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Seeking: Blind Mentors for 2014 LIFE Program<br>
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Are you looking for a job this summer? <br>
Are you a blind college student or young blind professional who is
enthusiastic and confident in your blindness skills?<br>
Do you want to inspire while promoting a positive image of blindness to
up and coming blind youth and young adults? <br>
Do you want to work with blind youth to help them reach their full
potential and encourage them to have high expectations for
themselves? <br>
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If the answer to these questions is a resounding YES, then the VRCBVI
2014 LIFE summer program needs you to work as a mentor!<br>
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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.<br>
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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. <br>
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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. <br>
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Dates of the LIFE Program: July 6 – August 8, 2014 <br>
Where: On the campus of VRCBVI in Richmond, VA <br>
Hours: 40 hours a week which includes some evenings and weekends <br>
**Dates of employment for mentors: July 4 – August 8, 2013. <br>
Rate of pay: $9.00 an hour plus room and board<br>
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**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. <br>
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Requirements for mentors: <br>
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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.<br>
· Maturity ability to remain
professional at all times <br>
· A level head, sense of humor,
and enthusiastic sense of adventure.<br>
· Mentors will live in the dorm
apartments on the VRCBVI campus<br>
· Pass background check <br>
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How to Apply:<br>
· Submit the following by mail
to Amy Phelps, 401 Azalea Ave, Richmond VA, 23227 or by email to
amy.phelps@dbvi.virginia.gov <br>
o Cover letter<br>
o Resume<br>
o Three professional references <br>
o 500 word essay explaining why you would be the best
candidate for the position and the role mentoring has played in your
success<br>
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· Deadline for application: All
items must be received by no later than April 21, 2014.<br>
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Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC<br>
Assistant Director for Instruction<br>
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired<br>
401 Azalea Avenue<br>
Richmond, Virginia 23227<br>
Phone: 804.371.3052<br>
Email:
<a href="mailto:amy.phelps@dbvi.virginia.gov">
amy.phelps@dbvi.virginia.gov</a><br>
Worldwide Web:
<a href="http://www.vrcbvi.org">http://www.vrcbvi.org</a><br>
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