[Iabs-talk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking: Blind Mentors for 2014 LIFE Program

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> From: "Phelps, Amy (DBVI)" <Amy.Phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov> (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
> Date: March 15, 2014 at 4:30:44 PM CDT
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking: Blind Mentors for 2014 LIFE Program
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> Seeking: Blind Mentors for 2014 LIFE Program
>  
> Are you looking for a job this summer? 
> Are you a blind college student or young blind professional who is enthusiastic and confident in your blindness skills?
> Do you want to inspire while promoting a positive image of blindness to up and coming blind youth and young adults? 
> Do you want to work with blind youth to help them reach their full potential and encourage them to have high expectations for themselves?  
>  
> If the answer to these questions is a resounding YES, then the VRCBVI 2014 LIFE summer program needs you to work as a mentor!
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> The Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired (VRCBVI) is seeking three blind college-age mentors to work with our 2014 LIFE Program with the possibility of working in our 2014 College Assessment Program.
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> Learning Independence, Feeling Empowered (LIFE) is a five week residential summer program for high school-age blind and vision-impaired youth who want to learn the skills of blindness, develop a positive attitude about blindness, and have fun while getting to know their blind peers from across the state. 
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> VRCBVI is recruiting for three mentors who will work alongside our instructional staff in the areas of Braille, Personal and Home Management, Access Technology, and during after-hours confidence building activities.  If you are enthusiastic about giving back to the next generation of blind and vision-impaired youth and you want to have fun while working, then being a mentor in the 2014 LIFE Program is the place for you. 
>  
> Dates of the LIFE Program: July 6 – August 8, 2014 
> Where: On the campus of VRCBVI in Richmond, VA 
> Hours: 40 hours a week which includes some evenings and weekends 
> **Dates of employment for mentors: July 4 – August 8, 2013. 
> Rate of pay: $9.00 an hour plus room and board
>  
> **Special note: there is the possibility that the mentors will have the opportunity to work with our College Assessment Program (CAP). In that case, mentors will need to arrive on June 10. 
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> Requirements for mentors: 
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> ·        Excellent blindness skills ­ Braille, ability to travel independently using a long white cane or dog guide, proficiency in non-visual Access Technology, etc.
> ·        Maturity ­ ability to remain professional at all times 
> ·        A level head, sense of humor, and enthusiastic sense of adventure.
> ·        Mentors will live in the dorm apartments on the VRCBVI campus
> ·        Pass background check 
>  
> How to Apply:
> ·        Submit the following by mail to Amy Phelps, 401 Azalea Ave, Richmond VA, 23227 or by email to amy.phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov 
> o   Cover letter
> o   Resume
> o   Three professional references 
> o   500 word essay explaining why you would be the best candidate for the position and the role mentoring has played in your success
>  
> ·        Deadline for application: All items must be received by no later than April 21, 2014.
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> Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC
> Assistant Director for Instruction
> Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
> 401 Azalea Avenue
> Richmond, Virginia 23227
> Phone: 804.371.3052
> Email: amy.phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov
> Worldwide Web: http://www.vrcbvi.org
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