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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa/jobs/5291607/orientation-center-program-administrator?department%5B0%5D=131+Iowa+Department+for+the+Blind&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank">Orientation
Center Program Administrator</a></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Salary: $72,238.40 - $111,238.40 Annually</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Location: Des Moines - 50309 - Polk County, IA</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Job Type: Full-time</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Job Number: 26-02651</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Agency: 131 Iowa Department for the Blind</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Opening Date: 04/01/2026</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Closing Date: 04/27/2026 11:59 PM Central</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">LinkedIn Tag: #LI-DNP</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Point of Contact: Stacy Cervenka <a href="mailto:stacy.cervenka@blind.state.ia.us" target="_blank">stacy.cervenka@blind.state.ia.us</a></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">To Apply: Applicants are encouraged to attach a resume and cover letter to their NeoGov application </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>This is a non-merit position. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section. </b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">The Iowa Department for the Blind is seeking an energetic, flexible, and mission-driven professional to manage our Orientation Center for the Blind. This individual both directs the Center and also serves as a key member of the agency\u2019s
leadership team. They play an integral role in ensuring IDB meets federal and state requirements in providing vocational rehabilitation programs and services.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>An ideal candidate will:</b></p>
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<li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Demonstrate a strong background in vocational rehabilitation, blindness education, rehabilitation teaching, or a closely related field, with a clear understanding of adult adjustment to blindness training. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Have experience administering, supervising, or teaching within an adjustment to blindness center or similar training environment. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Possess working knowledge of federal and state vocational rehabilitation regulations (including the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) and the ability to support agency-wide compliance, reporting, and performance outcomes. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Exhibit strong leadership skills, including the ability to develop staff, foster accountability, and build a high-performing, collaborative team. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Have excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage diverse stakeholders, including staff, students, partners, and policymakers. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Demonstrate strong project management skills, including planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of programs and initiatives. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Show the ability to think critically and solve complex problems in creative, cost-effective, and mission-aligned ways. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Be committed to continuous improvement and innovation, using data and feedback to strengthen programs and outcomes. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Cultivate a culture of teamwork, professionalism, continuous learning, and high-quality service delivery. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Demonstrate a positive understanding of blindness and disability and also the ability to effectively teach, model, and inspire that understanding in both staff and students. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="">Exhibit a deep commitment to empowering blind Iowans to achieve competitive integrated employment, live independently, and pursue the lives they choose. </li></ul>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>Minimum Qualification Requirements</b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Graduation from an accredited four year college or university and the equivalent of four years of full-time professional level experience such as program administration, development, management or operations;</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">OR</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">substitution of experience of the caliber and scope indicated above for the required undergraduate college education on the basis one year of qualifying experience is equivalent to one year of undergraduate education;</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">OR</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">substitution of twenty-four hours of graduate level course work in a special program curriculum such as Rehabilitation, Law, Education, Engineering, or Public or Business Administration for each year of the required experience to a maximum
substitution of two years.<br>
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For additional information, please click on this <u><a href="https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class_and_pay/JobClassDescriptions/ProgramAdministrator-41005.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank">link to view the job
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>Mary Horton</b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Information Specialist</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">524 4<sup>th</sup> St. Des Moines, IA 50309</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">515-601-9126</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mary.horton@blind.state.ia.us"><span style="color:#467886">mary.horton@blind.state.ia.us</span></a>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="https://blind.iowa.gov/"><span style="color:#467886">Iowa Department for the Blind</span></a></p>
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