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State of North Carolina - Fayetteville, NC
posted 3 days ago
About the position
This temporary position is located in Fayetteville - Cumberland County and serves students in the following counties: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland. This position will locate and provide information and services to potentially eligible, eligible, and under-served children and families with visual impairments and blindness ages 14-21 years according to the definitions given in the WIOA/PETS legislation. Employee will work with DSB VR Staff in the implementation and service delivery of pre-employment transition services to qualifying students with visual impairments, blindness or deaf-blindness. Will provide service delivery, outreach, marketing and documentation of services rendered for VIB-PETS clients throughout the various stages of the vocational rehabilitation process. Will focus efforts on areas of the state that do not presently offer a MOU with local school systems.
Responsibilities
- Locate and provide information and services to potentially eligible, eligible, and under-served children and families with visual impairments ages 14-21.
- Work with DSB VR Staff in the implementation and service delivery of pre-employment transition services.
- Provide service delivery, outreach, marketing, and documentation of services rendered for VIB-PETS clients.
- Focus efforts on areas of the state that do not presently offer a MOU with local school systems.
Requirements
- Experience working with youth ages 14-21 years of age, school staff and providers.
- Experience in conducting outreach activities, networking, building relationships with organizations.
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
- Ability to use MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) efficiently in composing letters, presentations and reports.
- Excellent communication skills for interacting with eligible individuals, employers, vendors, agency staff and others as required.
Benefits
- Hourly Rate of Pay: $20.00 (Based on education and/or years of relevant work experience reflected on the application)
- Exposure to an agency's culture, process, procedures and potential learning opportunities.
