[Trainer-Talk] Assistive Technology Specialist job listing New Mexico Commission for the Blind

[Jesse Shirek]

Greetings list members,

We are recruiting to fill an Assistive Technology Specialist vacancy with
the New Mexico Commission for the Blind.  The position is in our Las Cruces
office and serves Southern New Mexico. 

 

Duties include conducting technology evaluations, making technology
recommendations to servicing VR Counselors, Ordering technology, configuring
systems, delivering systems, and providing training. We have agency vehicles
and hire staff to provide reading and driving support to blind and Low
Vision employees. 

 

Las Cruces has a population of just over 100,000 and is home to New Mexico
State University. It has both fixed-route bus and paratransit services.
Interstate 25 and Interstate 10 intersect in Las Cruces. El Paso is about 30
minutes south and Albuquerque is about three hours north. 

 

The position serves both adults and transition students. The most relevant
portions of the job posting are provided below my signature block.  The
position is open until filled, but interested individuals should apply as
soon as possible. 

 

To reach the job posting, interested individuals should go to the NM State
Personnel Website at 

www.spo.state.nm.us <http://www.spo.state.nm.us> , 

click the link for View Job Opportunities And Apply, enter "blind" in the
search field, and look for the Assistive Technology Specialist vacancy in
Las Cruces. Applications are accepted through the New Mexico State Personnel
Office online application system only!

 

Note to screen reader users: Should you experience difficulty with the
application utility, please notify Ms. Andrea Rivera-Smith of the State
Personnel Office at (505) 695-5606. You may request assistance with the
application.  She can also confirm that your application (including uploaded
transcripts, licenses, etc.) has been successfully received for
consideration.

 

Interested individuals can contact me to discuss the position.

 

Thank you,

 

Jesse 

 

Jesse Shirek

Chief, Assistive Technology Unit

NM Commission for the Blind

Phone 505.383.2276

www.cfb.state.nm.us <http://www.cfb.state.nm.us> 

Jesse.Shirek at state.nm.us <mailto:Jesse.Shirek at state.nm.us> 

 

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New Mexico Commission for the Blind

Vacancy Announcement

- Job Title: Assistive Technology Specialist 

 

- Full/Part Time: Full-Time

 

- Regular/Temporary: Regular - Permanent

 

- Closing Date: Open Until Filled 

 

- Pay Grade: 65

 

- Salary: The salary range for this position is $32,427 - $56,413 annually
($15.59 - $27.12 hourly). Offered salary will be based on education and
experience.  

 

- Benefits: Full State of New Mexico benefits, including health insurance,
life insurance, retirement, sick leave, annual leave, and ten holidays.

 

- Why does the job exist? Provides a wide variety of technology services to
Commission vocational rehabilitation clients, including evaluating client
needs, evaluating college and employer environments, evaluating new
technologies/assistive technologies and assessing their applicability to
client needs, making recommendations to VR counselors,
configuring/delivering systems, and delivering training.

 

- How does it get done? Incumbent provides a wide variety of technology and
assistive technology services, primarily to vocational rehabilitation
clients of the Commission. These include evaluating clients for
technology/asistive technology needs depending on whether the clients are in
secondary education, post-secondary education, or work environments; making
technology/assistive technology recommendations to VR counselors; ordering
technology; configuring systems; delivering systems; and providing training.
Works with a wide variety of technology and assistive technology, including
general computer hardware and software; networks; screen reading systems;
screen magnification hardware/software; electronic note-taking devices;
Braille embossers, refreshable Braille displays, and text-to-Braille
translation software; Optical character recognition systems; smart phones,
and tablets. 

 

- Who are the customers? Persons with blindness or severe visual
impairments, family members, school personnel, and employers.

 

- Ideal Candidate: Individual possesses a Bachelor's Degree with two years
of related experience. Related experience would include in-depth experience
with assistive technology, including screen readers, screen/video
magnifiers, optical character recognition systems, Braille production, and
portable book readers; and basic computer technology, including Windows and
Mac OS computers, tablets, Microsoft Office, networks, peripherals, and
training. 

 

- Minimum Qualifications: Associate's degree and 2 years of experience in
assistive technology related to blindness or low vision. Substitutions
Apply. See Substitution Table below.

 

These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:

High School Diploma or equivalency and four years of experience;

Associate's Degree and two years of experience; or

Bachelor's Degree and no experience.

 

-- You must attach a copy of your unofficial college transcript to the
application. Your application WILL NOT be considered for further review if
you have failed to provide this information.

 

- Working Conditions: 

-- Work is generally performed in an office setting, though work requires
frequent visits to client homes, secondary and post-secondary schools, and
employer locations; regular exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT),
personal computers, printers, scanners, video magnifiers, and Braille
displays/embossers; and requires extensive telephone usage. Duties require
lifting of typical computer hardware, as well as walking, standing, sitting,
bending, and crawling. Regularly works with individuals with secondary
disabilities, some of which resulting in challenging behaviors. Occasionally
exposed to service animals.  Regular travel is required, including
occasional overnight travel using agency vehicles. 

 

- Bargaining Unit: This position is covered by a collective bargaining
agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be
adhered to.

 

- Agency Contact Information: Mr. Kevin Romero, (505) 476.4454

 

- There are also approximately ten questions addressing education,
experience, and specialized qualifications. 

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