[rehab] FW: IDB Job Announcement

[Edward Bell]

SENIOR SERVICES SPECIALIST FOR THE BLIND 1  

Job Code  41151 SENIOR SERVICES SPECIALIST FOR THE BLIND 1  

Auto req ID  18501BR  

Location  Clay County  

Location Zip Code  50309  

Location City  Spencer  

Full/Part Time  Full-Time  

Department  131-Department for the Blind  

Salary Minimum  $47,715  

Salary Maximum  $72,675  

Non-merit Position  This is a courtesy posting for a non-merit position.
Please follow instructions in the "To apply" section for directions on how
to apply for this position.  

Job Description  

The Department for the Blind (IDB) is seeking applicants for the position of
Senior Services Specialist for the Blind 1/ Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor. This position is responsible for assisting clients who are blind
or have vision loss to obtain, maintain or advance in employment. The
position provides counseling and guidance and ensures that clients receive
training in the alternative techniques of blindness in order for an
individual to make a positive adjustment to blindness and successfully
pursue vocational goals. 

 

Duties and responsibilities to include the following areas:

Case Management

.Independently prioritize workload to maximize effective utilization of
time, resources, and agency assets. This position covers a territory of
approximately 15 counties in northwest Iowa and requires frequent travel.

.Submit necessary reports, case recordings, authorizations, and
correspondence in a timely and accurate manner. 

.Maintain client files and other records in an organized and specified
format. 

 

Application and Eligibility Determination

.Interview applicant, consult with family, and contact other sources such as
ophthalmologists, community partners, and employers to procure visual,
medical, psychological, social and educational information. 

.Determines eligibility for services, assesses vocational, social and
medical needs through appropriate testing and medical reports. 

 

Plan Development/Counseling and Guidance/Plan Implementation

.Provide guidance and counseling regarding client's personal and vocational
adjustment throughout the rehabilitation process.

.Assist clients through informed choice in determining appropriate
vocational goals and serves as a resource for clients seeking information
regarding employment and employment goals. 

.Maintains a working knowledge of assistive technology and reasonable
accommodations. 

 

Employer Development and related duties:

.Assist clients to obtain an employment outcome using a variety of job
development and job placement strategies including contacting employers,
assessing employers' needs, and providing resources and education to
employers and clients. 

.Counsel and guide clients in the establishment of self-employment goals. 

 

Public Awareness and Education

.Advocate, consult, advise, educate, mediate, and intercede with service
providers, employers, and the general public. 

.Develop and maintain referral sources by providing information and
resources through personal contacts, written communication and
presentations. 

This position requires the individual telework from a home office.   

Minimum Qualification Requirements  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 and minimum qualifications.  

Post Close Date  22-Feb-2017  

To Apply:  DO Not apply on BrassRing

 

Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral
requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human
Resources Enterprise.

 

Apply directly to the employing agency

 

For consideration, please forward cover letter, resume via email to:

Keri Osterhaus

Iowa Department for the Blind

524 Fourth Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

OR email keri.osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us    

 

All applicants need to apply by 5:00 pm, of Post Close Date.

 

 

 

Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC

Director, Professional Development and Research

Institute on Blindness

Louisiana Tech University

210 Woodard Hall 

PO Box 3158

Ruston LA 71272

Office: 318.257.4554                      Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax)
Skype: edwardbell2010

ebell at latech.edu <mailto:ebell at latech.edu>
<http://www.pdrib.com> www.pdrib.com

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"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's
brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and
died in cotton fields and sweatshops." 

-- Stephen Jay Gould

 

From: Bickell, Tiffany [mailto:tiffany.bickell at blind.state.ia.us] 
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 12:13 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: IDB Job Announcement

 

Hello,

Please post the attached to your websites. 

Thank you,




 

-- 

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 <mailto:tiffany.bickell at blind.state.ia.us>


https://blind.iowa.gov

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