<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> David Andrews <<a href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com">dandrews@visi.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> April 19, 2014 at 4:45:26 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking: Blind Mentors for 2014 LIFE Program</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Seeking: Blind Mentors for 2014 LIFE Program</span><br><span></span><br><span>Are you looking for a job this summer?</span><br><span>Are you a blind college student or young blind professional who is enthusiastic and confident in your blindness skills?</span><br><span>Do you want to inspire while promoting a positive image of blindness to up and coming blind youth and young adults?</span><br><span>Do you want to work with blind youth to help them reach their full potential and encourage them to have high expectations for themselves?</span><br><span></span><br><span>If the answer to these questions is a resounding YES, then the VRCBVI 2014 LIFE summer program needs you to work as a mentor!</span><br><span></span><br><span>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.</span><br><span></span><br><span>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.</span><br><span></span><br><span>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.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Dates of the LIFE Program: July 6 – August 8, 2014</span><br><span>Where: On the campus of VRCBVI in Richmond, VA</span><br><span>Hours: 40 hours a week which includes some evenings and weekends</span><br><span>**Dates of employment for mentors: July 4 – August 8, 2013.</span><br><span>Rate of pay: $9.00 an hour plus room and board</span><br><span></span><br><span>**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.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Requirements for mentors:</span><br><span></span><br><span>· Excellent blindness skills Braille, ability to travel independently using a long white cane or dog guide, proficiency in non-visual Access Technology, etc.</span><br><span>· Maturity ability to remain professional at all times</span><br><span>· A level head, sense of humor, and enthusiastic sense of adventure.</span><br><span>· Mentors will live in the dorm apartments on the VRCBVI campus</span><br><span>· Pass background check</span><br><span></span><br><span>How to Apply:</span><br><span>· Submit the following by mail to Amy Phelps, 401 Azalea Ave, Richmond VA, 23227 or by email to <a href="mailto:amy.phelps@dbvi.virginia.gov">amy.phelps@dbvi.virginia.gov</a></span><br><span>o Cover letter</span><br><span>o Resume</span><br><span>o Three professional references</span><br><span>o 500 word essay explaining why you would be the best candidate for the position and the role mentoring has played in your success</span><br><span></span><br><span>· Deadline for application: All items must be received by no later than April 21, 2014.</span><br><span> </span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Nfbnet-members-list mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">Nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>List archives: <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org</a>></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>