These are YouTube links of the presentations. Listen to the MP3 files instead. What happens when you gather forty-four jobseekers with twenty employment facilitators over a period of four days? You get depth, intensity, focus, support, and a big dose of the reality that a good jobseeker needs. The LightHouse held its first Employment Summit … Continue reading Watch the Employment Summit 2011
2021 Curriculum – CA DOR VirtualEmployment Program Providing Tools and Resources to Live a Secure and Fulfilled Life “Employers don’t like problems, they like solutions. We allow people to develop their own solutions; we give them the options, and coach them into finding their own solutions.” – Kate Williams, Director, Employment Services After gaining skills … Continue reading Employment Immersion Programs
Newsletter of the LightHouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired Enchanted Hills Summer Music Academy, Cycle for Sight Registration, Chris Downey Appointed to California Commission on Disability Access, Braille Challenge, Employment Immersion Successes, and more…
We offer our hearty congratulations to Marc Grossman, one of our recent Employment Immersion graduates who in August took the job of Business Development Representative for FinancialForce.com, at a salary of $50,000 plus. FinancialForce is an independent software vendor that makes financial applications used in conjunction with SalesForce software. During his day Marc qualifies prospects … Continue reading Marc Grossman Becomes a Force Behind FinancialForce
“It has given me a lot of freedom!” Interview with LightHouse student Anusha
Marc on his journey to LightHouse Employment Specialist
By Mark Grossman, Employment Specialist The Employment Services department at LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers several programs for job seekers. Once a consumer has gone through the first phase of any of these, we invite them to join our Tuesday Jobs Group. This ongoing meeting gathers job seekers together to discuss current … Continue reading The course might be finished – but the learning continues
Meet the blind leaders who will choose the 2019 Holman Prizewinners.
Lockheed Martin, App Dynamic, Grove Collective, the San Francisco Public Library and the State of the California—what do these things all have in common? Each of these companies and institutions hired one of our Employment Immersion Graduates within the last two weeks, representing a step towards improving employment rates in the blind and visually impaired … Continue reading In a Batch of Blind Hires, Companies Prove Dedication to Inclusivity
JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION: Facilities Coordinator REPORTS TO: Director of Human Resources & Facilities STATUS: Non-exempt JOB PURPOSE: Founded in San Francisco in 1902, the LightHouse’s purpose is to promote the independence, equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or visually impaired. The LightHouse is currently in a period of growth, increasing our … Continue reading Facilities Coordinator
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