8th annual Envisioning Youth Empowerment Retreat Staff Application
BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE EYE RETREAT:
Who: Youth with visual impairments who want to learn about college and careers.
What: A week long camp that provides an opportunity for mentoring and resource sharing by current college students and workers with visual impairments.
When: Saturday, July 23rd to Saturday, July 30th (Staff arrive Friday, July 22nd).
Where: The Governor Morehead School, NC State University & area businesses.
SAMPLE ACTIVITIES:
1. Self-Advocacy
2. Assistive Technology
3. Public Transportation
4. Sports and Recreation
5. Job Shadowing
6. College Campus Exploration
7. Mentoring
8. Time Management
Position Descriptions:
1. College Coordinator is responsible for group leaders within their track, class observations, class lesson planning, and participant supervision. This person is on duty from 7am to 6pm and shares in an evening rotation for supervision.
2. Career Coordinator is responsible for group leaders within their track, securing work site job experiences, class lesson planning, and participant supervision. This person is on duty from 7am to 6pm and shares in an evening rotation for supervision.
3. Registration, Recreation and Transportation Coordinator is responsible for arranging transportation to and from sites, arranging transportation for recreational activities, collecting and reviewing registration documents, completing check in and check out with participants, and arranging and supervising recreation activities. This person is on duty during all registration times, during all check outs, and each evening during the week.
4. Dorm Coordinators are responsible for overnight supervision of participants, ensuring cleanness of dorms, assisting with serving of breakfast, serving as point of contact during overnight hours, and ensuring participants adhere to the schedule.
5. Senior Group Leaders are responsible for assisting track coordinators with supporting group leaders, serving as track leader in the absence of the track coordinator, teaching of assigned classes, supervising participants, serving as a mentor, and assisting with meal duties. These individuals are on duty from 7am to 6pm. Each group would have about 4 participants.
6. Group Leaders are responsible for teaching of assigned classes, supervising participants, serving as a mentor, and assisting with meal duties. These individuals are on duty from 7am to 6pm. Each group would have about 4 participants.