Vision Rehabilitation Specialist

Vocational Rehabilitation - Dickinson, ND - Vision Rehabilitation Specialist

As a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist, you will provide vision rehabilitation services to individuals who are 55 or older in their home or community in the areas of technology, communication skills, daily living skills, pre-cane travel skills, and social/emotional adjustment to vision loss. You will also collaborate and consult with vocational rehabilitation counselors to provide services to clients with visual impairments who want to maintain their independence and employment. You will conduct presentations to educate organizations, businesses, and the community about available services through Vocational Rehabilitation.

To succeed in this position, you should be highly organized, able to manage your time and priorities effectively and have demonstrated ability to communicate with all types of people. You will be comfortable working with clients in their homes (may have steps, pets, and/or smoke) as well as conducting presentations to organizations, businesses, and the community.

Approximately 60% of the time consists of daytime travel within western North Dakota with some overnight travel required. You must be willing and able to travel in addition to collaborating with team members in the office. You must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

To be considered for a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist, you must have the following qualifications:

• a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation teaching, orientation/mobility, special education, vocational rehabilitation, social work, occupational therapy, psychology, counseling, or other related degree.

If you meet the qualifications of a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist II, your classification and the salary will be determined at the time of offer. To be considered for a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist II, you must have the following qualification:

• a bachelor's degree rehabilitation teaching, orientation/mobility, special education, vocational rehabilitation, social work, occupational therapy, psychology, counseling, or related degree AND
• completion of an approved vision rehabilitation/vision special education coursework AND
• one year of work experience providing services to individuals with visual impairments. OR
• A master's degree in one of the above fields with completion of an approved vision rehabilitation/vision special education course work.

NOTE: Individuals selected for any Vision Rehabilitation Specialist I position will be required to meet the Vision Rehabilitation Specialist II qualifications within five years.

Location: ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model.

Depending on the role, employees may work from home, onsite, or both. This position will be located in Office and Remote as there is travel within the designated region required.

About HHS: ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral.

Those services are to be delivered as close to home as possible with a focus on dignity and respect. The keys to delivery of those services are the 2800 committed, compassionate ND HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 200 different federal, state, and special sources.

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications, credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 pm.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Catherine Quintane at csquintane@nd.gov or at 701.227.7605.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - Vocational Rehabilitation

Telephone Number: 701.328.2310

TTY Number: ND Relay Service 1-800-366-6888 (text); 1-800-366-6889 (voice)

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701)328-3290.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.