[NABS-L] International Volunteer Training Opportunity
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Sat Mar 9 04:10:06 UTC 2019
>
>Hello,
>
>FYI, see the announcement below. I am working
>with this person and can affirm that this is a
>worthy cause and a great opportunity for someone
>who has the time and flexibility and who wants
>to spend the summer working with kids in another country.
>
>I Can answer some limited questions for anyone who is interested.
>
>****
>
>Empowerment Through Integration (ETI) is a
>501(c)3 certified non-profit that is changing
>the narrative surrounding disability both for blind and sighted
>
>youth. We create integrated, supportive spaces
>with life skills training, emotional support,
>and community service opportunities. Through these integrated
>
>spaces, they are able to break down internal and
>external barriers surrounding views on ability
>in order to create positive change in society. Our ultimate
>
>goal is to enable society to understand that
>inclusion of all is a value for all.
>
>ETI is currently looking for Orientation and
>Mobility (O&M) Specialists or TVI (Teachers of
>the Vision Impaired) to volunteer as Curriculum Developer and
>
>Instructor for ETI Empowerment Programs executed in Lebanon.
>
>Volunteer Curriculum Developer and Instructor
>will be responsible for the design and
>organization of our specialized Life Skills Programs’ curricula as
>
>well as leading the training of ETI’s team in
>Lebanon during the summer of 2019. Volunteer
>Curriculum Developer and Instructor will be required to travel
>
>to Lebanon to train our team of eager,
>hard-working ETI volunteers on the ground as
>well as implement our Life Skills Intensive program in Lebanon.
>
>RESPONSIBILITIES
>
>list of 10 items
>
>• Design and revise ETI curricula and training
>materials associated with Empowerment Programs
>(EP) for youth with visual impairment, their families and
>
>volunteers with the guidance of ETI’s disability committee;
>
>• Lead the training of ETI team in Lebanon
>(on-site) for the implementation of volunteer
>training program, life skills programs and family workshop in
>
>the summer of 2019;
>
>• Collaborate with ETI Lebanon team members with
>localizing and tailoring EP curricula according
>to local socio-cultural context and participants’ needs;
>
>
>
>• Create and implement biweekly online training
>sessions of ETI life skills trainers associated
>with best life skills practices and updated curriculum
>
>materials;
>
>• Support local ETI life skills trainers’ in
>determining each participants’ capabilities
>and needs in the areas of Orientation & Mobility (O&M), Activities
>
>of Daily Living (ADL) and Social Literacy and
>recommend goals and objectives for future programming of individual students;
>
>• Contribute to the composition of inclusive
>Human-Centric curricula materials for the
>training of public-school teachers and administrators;
>
>• Assist Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
>consultant for the evaluation of programs as needed
>
>• Participate on weekly ETI's team meetings (phone calls, Skype, etc.)
>
>• Check email account daily and respond to emails in a timely manner
>
>• Report to ETI Lebanon Country Director
>list end
>
>POSITION REQUIREMENTS
>
>The Volunteer Curriculum Developer and
>Instructor need to be comfortable working as
>part of a team, lead development and revision of ETI specialized life
>
>skills curricula (starting March 10th and
>continuing through December 2019), be available
>for travel to Lebanon to support our summer programs between
>
>June 15th and July 31st 2019 (6 weeks) and
>support the composition of training and advocacy
>materials about inclusion of people with visual impairment
>
>(starting August 1st and continuing through December 2019).
