Greetings from the Land of Enchantment! We at the New Mexico Commission for the Blind Orientation Center in Alamogordo are seeking a new team member. The Orientation Center is approved as a Structured Discovery Cane Travel center by the National Blindness Professional Certification Board and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. We provide blindness skills training to blind New Mexicans who are part of the Commission's Vocational Rehabilitation program. We are recruiting to fill a Blindness Skills Instructor vacancy for Personal Management and Computers and Assistive Technology classes. The position is assigned to the Orientation Center located in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The ideal candidate should be comfortable teaching both subject areas and working collaboratively with a co-teacher also assigned to these subject areas. The most relevant portions of the job posting are provided below my signature block. The position will remain open until filled, but please apply soon. To reach the job posting, 1. Visit the following link to go directly to the posting: https://careers.share.state.nm.us/psc/hprdcg/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS _CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL <https://careers.share.state.nm.us/psc/hprdcg/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HR S_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL&FOCUS=Applicant&> &FOCUS=Applicant& 2. 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 the job title in the search field, and look for the Blindness Skills Instructor vacancies. Applications are accepted through the New Mexico State Personnel Office online application system only! Note to screen reader users: Recent updates to this online application utility have made it very difficult to complete independently using screen reading technology. Screen reader users who experience difficulty with the application utility should notify Ms. Andrea Rivera-Smith of the State Personnel Office @ (505) 695-5606 for assistance. She can also confirm that your application (including uploaded transcripts, certificates, etc.) has been successfully received for consideration. It seems that Google Chrome works best for applicants using screen reader technology. Please pay particular attention to question 2 in the Specific Supplemental Questions section: How many years of experience do you have RELATED to the PURPOSE of this position? Minimum qualifications for this position are at least two years of related experience. Be sure that if you indicate that you have two years of experience that is related to the purpose of the position, that you clearly describe *at least* two years of full-time equivalent related experience in the Work History section of the online application. Similarly, if you indicate in this question that you have five years of experience related to the purpose of the position, you must describe *at least* five years of full-time equivalent experience in the Work History section. Regardless of the number of years of related experience that you claim to have in answer to this question, you will be disqualified if you do not substantiate that number of years in the Work Experience section of the application, even if you described at least the minimum number of years required. For example, if you claim five years of related experience, but only describe four years of related experience, you will be disqualified even though you have at least two years of related experience (two years being the minimum require for this particular position). If you are interested in learning more about the position, please feel free to contact me at 505-383-2294 or Jessica.bartenbach at state.nm.us . You may also contact Lucy Mallahan, Center Director, at 505-383-2291 or by email at lucy.alexander at state.nm.us . Also, please share this notice widely. Thank you, Jessica Jessica Bartenbach Assistive Technology Specialist Supervisor, Braille Instructor New Mexico Commission for the Blind Orientation Center Phone: 505-383-2294 Email: Jessica.bartenbach at state.nm.us Some details regarding this position: Salary $15.28 - $26.59 Hourly $31,782 - $55,307 Annually This position is a Pay Band 65 Why does the job exist? To provide blindness skills training. How does it get done? Primarily training in the area of computers and assisted technology and personal management, using the structured discovery model to Vocational Rehabilitation consumers attending the New Mexico Commission for the blind's Orientation Center in Alamogordo. Who are the customers? Students of the New Mexico Commission for the Blind Orientation Center. Ideal Candidate - Speak, read and write Spanish. - Three or more years of experience working for an agency whose primary focus is providing blindness skills training to individuals who are visually impaired. - Possess National Certification in Rehabilitation Teaching, National Certification in Unified English Braille, National Orientation and Mobility Certificate, and/or Freedom Scientific JAWS Certification. - Possess a Master's degree or certificate in Rehabilitation Teaching of the Blind, Teacher of Blind Students, Orientation and Mobility, Vocational Rehabilitation, or another related field of study. Minimum Qualification 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. . Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position. . If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours. Employment Requirements Employment is subject to a pre-employment background investigation and is conditional pending results of the investigation. Working Conditions Work is primarily performed in office and classroom settings with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and personal computer and telephone usage. Work is also regularly performed away from the center in a variety of community based activities and settings. Some travel is required including occasional overnight stays. Regularly works with individuals with secondary disabilities, some of which result in challenging behaviors. Occasionally exposed to service animals. Must be able to lift 25 pounds. Agency Contact Information: Kelly Quintana, (505) 476-4456 or email: kelly.quintana at state.nm.us . Bargaining Unit Position This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to