Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Specialist

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Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Specialist

Salary

$67,350.40 - $104,187.20 Annually

Location

Des Moines - 50319 - Polk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

25-00749

Agency

400 Health & Human Services-Aging & Disability

Opening Date

09/27/2024

Closing Date

10/7/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

Dawn Kekstadt at dkeksta@dhs.state.ia.us

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Job Description

Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all selective requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services’ Iowa HHS Division of Aging and Disability Service, Community Integration Bureau is seeking a Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Specialist (Executive Officer 2).

Telework is available, but the hired candidate must reside in the state of Iowa and should be aware that the position will require time in the Des Moines office.

The Iowa Department of Aging (IDA) and Department of Human Services (DHS) merged on July 1, 2023, to form one agency, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS, Aging and Disability Service Division, is seeking an Executive Officer 2 to serve as the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Specialist within the Bureau of Community Integration. This position administers and manages the Division’s role in oversight and direction of the quality assurance of public funded intellectual disability/developmental disability (ID/DD) services. This is done in close coordination and cooperation with Iowa Medicaid and as a part of the state non-Medicaid disability services system. This position plays a key role in ensuring effective and efficient delivery of services to support individuals with ID/DD to live safe, healthy, successful, self-determined lives in their homes and communities of their choice.

Duties include identifying priority issues and developing recommendations to address and improve accessibility, effectiveness, quality, and person-centeredness of publicly funded services through analysis of data, firsthand reports from individuals being served by the disability system, and information gathered from other stakeholders in the disability system. This position will play a key role in the system alignment of the state disability system. Additional responsibilities may include responding to requests for information from the legislature, stakeholders, and the public; participating in intra and inter-agency work groups; assisting with the development of budget proposals; and providing data and analysis on programs administered by the Division.

Critical attributes to the success of the Executive Officer 2 include:

• Demonstrated expertise as a self-directed problem-solver with high standards for quality and a strong commitment to public service.

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences and in a variety of contexts.

• Consistently maintain effectiveness even when experiencing changes in work responsibilities, priorities and deadlines and takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; champions policy/ practice changes instituted by upper management as well as a willingness to identify issues and address them proactively and collaboratively.

• Exceptional organizational skills, including the ability to independently prioritize tasks and not only work on multiple projects simultaneously, but also be able to provide status updates on projects at a moment’s notice. Must have the ability to report for work regularly and on time, follow instructions and directives, and build positive relationships with others.

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Benefits:

We have a great total compensation package for all our full-time employees, including:

• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) (Employee contributes 6.29%/State of Iowa contributes 9.44%)

• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan) (State of Iowa matches up to $75/month)

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (See below for more details)

• Vacation Leave (96 hours/year to begin, and increases with years of service)

• Sick Leave (144 hours/year)

• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Life Insurance ($20,000 paid for by the State of Iowa)

• Long-Term Disability Insurance

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Director’s Statement:

HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are also encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

E-Verify Statement:

Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visitwww.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Selectives

146Disabilities

6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in one or in a combination of the following: • Deaf education • Deaf counseling • Special education • Intellectual disability • Disability counseling • Any experience dealing with the housing, transportation, accessibility, education, employment or advocacy for mentally or physically handicapped individuals.

AND

545 Intellectual Disability

A minimum of one year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience in delivering or coordinating services for persons with significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior manifested during the developmental period. This would include, but would not be limited to: • House parents and counselors who work at group homes • Sheltered work or work activities staff • Treatment staff affiliated with the state resource centers at Glenwood and Woodward

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to four years of full-time professional-level work in program administration, program development, program operations , or management.

2) A total of eight years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

3) All of the following (a, b, and c):

a. Two years of full-time professional-level work experience in program administration, program development, program operations , or management; and

b. A total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and

c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, public health, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.

4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes twelve months of full-time work as an Executive Officer 1 or comparable specific management-level position.

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class_and_pay/JobClassDescriptions/ExecutiveOfficer2-00711-80711-90711.pdf) .

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Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability?

Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely.Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question.Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

• Yes - I understand and agree.

• No

  02

  PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

• No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

• Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

  03

  Have you graduated from an accredited four year college or university? IF YES- How many years do you have of full-time professional level work in program administration, program development, program operations, or management?

• I have not graduated from an accredited four year college or university

• Less than two years of the identified experience

• Two years to less than four years of the identified experience

• Four years or more of the identified experience

  04

  How many years do you have of COMBINED post high school education AND/OR experience in full-time professional level work such as program administration, program development, program operations, or management? 30 semester hours equals one year of experience.

• I do not have any of the education and/or experience

• Less than four years of the combined education and/or experience

• Four years to less than eight years of the combined education and/or experience

• Eight years or more of the combined education and/or experience

  05

  Have you graduated from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program?IF YES- How many years do you have of COMBINED post high school education AND/OR experience in full-time professional level work such as program administration, program development, program operations, or management? 30 semester hours equals one year of experience.

• I have not graduated from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program

• Less than four years of the combined education and/or experience

• Four years to less than seven years of the combined education and/or experience

• Seven years or more of the combined education and/or experience

  06

  Have you graduated from an accredited four year college or university? IF YES - How many years do you have of COMBINED GRADUATE level (post bachelor's degree) course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, public health, law, education, engineering) AND/OR full-time professional level work such as program administration, program development, program operations, or management? Twenty-four hours of the identified graduate level course work equals one year of experience. A MAXIMUM of 48 semester hours of graduate course work may be counted.

• I have not graduated from an accredited four year college or university

• Less than four years of the combined graduate education AND/OR experience

• Four years or more of the combined graduate education AND/OR experience

  07

  Are you a current State of Iowa employee? IF YES - How many months do you have of continuous experience in the state executive branch as an Executive Officer 1 or a comparable management level position?

• I am not a State of Iowa employee

• Less than 12 months of experience as an Executive Officer 1 or a comparable management level position

• 12 months or more of experience as an Executive Officer 1 or a comparable management level position

  08

  Selective 146 (Disabilities)

Does your application demonstrate that you have 6 months' experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in one or in a combination of the following:

• Deaf education;

• Deaf counseling;

• Special education;

• Intellectual disability;

• Disability counseling;

• Any experience dealing with the housing, transportation, accessibility, education, employment or advocacy for mentally or physically handicapped individuals?

• Yes - My current application and/or attached documentation clearly addresses this requirement

• No - I do not currently meet this requirement

  09

  If you answered "Yes" to the question above - please list exactly HOW you meet it: list exact classes and credit hours, employer, dates and hours per week and exact duties. Please do not paste or state - See application or resume. If you answered no to the question above please type in "No" in the box below.

  10

  Selective 545 (Intellectual Disability)

Does your application demonstrate that you have a minimum of one year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience in delivering or coordinating services for persons with significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior manifested during the developmental period? This would include, but would not be limited to:

• House parents and counselors who work at group homes

• Sheltered work or work activities staff

• Treatment staff affiliated with the state resource centers at Glenwood and Woodward.

• Yes

• No

  11

  If you answered "Yes" to the question above - please list exactly HOW you meet it: list exact classes and credit hours, employer, dates and hours per week and exact duties. Please do not paste or state - See application or resume. If you answered no to the question above please type in "No" in the box below.

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State of Iowa

Agency

400 Health & Human Services-Aging & Disability

Address

510 E 12th St, Ste 2

Des Moines, 50319

Website

https://www.iowaaging.gov/

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