DPI PROGRAM MANAGER
BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED - NCBVI
COMMENTS: Successful candidates for employment must be able to
satisfactorily pass an extensive criminal background check.
All new hires will complete 600 hours of immersion training in
Lincoln, at NCBVI expense, at the Nebraska Center for the Blind
to learn the alternative skills of blindness (cane travel,
Braille, assistive technology, activities of daily living, etc.).
Work is performed under the supervision of the agency Executive
Director. Physical office will be at the NCBVI Headquarters,
4600 Valley Road, Suite 100, Lincoln Nebraska 68510.
Field assignments and travel are involved in varying degrees.
State agencies are responsible to evaluate each of their
positions to determine their individual overtime eligibility
status as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
DESCRIPTION: Incumbent will serve on the NCBVI management team
and report directly to the Executive Director. Will also
supervise a staff of three Technology Specialists & perform
related work as assigned.
Job Duties: Provide leadership to a statewide technology program
for staff and consumers.
Participate in state enterprise initiatives.
May serve on local, state, and national committees related to
disability and information technology issues.
Plan and implement long-term goals and short-term objectives for
assistive technology.
Participate in Administrative and Supervisors meetings.
Develop and enforce policies, procedures, and guidelines to
ensure that computers, supporting software and hardware, and the
agency's networks operate as required by the needs of NCBVI
staff.
Develop and implement plans, policies, and procedures for the
maintenance of computer hardware, software, networks, and data to
be used by agency staff.
Develop, implement, and maintain procedures for the timely and
appropriate acquisition of computer hardware and software.
Develop and enforce guidelines to ensure that software used by
blind staff members is compatible with nonvisual access
technology.
Direct and coordinate efforts to enable technical support
personnel to evaluate and solve technical problems in a timely
and correct fashion.
Participate in planning, development, and implementation of the
agency's strategic plans as they relate to information and
nonvisual access technology..
Direct the development of procedures to ensure that technologies
used in the loaner pool and technology resource center are
current and that equipment is loaned in a timely and responsive
way to our consumers who need it.
Develop and implement policies, plans, and procedures to ensure
that technical support is available to help our clients keep
functional the nonvisual access technology they use in
educational settings or on the job.
Direct efforts and provide leadership to ensure that
rehabilitation technology specialists maintain the most current
knowledge about nonvisual access technology and the integration
of that technology into the workplace.
Coordinate efforts to ensure that rehabilitation technology
specialists provide valid and timely recommendations to
counselors and teachers in support of their clients.
Provide leadership, supervision and guidance to rehabilitation
technology specialists to enable them to solve technical problems
in an expeditious and correct fashion.
Supervise, evaluate performance, mentor, train, and discipline
rehabilitation technology specialists.
Plan and arrange for the technology training needs of agency
staff. Assure that new and senior staff have the knowledge,
skills, and abilities to carry out their job duties by assessment
of the training needs of all staff. Plan and evaluate new staff
training as it pertains to technology.
Qualifications/Requirements: Applicants will be screened for
possession of these qualifications. Applicants who need
accommodation in the selection process should request this in
advance.
Bachelor's Degree in business/public administration, social work,
behavioral science, computer science or related field. Relevant
coursework/training or experience may be substituted for the
educational requirement on a year-for-year basis. Prefer
experience working with software and hardware functionality and
computer accessibility technology and licensing.
Knowledge ,Skills and Abilities: These are needed to perform the
work assigned.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills-in English.
* Ability to exercise leadership where called for and motivate
others to accomplish difficult tasks.
* Ability to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of various
nonvisual access technologies-including screen access software,
screen enlargement technology, Braille embossers, and personal
digital assistants for the blind.
* Proficiency with the Windows operating system and various
Microsoft applications-including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft
Word, and Internet Explorer.
* Proficiency with Apple technology, devices, software and
applications.
Must have a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment
towards completing assignments in a timely manner; must be
motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
Sets priorities, and determines resource requirements.
Have very good customer Service skills.
Must know Computers and Electronics of electric circuit boards,
processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including
applications and programming.
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