[Nfbc-info] FYI FW: [nfb-talk] Job Posting for the New Mexico Commission for the Blind Blindness Skills Instructor

[Michael Hingson]

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Subject: [nfb-talk] Job Posting for the New Mexico Commission for the Blind
Blindness Skills Instructor


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Job Announcement

BLINDNESS SKILLS INSTRUCTOR POSITION AT THE NM COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND, LAS
CRUCES, NEW MEXICO Closing Date for Application is 2/19/2015.
SALARY:               $15.28 - $26.59 Hourly; $31,782.40 - $55,307.20
Annually
Applications must be made through the State of New Mexico web site.  To
reach the job posting, go to
<http://www.spo.state.nm.us>www.spo.state.nm.us, click the link to "View
Advertisements and Apply" (found near the end of the banner at the top of
the page), and check the checkbox to select jobs within the Commission for
the Blind. Note that the agency checkbox is the third option on that page
after Category and Locations.  After 
checking the Commission for the Blind, click on the 'Go' button.   I 
recommend that screen reader users utilize Internet Explorer to access the
online application.
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Purpose of Position:
This position will provide blindness skills training, primarily training in
orientation and mobility (cane travel), personal management, assistive
technology, braille, and home management to blind individuals. This position
includes both consumers served by the Independent Living Program and the
Vocational Rehabilitation Program.
Minimum Qualifications:
Associate's Degree in Education, Social Science, Behavioral Science, or
related field and two (2) years of experience in a field such as orientation
and mobility, vocational rehabilitation counseling, education, social work,
gerontology, family and community services, child development, home
economics related to families, or services for people with disabilities.
Additional education may substitute for the required experience on a year
for year basis. Experience in this job classification may substitute for the
required education on a year for year basis.
Note: Interested persons may contact Virginia Murphy, Deputy Director,
Independent Living Program, at
<mailto:Virginia.Murphy at state.nm.us>Virginia.Murphy at state.nm.us or by
telephone at 505-383-2202 for further information or to discuss the
position.





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