>
>Education/Experience Requirements:
>
>list of 10 items
>
>• Master’s degree (preferred) or
>Bachelor’s degree in Orientation and Mobility
>from an accredited university which meets the ACVREP 13 core domain areas
>
>
>
>• 1-3 years of experience in the field of blindness
>• Comprehensive knowledge on the latest trends
>impacting the blind and low vision community as
>well as a general understanding of the blindness community
>
>
>
>• Demonstrates knowledge of specialized
>assessment, instruction, interventions, and
>modifications for individual visually impaired students
>
>• Demonstrates effective skills related to
>instructing paraprofessionals, other staff, and
>teachers in the effective use of specialized equipment, communication,
>
>and modifications or accommodations for students with visual impairment
>
>• Comprehensive knowledge of characteristics of
>individuals with vision impairments and other
>disabilities to include developmental, cognitive and socio-cultural
>
>influences
>
>• The ability to recognize and respond to individual student differences
>
>• The ability to work in a collaborative and
>cooperative manner with volunteers and ETI staff
>
>• Excellent interpersonal skills with attention
>to detail, ability to prioritize and meet
>deadlines, and ability to handle confidential material
>
>• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks
>list end
>
>Graduate degrees in Orientation & Mobility
>(O&M), or dual certification O&M and TVI, with
>(2-year minimum) experience in program development (including
>
>O&M) for blind youth, and experience working
>with volunteers and teaching abroad are strongly preferred.
>
>TO APPLY
>
>Interested candidates should submit a resume to
>ETI USA Program Director, Anna Barbosa, at
>
>abarbosa at etivision.org
>
>ETI will cover the costs associated with housing
>and airfare (roundtrip) for the duration of the
>program in the summer of 2019 (6 weeks). Volunteer will
>
>be responsible for costs associated with
>transportation on the ground, meals and personal expenses.
>
>For more information about ETI Empowerment
>Programs, please refer to our website
>
>www.etivision.org
>
>and/or
>
>our social media at @ETIntegration
>
>
>
>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director,
>
>Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
>
>Louisiana Tech University
>
>600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall
>
>PO Box 3158
>
>Ruston LA 71272
>
>Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259
>
> <mailto:ebell at latech.edu> ebell at latech.edu www.pdrib.com
>
>*************
>
>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and
>convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the
>near certainty that people of equal talent have
>lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
>
>-- Stephen Jay Gould
>
>
>
>
>
>From: Anna Barbosa <abarbosa at etivision.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 10:44 PM
>To: Edward Bell <ebell at pdrib.com>
>Subject: meeting and call for volunteers
>
>
>
>Hi Edward!
>
>
>
>How have you been? I hope all is well and that
>you are having a great beginning of 2019.
>
>
>
>Our NGO ETI will have a some new activities in
>the summer and a new project in collaboration
>with a German Group in Lebanon throughout the
>year, and I would like to know if it would be
>possible to set up a meeting with you for
>sometime next week so I can inform you about
>these projects and we can talk about how we
>might be able to collaborate in 2019. In this
>regard, would you have any availability to meet
>(via Google Hangouts, Skype, or any other platform of your preference)?
>
>
>
>Also, we are currently recruiting two volunteer
>Curriculum Writer and Instructors to collaborate
>with us for the revision and design of our life
>skills programs and come to Lebanon in the
>summer of 2019. Would it be possible for you to
>help us advertise this volunteer position with
>your network? I have added a pdf document with
>the position description here. I have also
>copied and pasted the call for volunteers below.
>Thank you in advance for your support! I am
>looking forward to catching up next week! Best regards,
>
>Anna
>
>Empowerment Through Integration (ETI) is a
>501(c)3 certified non-profit that is changing
>the narrative surrounding disability both for
>blind and sighted youth. We create integrated,
>supportive spaces with life skills training,
>emotional support, and community service
>opportunities. Through these integrated
>spaces, they are able to break down internal and
>external barriers surrounding views on ability
>in order to create positive change in
>society. Our ultimate goal is to enable
>society to understand that inclusion of all is a value for all.
>
>
>
>ETI is currently looking for Orientation and
>Mobility (O&M) Specialists or TVI (Teachers of
>the Vision Impaired) to volunteer as Curriculum
>Developer and Instructor for ETI Empowerment Programs executed in Lebanon.
>
>
>
>Volunteer Curriculum Developer and Instructor
>will be responsible for the design and
>organization of our specialized Life Skills
>Programs’ curricula as well as leading the
>training of ETI’s team in Lebanon during the
>summer of 2019. Volunteer Curriculum Developer
>and Instructor will be required to travel to
>Lebanon to train our team of eager, hard-working
>ETI volunteers on the ground as well as
>implement our Life Skills Intensive program in Lebanon.
