<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Ronza Othman via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 7:45 PM<br>Subject: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Job Opportunity: Baltimore Star Program<br>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <<a href="mailto:nabs-l@nfbnet.org">nabs-l@nfbnet.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:jobs@nfb.org">jobs@nfb.org</a>>, State Affiliate Leadership List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br>CC: <<a href="mailto:rothmanjd@gmail.com">rothmanjd@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-6569326018199021931WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Please find below a job opportunity from Blind Industries and Services of Maryland. Please distribute widely to your networks.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM) are very excited to offer an entirely new 4-week program this summer!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The STAR (students Training in Advocacy and Responsibility) Program is a 4-week, fully residential program that aids blind and low vision students in developing a true understanding of the career choices available to them. Through an experiential learning approach, we will be exposing students to a new industry each week, exploring the career options within the industry, attending job site tours, and completing real-life tasks and activities in that profession. The industries covered during the program are Education, Engineering, Hospitality, and Business. Some activities and areas of focus include 3D printing, hotel management, glass blowing, and business creation.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">As a potential staffer in the STAR Program, your role will be to serve as a leader and role model, all while having fun as we explore Baltimore, Washington DC, and Houston, Texas. Participants and staffers in the program will be traveling to the National Federation of the Blind’s National Convention in Houston, Texas during the week of July 1st as well. We are looking for enthusiastic, positively-minded, caring people to work and make a positive difference in the lives of blind teens.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Applications are to be completed and submitted by April 15. Interviews will be conducted via telephone and are anticipated to take place in the beginning of May. If selected to work in STAR, you will be asked to give BISM permission to perform a comprehensive background check as well.<u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="m_-6569326018199021931MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Program location: Residential program based in Baltimore, Maryland (you do not need to reside in Maryland to apply as a staffer)<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-6569326018199021931MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Program Dates: June 18 to July 15 (including weekends)<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-6569326018199021931MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Staff Training: June 13 to June 18<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-6569326018199021931MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Pay for 4-week staffing: $3,000 to $3,500<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">You can find the position responsibilities and additional details at the application page linked below. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://forms.gle/TfEz2BEDvcFimrBn8" target="_blank">STAR Program Staff Application </a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to Juhi Narula at <a href="mailto:jnarula@bism.org" target="_blank">jnarula@bism.org</a> or call 410-737-2642.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">President</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">443-426-4110<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Pronouns: she, her, hers<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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</div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Warmly,<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"></span><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">908-590-1747</span><br><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><br><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i><br>Facebook: </i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i><br></i></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">To schedule a 30-minute meeting about the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey please click on the link below</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://calendly.com/nfbnj/30min" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/nfbnj/30min</a></font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>