[rehab] [Jobs] FW: Iowa Department for the Blind Job Posting - Independent Living Teacher
Dick Davis
ddavis at blindinc.org
Mon Nov 13 20:34:13 UTC 2017
Hi,
Dave Andrews posted this, but I want to highly recommend it. The Iowa
Department for the Blind is under new leadership and wants to recruit
competent people. Please apply.
Dick Davis
Iowa Department for the Blind
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Job title: Independent Living Rehabilitation Teacher (SSB2)
Domiciled: Blackhawk County (with potential to negotiate alternative
domicile location within Northeast/North Central Iowa)
Salary Minimum: $44,012.80
Salary Maximum: $ 66,851.20
Post Close Date: November 16, 2017
Job Description: 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.
The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is seeking applicants for a position
that will promote IDB’s mission, vision and values through providing
blindness-skills instruction and training to independent living and
vocational rehabilitation clients throughout the state. This position is
assigned to the Independent Living Program Division. The program serves a
diverse population and ages.
Essential functions:
• Support the mission, vision, values and culture of the agency.
• Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, in the
English language.
• Promote a positive philosophy of blindness including that
blind persons can be as proficient as their sighted counterparts
• Adheres to Federal program and State Administrative Rules as
well as agency and program policies and procedures.
• Verifies and where assigned completes program applications
with agency’s applicants.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets various data and
information including but not limited to eye and/or medical reports.
• Determines and certifies applicant’s eligibility for program
services.
• Assesses client independent living service and skills training
needs.
• In partnership with client, develop a service plan that offers
sustainable, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound
solutions/goals. As necessary, in partnership with client amend service
plan.
• Provides adjustment to blindness counseling and guidance for
the benefit of clients.
• Provides instruction/training using structure discovery model
incorporating alternative techniques of blindness/non-visual skills
training.
• Delivers core service training in the areas of orientation and
mobility or travel with long white cane; daily living/home-management;
communications to include Braille literacy; leisure; and integration. Where
identified as a service need, offers information and make referrals.
• Facilitate and document observed and client reported
confidence levels, skill gains, control over life advances, and positive
attitude or acceptance toward their blindness.
• Recommends and prepares service authorizations.
• Moves each client in a positive direction to facilitate goal
achievement and case closure.
• Responsible for client case management including entering
information and data from application through case closure using an
electronic case management system as well as ensure relevant documents and
forms are filed into the client’s paper files.
• Responsible to manage large case load within assigned service
region(s).
• Ability to effectively read, write and communicate routinely
with agency constituents, agency staff, and general public.
• Ability to travel extensively statewide and to stay overnight
two to three times per work week to ensure effective service delivery.
• Ability to ambulate from place to place, climb standing,
reaching, critical thinking, stooping, bending, lifting and carrying up to
20 lbs.
• Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather.
• Ability to learn concepts and apply what has been learned.
• Demonstrates independent living assistive technology, adaptive
devices, aids, and equipment.
• Use sound judgement, and works with a high level of integrity
and ethics.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team setting.
It is the policy of the Department for the Blind to conduct background
checks on all finalist candidates prior to any offer of employment.
For further information, contact Kimberley Barber, 515-281-1299 or
Kim.Barber at blind.state.ia.us
To Apply:
Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral
requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services – Human
Resources Enterprise. Persons who wish to be considered for this position
must submit letter of application and resume to:
Kimberley Barber
Independent Living Program Administrator
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 4th Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
Kim.Barber at blind.state.ia.us
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>
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From: Bickell, Tiffany [mailto:tiffany.bickell at blind.state.ia.us]
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 8:08 AM
To: Tiffany Bickell <tiffany.bickell at blind.state.ia.us>
Subject: Iowa Department for the Blind Job Posting - Independent Living
Teacher
Hello,
Please see the attached job posting from the Iowa Department for the Blind
and send out to your distribution lists.
Thank you,
Tiffany
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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 <mailto:tiffany.bickell at blind.state.ia.us>
https://blind.iowa.gov
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