>
>
>
>RESPONSIBILITIES
>
>* Design and revise ETI curricula and
>training materials associated with Empowerment
>Programs (EP) for youth with visual impairment,
>their families and volunteers with the guidance
>of ETI’s disability committee;
>* Lead the training of ETI team in Lebanon
>(on-site) for the implementation of volunteer
>training program, life skills programs and
>family workshop in the summer of 2019;
>* Collaborate with ETI Lebanon team
>members with localizing and tailoring EP
>curricula according to local socio-cultural context and participants’ needs;
>* Create and implement biweekly online
>training sessions of ETI life skills trainers
>associated with best life skills practices and updated curriculum materials;
>* Support local ETI life skills
>trainers’ in determining each participants’
>capabilities and needs in the areas of
>Orientation & Mobility (O&M), Activities of
>Daily Living (ADL) and Social Literacy and
>recommend goals and objectives for future programming of individual students;
>* Contribute to the composition of
>inclusive Human-Centric curricula materials for
>the training of public-school teachers and administrators;
>* Assist Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
>consultant for the evaluation of programs as needed
>* Participate on weekly ETI's team meetings (phone calls, Skype, etc)
>* Check email account daily and respond to emails in a timely manner
>* Report to ETI Lebanon Country Director
>
>
>
>POSITION REQUIREMENTS
>
>The Volunteer Curriculum Developer and
>Instructor need to be comfortable working as
>part of a team, lead development and revision of
>ETI specialized life skills curricula (starting
>March 10th and continuing through December
>2019), be available for travel to Lebanon to
>support our summer programs between June 15th
>and July 31st 2019 (6 weeks) and support the
>composition of training and advocacy materials
>about inclusion of people with visual impairment
>(starting August 1st and continuing through December 2019).
>
>
>
>Education/Experience Requirements:
>
>* Master’s degree (preferred) or
>Bachelor’s degree in Orientation and Mobility
>from an accredited university which meets the ACVREP 13 core domain areas
>* 1-3 years of experience in the field of blindness
>* Comprehensive knowledge on the latest
>trends impacting the blind and low vision
>community as well as a general understanding of the blindness community
>* Demonstrates knowledge of specialized
>assessment, instruction, interventions, and
>modifications for individual visually impaired students
>* Demonstrates effective skills related to
>instructing paraprofessionals, other staff, and
>teachers in the effective use of specialized
>equipment, communication, and modifications or
>accommodations for students with visual impairment
>
>* Comprehensive knowledge of
>characteristics of individuals with vision
>impairments and other disabilities to include
>developmental, cognitive and socio-cultural influences
>* The ability to recognize and respond to individual student differences
>* The ability to work in a collaborative
>and cooperative manner with volunteers and ETI staff
>
>* Excellent interpersonal skills with
>attention to detail, ability to prioritize and
>meet deadlines, and ability to handle confidential material
>* Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks
>
>Graduate degrees in Orientation & Mobility
>(O&M), or dual certification O&M and TVI, with
>(2-year minimum) experience in program
>development (including O&M) for blind youth, and
>experience working with volunteers and teaching abroad are strongly preferred.
>
>
>
>TO APPLY
>
>Interested candidates should submit a resume to
>ETI USA Program Director, Anna Barbosa, at
>abarbosa at etivision.org <mailto:abarbosa at etivision.org>
>
>ETI will cover the costs associated with housing
>and airfare (roundtrip) for the duration of the
>program in the summer of 2019 (6 weeks).
>Volunteer will be responsible for costs
>associated with transportation on the ground, meals and personal expenses.
>
>For more information about ETI Empowerment
>Programs, please refer to our website
>www.etivision.org
><http://www.etivision.org> and/or our social media at @ETIntegration
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Anna Barbosa
>
>ETI USA Program Director
>
>Empowerment Through Integration
>
>Email: abarbosa at etivision.org <mailto:abarbosa at etivision.org>
>
>Phone number (Lebanon): + 961 70 34 59 73
>
>WhatsApp: +1 (915) 307-0924
>
>Website: www.etivision.org <http://www.etivision.org>
>
>Facebook: @ETIntegration
>
>Instagram: ETI Rafiqi Camp
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