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October 4, 2021

New Jobs


Vocational Rehabilitation Technician Senior - Job ID 49282

May be eligible for some telework | Location: Saint Paul, MN Closing Date: 10/5/21

Receiving direction from a Workforce Development Unit (WDU) supervisor and through effective teamwork with the WDU counselor, this position assists customers of State Services for the Blind (SSB) to reach their goals of working and living independently in their community. This position actively assists customers in the implementation and successful accomplishment of their rehabilitation plans. Additionally, this position provides career guidance, basic technology and low vision instruction to customers based on individual customer needs. 


Director of Fiscal and Contracts - Job ID 48575

Eligible to telework up to 4 days per week Closing Date: 10/5/21

As the Director of Fiscal and Contracts, you will manage, provide, and ensure viable fiscal planning, budgeting, reporting, analysis, and monitoring of approximately 35-40 federal and state funded programs. The position ensures the division and department are in compliance with operations, laws, and policies and makes recommendations to the Division Director regarding the division budgets. This position will have opportunities for working in a hybrid work environment with significant flexibility in work arrangements.


Rehabilitation Program Specialist 3 - QA Specialist - Job ID 49385

This position may be eligible for telework up to 5 days per week Closing Date: 10/13/21

This position provides quality assurance oversight of the delivery of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation (VR) counseling and placement services. This position ensures the effectiveness and legal compliance of VR services through the provision of policy guidance, audit casework records, consultation with staff and management, and provides casework orientation to new staff. This position will also contribute to building a positive internal culture that makes SSB an extraordinary place to work. 


Rehabilitation Counselor - Job ID 49118

Eligible to telework up to 4 days per weekClosing Date: 10/5/21

The position assists persons with disabilities to increase their vocational, personal, and financial independence by; conducting assessments, developing a plan, and providing guidance and follow up service to help the individual successfully obtain and maintain employment. This position will provide intensive and necessary services for both transition age youth and adults through the coordination and provision of services within VRS policy and procedures as well as identifying community resources for success in employment.


Vocational Rehabilitation Technician Senior - Job ID 49104

Eligible to telework up to 3 days per week | Location: Apple Valley Closing Date: 10/7/21

The position assists Minnesotans with disabilities to reach their goals of working and living in the community. This role specializes in fiscal knowledge and skills for the team and processes numerous financial documents. It supports the participant’s employment plan by assisting in the provision of direct support services including coordinating the purchasing of goods and services. It provides case aid support for vocational counselors and other staff on the team. It provides referral and orientation services for participants or potential participants.


Director of Fiscal and Contracts - Job ID 49119

Eligible to telework up to 4 days per week Closing Date: 10/12/21 

This position works in DEED's Employment and Training Program Division. As the Director of Fiscal and Contracts, you will manage, provide, and ensure viable fiscal planning, budgeting, reporting, analysis, and monitoring of approximately 35-40 federal and state funded programs. The position ensures the division and department are in compliance with operations, laws, and policies and makes recommendations to the Division Director regarding the division budgets. This position will have opportunities for working in a hybrid work environment with significant flexibility in work arrangements.


Business Operations & Office Management Coordinator - MA2 - Job ID 43614

Location: Saint Paul, MN Closing Date: 10/7/21

This position performs advanced professional administrative, analytic, and process work to effectively carry-out the day-to-day business operations, office management and financial expenditures and invoices of the Administrative and Financial Services (AFS) division; performs executive level support needed by the CFO; coordinates and administers project work and special assignments; supports and tracks policy and procedures development; administers DEED’s transit-related employee benefit programs; administers the agency’s delegations of authority with the Secretary of State on behalf of the Commissioner; and administers DEED’s on-line Purchasing Violation process, work flow and reporting.


How to Apply

Here are some process tips:

  1. When the posting you applied to disappears from our website, it does NOT mean the position has been filled!  We post our positions for a specific amount of time; when the posting comes down, it simply means we are no longer accepting new applicants.  The important work of candidate screening BEGINS when the posting is removed from our website.
  2. Our "Minimum Qualifications" are not flexible. In order to be considered for any position at the State, your resume must clearly and explicitly (in the plainest possible language) demonstrate exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. If you also possess the preferred qualifications, they too should be stated as plainly as possible.
  3. NEVER use an experience-based resume to apply to the State of Minnesota. Your resume must be laid out chronologically so that we can compare candidates in the most equitable way. Experience-based resumes (lacking the timeline) do not allow for equitable comparison and will not be considered.

Interested in great benefits?

There are many benefits to working with the State of Minnesota. Here are some of the reasons that 35,000 Minnesotans have decided to make their careers in government service:

The following benefits are available to any state employee whose appointment is at least six months long, whether temporary or permanent. 

  • Paid Time Off. Receive a minimum of 13 days of paid vacation, 13 days of sick time, and 11 paid holidays. We do not have a "use-it-or-lose-it" policy and you are permitted to hold up to 275 hours in your vacation bank. Depending upon your employment plan, you may be able to use vacation as deferred compensation.
  • Low Cost Health Insurance. Family medical premiums are only $239 per month, while individual coverage is $35 per month. Low out of pocket maximum deductibles are available depending on your selected plan.
  • Retirement Plan. A defined benefit pension, which vests for life after five years of service, is available to nearly every one of our employees. Read more about our General Employee Retirement Plan.
  • Pre-Tax Benefits. We offer many pre-tax benefits for medical and dental expenses, transit, dependent care and several other tax-advantaged programs. Pre-Tax benefits are deductions that lower your taxable wages.