[VendTalk] Job Posting - Service Specialist for the Blind 2/BEP Counselor

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>Service Specialist for the Blind 2 - BEP Counselor
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>Salary: $47,382.40 - $71,947.20 Annually
>Location: Linn, Johnson, or Polk County
>Job Type:  Full-time
>Agency:  131 Iowa Department for the Blind
>Job Number: 23-00136
>Closing:  July 29, 2022 at 11:59 PM Central
>LinkedIn Tag: #LI-DNP
>Point of Contact:  <mailto:keri.osterhaus at blind.state.ia.us>Keri Osterhaus
>To Apply:  Services Specialist for the Blind 2/BEP Counselor 
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>Job Description:
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>This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department for the Blind. 
>Candidates must follow the instructions in the 
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>Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral 
>requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - 
>Human Resources Enterprise.
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>The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) seeks applicants for the 
>position of Service Specialist for the Blind 2/Business Counselor in 
>its Business Enterprise Program. This person, domiciled in Polk, 
>Linn or Johnson County, travels Iowa and joins a small team which 
>supports BEP operators statewide. The Business Counselor provides 
>training and guidance on business and equipment operations, customer 
>service, equipment maintenance, inventory, record keeping, 
>inspections, and related issues. The ideal candidate will possess a 
>strong knowledge of business management, have mechanical abilities, 
>and good attention to detail. The candidate will believe in the 
>competency and capabilities of blind people and be able to teach 
>program participants and trainees to perform their own maintenance 
>and provide high-quality customer service.
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>The ideal candidate will also possess self-motivation with great 
>time management and interpersonal communication skills in-person, by 
>text, email and meeting applications. This person works with the BEP 
>team, operators and building management to solve problems and 
>identify solutions. Demonstrating the ability to work with and 
>instruct, inform, and educate people of varying backgrounds and 
>levels of education is a must. Occasional overnights for 
>multiple-stop visits or conferences/training may be expected.
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>Experience in the following areas is not necessary but will be taken 
>into consideration: vending, both operations and maintenance; 
>inspections in any field; home or building maintenance; teaching; 
>counseling; inventory management; food safety; money management or 
>budgeting; record keeping; working independently; customer service; 
>business management; and employee development.
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>Minimum Qualification Requirements
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>Graduation from an accredited college or university and experience 
>equal to one year of full-time professional or paraprofessional work 
>in human service fields such as: social services; nursing; 
>personnel; vocational rehabilitation; education; psychology; or 
>intangible sales, interviewing, recruiting, and promotion; 
>recreation, public information, volunteer service for public or 
>private organizations, fund raising, or ministry in a recognized 
>faith or denomination;
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>graduation from an accredited college university with a major 
>emphasis in library science or liberal arts and at least one year of 
>library work experience;
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>an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting 
>the equivalent of one year of full-time work experience (as listed 
>above) for each year of the required education to a maximum 
>substitution of four years
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>Phone: 515-281-1333
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