Job Opportunity - Parent Guide
Description
We are currently in the process of recruiting Parent Guides for the Hands & Voices Guide-By-Your-Side Program™! The Guide-By-Your-Side Program™ is a parent to parent program, linking parents of hard of hearing, deaf, and deafblind children throughout the state/province with trained and experienced Parent Guides. The goal of the Guide-By-Your-Side Program™ is to provide parents of children with a hearing condition the opportunity to establish a supportive relationship with another parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing; provide parents with unbiased and comprehensive information; provide parents with an understanding of the unique needs of infants who are deaf/hard of hearing; link parents to resources available locally, regionally and state/province wide; and to effectively link families to early intervention services or school age services.
Parent Guides are parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and are therefore uniquely able to work with parents of newly diagnosed children who are deaf or hard of hearing or parents who would benefit from connecting with another parent, by providing home visits, telephone calls, or virtual visits to meet our program goals. The GBYS™ Program Coordinator links a Parent Guide with the identified family and Parent Guides initiate a home visit within 3 days of the referral. Parent Guides are part-time paid positions. Parent Guides are expected to attend an initial 2 day training and subsequent trainings approximately 1-2 times per year. Parent Guides are paid to attend these trainings.
How to Apply:
Please fill out and submit the form below to begin your application.