[rehab] NJ Commission for the Blind Search for an Executive director Deadline May 31

[David Andrews]

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>Greetings to all!
>I have pasted information pertaining to an 
>opportunity to apply for the position of the 
>Executive Director of the New Jersey Commission 
>for the Blind and Visually Impaired, (NJ CBVI).
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>The extended deadline is May 31.
>Disregard the sentence referring to obtaining a valid drivers license.
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>For those that applied prior to the original 
>deadline, you are still being considered.
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>We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference
>Joe Ruffalo, President
>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
>973 743 0075
>nfbnj1 at verizon.net
><http://www.nfbnj.org>www.nfbnj.org
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>or call 855 659 9314
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>State of New Jersey
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>Department of Human Services
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>OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR
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>HUMAN RESOURCES
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>PHILLIP D. 
>MURPHY 
>PO BOX 
>700 
>CAROLE JOHNSON
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>       Governor 
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> NJ  08625-0700 
>                          Acting Commissioner
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>SHEILA Y. 
>OLIVER 
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>     Lt. 
> Governor 
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>PLEASE NOTE:  Opportunities may be subject to 
>the current promotional and hiring restrictions.
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>(EXTENDED CLOSING DATE)
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>STATE-WIDE DISTRIBUTION
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>JOB OPPORTUNITY #044-18
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>DATE:  March 20, 2018
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>TITLE:   Executive Director, (Unclassified)
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>SALARY:  Commensurate with Education and Experience
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>LOCATION:  Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired
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>                      153 Halsey Street
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>                      Newark, NJ 07101
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>POSITION INFORMATION
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>DEFINITION: The Executive Director, as the chief 
>administrative officer, assumes a position of 
>leadership in directing and managing the overall 
>goals and programs of the Commission for the 
>Blind and Visually Impaired.  The Commission 
>promotes and provides services in the areas of 
>education, employment, independence and eye 
>health.  It provides specialized services to 
>persons with vision problems; educates and works 
>in the community to reduce the incidence of 
>vision loss; and works to improve attitudes concerning people with vision loss.
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>EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s degree supplemented by 
>a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation 
>Counseling, Business Administration, Public 
>Administration, Social Work, Education, Special Education or related field
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>LICENSE:  Appointees will be required to possess 
>a driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if 
>the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee 
>mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
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>EXPERIENCE: a minimum of seven (7) years of 
>experience with programs for the Blind and 
>Visually Impaired, including five (5) years of 
>supervisory experience in organization, administration, and fiscal management.
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>RESUME SUBMITTAL
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>Residency Law:  The New Jersey First Act 
>requires that public employees reside in New 
>Jersey, unless exempted under the law or 
>currently a NJ State government employee.  If 
>not a NJ resident, relocation must take place 
>within one year after employment.  Please refer to the New Jersey First Act.
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>Interested candidates possessing the 
>requirements listed, should forward resumes with 
>the job opportunity # as indicated below:
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>SUBMIT TO:
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>                                    Bonny E. Fraser
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>                        Assistant Commissioner
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>                                222 South Warren Street
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>                                PO Box 700
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>                                   Trenton, NJ  08625
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>EMAIL: 
><mailto:DHSResumes at dhs.state.nj.us> DHSResumes at dhs.state.nj.us
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>                                Please indicate 
> job opportunity number in the subject line.
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>RESPOND BY:             May 31,2018
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>DHS-CO REVIEW:      LH  3/20/18
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>IMPORTANT NOTICES
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>(1) RESIDENCY - Effective 9/1/11, NJ PL 70 (NJ 
>First Act), requires all State employees to 
>reside in New Jersey, unless exempted under the 
>law, or current employees who live out-of-state 
>and do not have a break-in service of more than 
>7 calendar days, as they are 
>“grandfathered.”  New employees or current 
>employees who were not grandfathered and who 
>live out-of-state have one year after the date 
>of employment to relocate their residence to New 
>Jersey or request an exemption.  Current 
>employees who reside in NJ must retain NJ 
>residency, unless he/she obtains an 
>exemption.  Employees who fail to meet the 
>residency requirements or obtain an exemption will be removed from employment.
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>(2) DRUG SCREENING - If you are a candidate for 
>a position that involves direct client care in 
>one of the Department of Human Services’ 
>hospitals or developmental centers, you may be 
>subject to pre and/or post-employment drug 
>testing/ screening.  The cost of any 
>pre-employment testing will be at your 
>expense.  Candidates with a positive drug test 
>result or those who refuse to be tested and/or 
>cooperate with the testing requirement will not 
>be hired.  You will be advised if the position 
>for which you’re being considered requires 
>drug testing and how to proceed with the testing.
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