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Mobility for the Blind
>>> Please carefully read the Examination Bulletin for specific information
>>> on
>>> this exam.
>>>
>>> Selection Services Unit is pleased to announce the release of the
>>> Examination Bulletin for:
>>>
>>> Exam Title: Teacher, Orientation and Mobility for the Blind
>>> Final Filing Date: June 16, 2006
>>> Exam Code: 6RHXX
>>> Exam Base: Open Spot Examination (Albany) for Department of
>>> Rehabilitation
>>>
>>> Specific information regarding the examination can be accessed as
>>> follows:
>>>
>>> * Attached is a 2-page 8 1/2 X 14 exam bulletin in standard format.
>>> Double left click on the document icon below.
>>> * Hard copies will be distributed under the normal bulletin
>>> distribution process.
>>> * DOR Intranet Exam Schedule Bulletin Board.
>>>
>>> A full text format copy is included as part of this email immediately
>>> following the document icon below.
>>>
>>> <<Exam Bulletin-Teacher, Orientation & Mobility for the Blind
>>> 5.15.06.doc>>
>>>
>>> ================
>>> TEXT FORMAT
>>> ================
>>>
>>> STATE OF CALIFORNIA
>>> OPEN SPOT EXAMINATION FOR
>>> Teacher, Orientation and Mobility for the Blind 6RH03
>>>
>>> "An equal opportunity employer to all regardless of race, color, creed,
>>> national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or
>>> political affiliation, age or sexual orientation."
>>>
>>> EXAMINATION BASE: Departmental OPEN SPOT For: Department Of
>>> Rehabilitation
>>>
>>> Applicants MUST include LOCATION AND SPOT CODE in item #1 of their
>>> application. Applications received without or with Location or Spot
>>> Code
>>> other than what is specified below will be RETURNED UNPROCESSED.
>>>
>>> TESTING LOCATION: ALBANY SPOT CODE: 0102
>>>
>>> WHO SHOULD APPLY: Applicants who meet the Requirements for Admittance to
>>> the Examination as stated below. Applications will not be accepted on a
>>> promotional basis.
>>>
>>> FINAL FILING DATE: JUNE 16, 2006
>>>
>>> HOW TO APPLY: Applications (form STD 678, Rev. 12/01) must be received
>>> and/or POSTMARKED no later than the final filing date. Applications
>>> postmarked, personally delivered or received via inter-office mail after
>>> the final filing date will not be accepted for any reason. Application
>>> form 678 (Revised 12/2001) are available and may be filed in person or
>>> by
>>> mail to:
>>>
>>> Department of Rehabilitation
>>> Selection Services Unit
>>> 2000 Evergreen Street
>>> Sacramento, Ca 95815
>>>
>>> Applications are also available at the local offices of the Employment
>>> Development Department and at the State Personnel Board's Web site
>>> (www.spb.ca.gov) <http://www.spb.ca.gov)/>. Or Department of
>>> Rehabilitation's web site (www.dor.ca.gov <http://www.dor.ca.gov/>).
>>>
>>> DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD.
>>>
>>> SPECIAL TESTING ARRANGEMENTS: If you have a disability and need special
>>> testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Item # 2 of the
>>> "Application for Examination." You will be contacted to make specific
>>> arrangements.
>>>
>>> TEST DATE: It is anticipated that interviews will be held during
>>> JULY/AUGUST 2006 in ALBANY.
>>>
>>> SALARY RANGE (S): Range A $3754.00 - $4342.00
>>>
>>> REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMITTANCE TO THE EXAMINATION: Possession of a
>>> valid California teaching credential authorizing the teaching of
>>> orientation and mobility to the visually handicapped. (Applicants who
>>> do
>>> not possess the required credential may take the examination
>>> but must have on file with the Commission for Teacher Preparation and
>>> Licensing an application for the appropriate credential before
>>> appointment
>>> and must secure the credential within 120 working days after
>>> appointment.
>>> After issuance, the credential must be maintained by completion of any
>>> examination and course work required.)
>>> And
>>> Either I
>>> Completion of an approved graduate curriculum leading to a Master of
>>> Arts
>>> Degree in Orientation and Mobility Training or Peripatology.
>>> (Candidates
>>> who are within six months of completing the required education will be
>>> admitted to the examination, but they will not be appointed until they
>>> have completed the curriculum.)
>>> Or II
>>> Experience: Either
>>> Two years of experience working with the blind in training in mobility
>>> skills and physical conditioning. (Completion of an approved training
>>> course in orientation and mobility in a Veterans Administration Hospital
>>> may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience on the
>>> basis of one year of training for one year of experience.)
>>> And
>>> Education: Equivalent to graduation from college. (Additional
>>> qualifying
>>> experience may be substituted for not more than two years of the
>>> required
>>> education on a year-for-year basis.)
>>>
>>> Note: For those positions requiring driving, possession of a valid
>>> California Driver's will be required. Applicants who do not possess
>>> this
>>> license will be admitted to the examination but must secure the license
>>> prior to appointment.
