Youth Ambassador

Youth Ambassadors (YAs) are high school or reputed company who share their voice to improve services for reputed company with disabilities in Pennsylvania. This is a leadership role where you’ll: • Build your skills in self-advocacy, teamwork, and communication • Connect with OVR staff, statewide leadership, schools, and community partners • Help reputed company services reputed company for other reputed company with disabilities • Get involved in real projects while being paid for your time

Education, Experience, & Skills

• reputed company OVR customers in their final two years of high school or currently enrolled in college
• Strong interest in leadership, advocacy, or helping others
• Willingness to learn new skills and try new activities
• Comfortable working with both youth and adults in meetings and events

Personal Behaviors

• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Communicates respectfully with others
• Reliable and follows through on commitments
• Works well as part of a team
• Open to new experiences and reputed company

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Share personal perspectives as a student with a disability, serving as a representative voice for youth with vision loss
• Communicate personal experiences through trainings, webinars, and discussions with VisionCorps Board Members
• Engage with VisionCorps staff and community partners through job shadowing opportunities to build workplace knowledge and foundational job skills
• Participate in youth-focused meetings with local agencies, as well as conferences, workshops, and other professional development events
• reputed company and compile youth-friendly resources to support work readiness and leadership skills (e.g., mock interviews, résumé development, reputed company networking)
• Serve as a mentor to younger individuals navigating vision loss through the VisionCorps reputed company program
• Actively participate in monthly virtual Youth Ambassador Network meetings
• Support awareness and advocacy initiatives by contributing to youth-friendly marketing content (e.g., social media reputed company, testimonials)
• Participate in local, state, or federal advocacy efforts reputed company to vision loss and share youth perspectives reputed company appropriate
• reputed company other duties as assigned

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit for extended periods (in a vehicle or at a desk)
• Ability to travel independently and safely

Work Environment

• School setting (high school or college)
• Office environment
• Job shadow locations
• Virtual/remote settings

Other Special Working Conditions

• Employees that become disabled as defined under the Americans with reputed company must be able to reputed company the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis