[Blind-international-students] Fw: Job Posting, Cane Travel Instructor Vancouver Island

[Everett Gavel]

----- Original Message ----- 
> Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 20:32:40 -0800
> From: "Elizabeth Lalonde" 
> <elizabeth.lalonde at shaw.ca>
> Subject: [rehab] Job Posting, Cane Travel 
> Instructor Vancouver Island
>
> The Pacific Training Centre for the Blind is 
> seeking a Structured-Discovery Blindness Skills 
> and Travel Instructor
>
>
> Type of Job: Part Time Contract
>
> Job Location: Vancouver Island, British 
> Columbia, Canada
> Pay: $28,000 Canadian.
>
> Start Date: ASAP
>
> Note, the job's time structure is flexible. The 
> position can be structured to fit the 
> individual. For example, the person could stay 
> for the duration of the program and work three 
> days a week, or the person could travel to 
> Vancouver Island periodically and work for 
> larger chunks of time. The arrangement will 
> depend on the person's current situation.
>
>
>        We are looking for someone who is 
> passionate about teaching,
> excited by new challenges, and interested in 
> working as part of a small, energetic, 
> grassroots organization.
>
> The Pacific Training Centre for the Blind is a 
> Canadian grassroots nonprofit service 
> organization founded and run by blind people. 
> Started in 2011, the centre provides services 
> and programs based on a positive and empowering 
> no-limits philosophy of blindness.
>
> Project leaders instill a belief in blind 
> people's own capabilities and in the limitless 
> possibilities open to them and adopt a 
> non-custodial approach (i.e. it is not about 
> sighted people doing things for the blind; it is 
> about blind people doing things for themselves, 
> and it is about blind teachers working with 
> blind students to increase skills and 
> confidence).
>
>
> Blind People In Charge Program: Introduction to 
> Independence
>
> This community-based program provides weekly 
> group classes to blind people in a local area. 
> Classes include learning the basics in Braille, 
> travel skills, computer technology, cooking and 
> most importantly a positive perspective on 
> blindness. The Blind People In Charge Program is 
> a building-block program as the centre works to 
> develop a full-fledged intensive structured 
> discovery centre, which will be the first of its 
> kind in Canada.
>
>
> Job Duties and Responsibilities
> 1. Work three-days a week and travel regularly 
> between two Vancouver Island communities - 
> Victoria, BC and Nanaimo, BC.
>
> 2. Provide individualized and group instruction 
> to blind  adults in all areas of the alternative 
> techniques of blindness using the structured 
> discovery approach, with an emphasis on cane 
> travel instruction.
>
> 3. Work directly with rehabilitation 
> professionals, individuals, families, groups and 
> communities, to enhance individual and 
> collective positive blindness philosophy.
>
> 4. Provide support to individuals and groups. 
> Offer support and guidance to students 
> throughout their program.
>
> 5. Provide instruction to several adult students 
> in a small group format.
>
> 6. Work with students on achieving goals of 
> independence such as job placements, self 
> employment plans, community work and 
> recreational and social activities.
>
> 7. Develop curriculum to meet the needs of 
> students. Provide skills teaching and testing in 
> measurable formats.
>
> 8. Write comprehensive monthly reports on each 
> student describing progress
> made and goals to be completed.
>
> 9. Participate and assist in all program 
> activities such as fitness,, skiing, and 
> camping, including on some evenings and 
> weekends.
>
> 10. Function as part of a team and maintain 
> close communication with the
> director and other Facilitators, and actively 
> participate in staff and other
> meetings.
>
> 11. Promote the organization's progressive 
> philosophy of blindness and
> positive attitudes to students, co-workers and 
> others, and provide support
> and guidance to students throughout their 
> program. Actively represent
> the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind in 
> public meetings and presentations.
>
> 12. Other duties as assigned
>
> Qualifications
>
> 1. Applicants must possess a National 
> Orientation and Mobility Certification (NOMC), 
> or possess an acceptable equivalent combination 
> of education and work experience in teaching 
> travel and other alternative techniques of 
> blindness using the structured discovery method.
>
> 3. Strong belief in and understanding of the 
> structured discovery model of blindness skills 
> training taught at Federation centres.
>
> 4. Demonstrated belief in a positive philosophy 
> of blindness and the unlimited potential of 
> blind people.
>
> 5. Working knowledge of Braille, adaptive speech 
> and Braille technology, travel with the long 
> white cane, and other aspects of blindness 
> skills training.
>
> 6. Detail orientated with strong organizational 
> skills.
>
> 7. Excellent written and verbal communication 
> skills.
>
> 8. Ability to plan, organize and develop 
> lessons.
> Ability to work with a variety of people in a 
> diverse range of situations.
>
>
> Please send a cover letter and resume to 
> Elizabeth Lalonde, Executive
> Director, at Elizabeth at pacifictrainingcentre.ca
>
> For more information about the Pacific Training 
> Centre for the Blind, please visit our Website 
> at www.pacifictrainingcentre.ca or contact us 
> info at pacifictrainingcentre.ca 250-590-9048
>
>