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

Sun Mar 16 01:58:59 UTC 2014

I sent this same message to the student group, but am repeating myself here
in case there are students on this list and not on OABS.  
Amy Phelps was the coordinator at NFB"s National Center for all our
mentoring programs back in 2007-2009.  She is awesome to work with ad
everything she does is Federation-style.  
I hope lots of Ohio students will apply.  If you were in the mentoring
program here or had friends who were,, be sure to mention it in your cover
letter.  
I'm hoping to read that all three candidates chosen hailed from the great
state of Ohio!

Deborah

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne
Denning
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 7:29 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking: Blind Mentors for
2014 LIFE Program

I know there are some young people in the Ohio NFB and believe you would be
excellent roll models in this program.  Please consider applying for this
wonderful opportunity.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Phelps, Amy (DBVI)" <Amy.Phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:30:44 -0500
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking: Blind Mentors for 2014 LIFE Program
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org

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!

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.

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.

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.

Requirements for mentors:

.        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.

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: <mailto:amy.phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov>amy.phelps at dbvi.virginia.gov
Worldwide Web: <http://www.vrcbvi.org>http://www.vrcbvi.org

--
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053

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