophy of blindness

Monitor student behavior and living areas

Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, in the English language.

Demonstrate proper use of the long White cane

Read and write braille

Actively participate in all summer program activities



Work Schedule: May 31 – August 16, 2018, plus the potential for a few paid
conference calls or webinars prior to May 31. Summer youth counselors will
work approximately forty hours per week, with the potential for some
overtime. Schedules will vary based on assigned duties.



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:        *


High school diploma or equivalent



*TO APPLY:*

*Note: This is a courtesy posting for a non merit position.*



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.



Interested applicants must send a cover letter and resume to:

Helen Stevens

Education and Training Director

Iowa Department for the Blind

524 Fourth Street
<https://maps.google.com/?q=524+Fourth+Street+Des+Moines,+IA+50309&entry=gmail&source=g>

Des Moines, IA 50309
<https://maps.google.com/?q=524+Fourth+Street+Des+Moines,+IA+50309&entry=gmail&source=g>

helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us

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Tiffany Bickell

Executive Assistant to the Director, Commission Board Secretary

Iowa Department for the Blind

515.281.1336

tiffany.bickell at blind.state.ia.us

https://blind.iowa.gov

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