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Residential Life Trainer

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Gov Morehead Sch for the Blind

Residential Life Trainer (S)

60039460-2

NC05

Governor Morehead School (GMS) is the flagship school in North Carolina that serves the special needs of visually impaired students, in a unique residential setting. Apart from its flagship status as the only residential school in the state for visually impaired students, GMS is renowned for its excellent program in Orientation and Mobility as well as its Braille Music program.

The Governor Morehead School is an educational facility that provides day and residential services for blind, visually impaired and disabled students in North Carolina. The mission of the school is to provide education, pre-vocational and transitional employment/living services to visually impaired children from 5 to age 22. This mission includes the responsibility to assist in the continuum of consultative and technical services to other public and private agencies in an effort to meet the life-long needs of all visually impaired people. The primary objective of the Governor Morehead School is to educate each child with a visual disability in the areas of academic, physical, emotional and vocational development. The philosophy of the school is that each visually impaired child is entitled to an opportunity to develop to his/her highest potential in an environment that is most conducive to the individual's learning needs.

This position performs a variety of duties related to the care of children with visual impairments. The duties include direct supervision of students in the cottages, dining hall, on transportation routes and on community outings; to include helping with homework, daily living skills (dressing, eating, personal care, etc.), social-behavioral management skills, and leisure-recreational activities. Additionally, an individual in this position will help transport visually impaired students; drive State activity buses, vans and automobiles; act as a monitor in vehicles and on the charter bus. This position will also be responsible for maintaining records, following and implementing procedures/policies, and other assigned duties.

The residential program partners with the instructional program to provide a variety of enriching activities in academics, recreation, visual arts, and through community involvement. Employees will be responsible for aligning the residential learning environment with the ECC (Expanded Core Curriculum).

Responsibilities

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This position is 11-months

Sunday - Thursday

4pm- 12am

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Graduation from high school or GED and two years’ experience in an appropriate childcare setting; or in a goaled setting program; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice to Have

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The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Shannon Nicole Plummer-White

SHANNON.PLUMMER@GMS.K12.NC.US