JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
TRAVEL TRAINER (6
positions)
The D.C. Center for Independent Living
(DCCIL), ENDependence Center of Northern
Virginia (ECNV) and Independence Now (IN) of Maryland are seeking to hire a
total of six (6) full-time travel trainers to provide comprehensive,
individualized travel training to teach people with significant disabilities
how to travel safely and independently on accessible public transportation
throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Each of the three Centers
for Independent Living will hire two (2) full-time travel trainers.
MAJOR DUTIES
These
positions are responsible for conducting screenings and assessments to
determine the travel skills and goals of people with disabilities; planning and
evaluating travel routes; teaching trip planning skills and strategies;
implementing individualized travel training; teaching self-advocacy, safety and
orientation skills related to traveling independently on public transportation;
evaluating the individual’s ability to travel safely and independently at the
conclusion of travel training; establishing collaborative relationships with
disability organization service providers, school systems and social service
agencies throughout the service area. Occasional
evening and weekend hours may be required.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation
from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Special
Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Human Services, Orientation and Mobility,
Therapeutic Recreation, or a related field. Experience working with people with
disabilities, preferably in providing travel training or orientation and
mobility training, or an equivalent combination of post high school education
and more than six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in travel
training or orientation and mobility training, preferably in the transportation
industry or with disability service or advocacy organizations. Must have the ability to interact and communicate
effectively with people who have a wide range of disabilities.
People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Please submit letters of interest and resumes
by November 30, 2009 to:
144 Florida Avenue, NE, Suite A,
Washington DC 20002
12301
Old Columbia Pike, Suite 101, Silver Spring, MD 20904
2300
Clarendon Blvd., Suite 305, Arlington, VA 22201