Youth Services Instructor; Seasonal

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of young individuals? We seek a dedicated and enthusiastic Youth Services instructor to join our team!

About Us Lighthouse Central Florida ensures that any person of any age can access comprehensive and life-changing vision rehabilitation services.

Our promise to you:

The Lighthouse Core Values are the very foundation on which we operate. These values are who we are and who we continually aspire to be:
Servant Leadership, Inclusion, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Excellence.

Shift Saturday commitment, typically 2-3 Saturdays per month, Day Shift (Eastern Time)
Location Onsite (Orlando, FL).The community you'll be caring for Since 1976, Lighthouse Central Florida has provided vision-specific rehabilitation, training, and education for people with sight impairment and their families. Lighthouse Central Florida is the only nationally accredited nonprofit provider in Florida's Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties. In 2022 alone, 836 people who are blind or visually impaired were empowered through Lighthouse Central Florida services.

This position is an integral role on our Youth Services Team.

About You The role you'll contribute

Our Youth Services Instructors provide rehabilitation support services to individuals aged 14-22 who are living with visual impairments residing in the service area of Lighthouse Central Florida, Inc. (Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties). You will facilitate engaging and interactive group activities that promote personal growth and development and collaborate with fellow Instructors and program coordinators to create a supportive and inclusive environment.

The value you'll bring to the team Support vision rehabilitation instruction, including Transition (teens') and Children's Program events, job coaching, and recreational activities.

Facilitate experiential education activities in support of specified vision rehabilitation goals.

Follow and assist in the preparation of lesson plans.

Participate in event planning and client staffing as requested.

Minimum Qualifications High school diploma or equivalent required

Flexibility to work on weekends, specifically 2-3 Saturdays a month

Must pass Level II background check

Preferred Qualifications A minimum of one year's experience working with individuals who have a disability is preferred.

Professional maturity, judgment, and objectivity

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

The employment policy of Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works is to provide equal opportunity to all persons. Our company, therefore, has committed to equal employment opportunity through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works will recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals in all job titles and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, and veteran status, or disability.

All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and primary duties have been included. Requirements, skills, and abilities have been determined to be the minimal standards required to perform the positions successfully. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and conditions may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

The Americans with Disabilities Act may modify requirements to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made that may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or impose undue hardships on the organization.

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