Intern, Come to Work
CNIB Foundation, Canada

Full Time, Contract (2 years)

Vancouver, BC

CNIB invites you to build a career as unique as you! We are currently searching for an Intern, Come to Work! Reporting to the Manager, Programs amp; Operations, the Intern, Come to Work will work closely with staff and management to assist in research, development an support of the Come to Work Program. This Position requires a superior level of accuracy, confidentiality, sound judgement and diplomacy.

• Assist with the planning and coordination of all programs and events related to CNIB's Come to Work Program.
• Regular follow up with potential and current Talent Pool members, by phone, email and in person.
• Review incoming referrals and scheduling intakes with Program Coordinators.
• Liaise with external stakeholders such as partner employers and mentors, as per project deliverables.
• Assist in the development of program materials.
• Oversee all aspects of orientation, including facilitating orientation and supporting Talent Pool members.
• Liaise with CNIB Foundation staff to implement aspects of the project.
• Create a bulletin focusing on important upcoming information relating to the POD.

Requirements

• Proven time management and organization skills; amenable to changing priorities, deadlines, and procedures.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Customer service oriented with well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Excellent administrative, time-management, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Professional attitude, results oriented, self-directed, and flexible.
• Demonstrates mature and sensitive nature, as well as emotional and social stability when dealing with the needs of persons experiencing vision loss and other functional challenges.
• Must be mature and responsible.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must be able to travel independently within the region via public transit, car, or ride-share.
• French language fluency, an asset

• Minimum Post-Secondary education or equivalent experience
• Advanced computer skills, with proficiency in MS Office software including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Personal or professional experience relating to blindness and sight loss is considered an asset.
• Personal or professional experience working with assistive technology and/or accessible environments is considered an asset.

• Agile office environment.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Occasional travel within the region.

Benefits

CNIB is committed to creating and fostering an inclusive culture and welcomes applications from diverse candidates, including but not limited to the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, persons with disabilities, people who are blind or partially sighted, and those who identify as women, gender diverse, and/or 2SLGBTQ+. We strongly encourage applications from applicants with sight loss. Direct lived experience would be a definite asset. If at any stage you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to support your accessibility needs. We're excited to review your application!

Please note: while we invite applications from all interested and qualified applicants, we are unable to follow-up with every applicant.

Closing date: July 18, 2023

Life is a beautiful, wonderful, complex thing. Life with sight loss should be no different. At CNIB, we're on a mission to change what it means to be blind, and we're not slowing down. We think big, take risks, embrace change, and ask questions. We're inviting you to be part of the conversation.

Our diversity is our strength we take pride in our inclusive workplace and are committed to recruiting and selecting in a fair, transparent, and accessible way. CNIB welcomes applications from those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) to join us in expanding our capacity for inclusion in the broadest sense. To this end, we strongly encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, people who are blind or partially sighted, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. We enthusiastically invite applications from applicants with sight loss. Direct lived experience is a definite asset. CNIB is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities and will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of th

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