>>>
>>> EXAMINATION PLAN: This examination will consist of a Qualifications
>>> Appraisal Interview only. The interview will include a number of
>>> predetermined job-related questions. In order to obtain a position on
>>> the
>>> eligible list, a minimum rating of 70.00% must be attained in the
>>> interview. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT APPEAR FOR THE INTERVIEW WILL BE
>>> DISQUALIFIED. Qualifications Appraisal - WEIGHTED 100.00%
>>>
>>> Scope:
>>> Knowledge of:
>>> 1. Physical conditioning and mobility skills.
>>> 2. Use of cane and directional hearing.
>>> 3. Teaching methods and practices.
>>> 4. Personal and social problems of the blind.
>>> Ability to:
>>> 1. Utilize and apply effectively the required knowledge.
>>> 2. Communicate effectively.
>>> 3. Analyze situations accurately.
>>> 4. Take effective action.
>>> Special Personal Characteristics:
>>> 1. Patience
>>> 2. Tack
>>> 3. Emotional stability
>>> 4. Understanding of problems of blind persons.
>>> 1.
>>> ELIGIBLE LIST INFORMATION: Names of successful candidates will be
>>> merged
>>> into the existing statewide list in order of final scores, regardless of
>>> test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after establishment, unless
>>> the
>>> needs of the service and conditions of the list warrant a change in this
>>> period.
>>> The resulting eligible list will be used to fill vacancies for the
>>> Department of Rehabilitation.
>>>
>>> POSITION DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION (S): Under direction, to give
>>> individual or group instruction in orientation and mobility to the
>>> visually handicapped; and to do other related work. Plans and conducts
>>> orientation and mobility training including use of the cane, directional
>>> hearing, and travel in congested areas; develops the curriculum;
>>> evaluates
>>> student progress; maintains discipline; determines students'
>>> deficiencies
>>> and adjusts or revises materials and techniques to meet individual and
>>> group needs; determines the need for and arranges, or may give, physical
>>> conditioning training including postural and corrective exercises;
>>> prepares reports and makes studies; keeps records; prepares
>>> correspondence; addresses interested groups. This spot location is
>>> Albany.
>>>
>>> VETERANS POINTS: Veterans' preference points will not be granted in
>>> this
>>> examination.
>>>
>>> GENERAL INFORMATION
>>> To Find out more about the Department of Rehabilitation (e.g., how to
>>> prepare for a civil service examination, information regarding the
>>> Americans with Disabilities Act, the Limited Examination Appointment
>>> (LEAP
>>> Process, office locations, etc.) access our web site at www.dor.ca.gov
>>>
>>> It is the candidate's responsibility to contact the Department of
>>> Rehabilitation's Examination Unit at the phone number indicated on this
>>> bulletin three weeks after the final filing date if he/she has not
>>> received a progress notice.
>>>
>>> If a candidate's notice of oral interview or performance test fails to
>>> reach him/her prior to the day of the interview due to a verified postal
>>> error, he/she will be rescheduled upon written request.
>>>
>>> If you meet the requirements stated on the reverse, you may take this
>>> examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance
>>> requirement
>>> does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the
>>> examination described on the other side of this bulletin will be
>>> compared
>>> with the performance of the others who take this test, and all
>>> candidates
>>> who pass will be ranked according to their scores.
>>>
>>> The Department of Rehabilitation reserves the right to revise the
>>> examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the
>>> circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such
>>> revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all
>>> competitors will be notified.
>>>
>>> Examination Locations: The examination will be given in Albany.
>>>
>>> General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal
>>> qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good
>>> judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of
>>> health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the
>>> classification
>>>
>>> Interview Scope: If an interview is conducted, in addition to the scope
>>> described on the other side of this bulletin, the panel will consider
>>> education, experience, personal development, personal traits, and
>>> fitness.
>>> In appraising experience, more weight will be given to the breadth and
>>> recency of pertinent experience and evidence of the candidate's ability
>>> to
>>> accept and fulfill increasing responsibilities than to the length of
>>> his/her experience. Evaluation of a candidate's personal development
>>> will
>>> include consideration of his/her recognition of his/her own training
>>> needs; his/her plans for self-development; and the progress he/she has
>>> made in his/her efforts toward self-development.
>>>
>>> Veterans' Preference: Veterans preference credits will be added to the
>>> final score of those competitors who are successful in this examination,
>>> and who qualify for, and have requested these points. Due to changes in
>>> the law, which were effective January 1, 1996, veterans who have
>>> achieved
>>> Permanent Civil Service status are not eligible to receive veterans'
>>> credit. Directions for applying for veterans' preference are on the
>>> Veterans Preference Application (Form 1093), which is available from
>>> State
>>> Personnel Board, 801 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814, written test
>>> proctors and the Department of Veterans Affairs, P.O. Box 942895
>>> Sacramento, CA 94295-0001.
>>>
>>> It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free
>>> State
>>> work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to
>>> behave
>>> in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is
>>> inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules
>>>
>>> TTY is Telecommunications for the Deaf and is reachable only from phones
>>> equipped with a TTY Device. California Relay (Telephone) Service for
>>> the
>>> Deaf or Hearing Impaired. "711"
>>>
>>> Only Individuals Authorized To Work In the United States Will Be Hired
>>>
>>> Department Of Rehabilitation
>>> Selection Services Unit
>>> 2000 Evergreen Street
>>> Sacramento, Ca. 95815
>>> Telephone (916) 263-8801
>>> TTY: 711 (National Relay Service)
>>>
>>
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