Hi Rohiet, Last paragraph of the announcement is pasted here: Please forward this job requirement among your contacts of VI persons looking for jobs and ask them to send their CV to Suvarna at suvarna.aw...@gmail.com and her contact number is: 9949000175
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula -----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rohiet A. Patil Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:52 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Unique Job alert for the blindFW: Respected Harish sir and all, One of my friend is willing to apli for the same. So I kindly request you to send me the application form if the same reach to you. Thanks and regards, Rohiet Patil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kotian, H P" <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 5:38 PM Subject: [AI] Unique Job alert for the blindFW: > Hello All > > Please refer to the trailing mail. > > I am copying below the attachments here. > Harish Kotian. > 1.1 Exhibition TOUR GUIDE > Job Title: Tour Guide > Reports to: Guide Coordinator > Based at: Dialogue in the Dark Exhibition – In orbit Mall - Hyderabad > 1.1.1 SUMMARY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION > The Tour Guide is a visually impaired person (legally blind) and works in > total darkness. The Tour Guide welcomes the visitors and guides them > through the Dialogue in the Dark exhibition. The Tour Guide handles all of > their needs while in the exhibition, assuring that visitors are > comfortable, safe and secure, while providing them with an imaginative, > educational and entertaining experience. Verbal communication and > interaction are an essential part of the visit. The commitment of the Tour > Guide and his/her willingness to communicate and build empathy with > visitors, focuses more on the ability to compensate the lack of sight than > on the disability itself, by motivating the visitors to explore more in > order to discover their own limits, and is central to the scenario's > success. > 1.1.2 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES > • Accompany diverse groups through the exhibition and respect > the individual character and behavior of every visitor. Each group might > include a wide variety of ages, communication skills, and educational > levels as well as a variety of physical capabilities. > • Secure comfort and safety of the visitors, by keeping them > in a group during the whole tour, reacting adequately in emergency > situations and supporting physically those who need it. > • Help the visitors to overcome their fear of the dark, by > establishing trust, supporting psychologically those who need it and > entertaining them with humour and creative suggestions. > • Raise visitors’ awareness about their other senses. > • Serve as an ambassador for the visually impaired community, > openly share experiences and present positively the way of perceiving the > world via the other senses while compensating for the lack of sight, as > well as existing in that way and enjoying life. > • Inform the visitors about the concept, background and > opportunities of the Dialogue in the Dark exhibition. > • Be able to sustain pleasant and polite two-way > communication with visitors throughout each tour. > • Walk and stand for at least one and a half hour periods > while conducting tours. > • Remain kind, respectful and positive while answering > difficult questions, and even in the event of a stressful situation. > • Understand and maintain the tour schedule. > • Work as part of a team with good communication skills with > team mates, respect and strong commitment to the job to promote > professionalism, creativity and enthusiasm. > • Assist in other areas as needed, when not actively engaged > in a tour. > • Be appropriately dressed and maintain a well groomed > appearance at all times. > • Find way easily and quickly in all areas within the work > environment: exhibition spaces, break room and offices, washrooms. > 1.1.3 WORK ENVIRONMENT > The capacity to spend time in total darkness has to be checked especially > for those individuals, who have a low level of sight left. All employees > are subjected to a high level of noise and physical strain throughout > their working day. > Employees may be required to work evenings, weekends and holidays as > needed to provide shift coverage for exhibition tours. > 1.1.4 PERSONAL PROFILE > Personality > Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of > view. Well presented and good-mannered. Sufficiently mobile, with a high > level of acceptance of his/her blindness. Keen for a new experience and > open to learning. Reliable, punctual, able to get on with others and be a > team player. > Qualifications and requirements > To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to accomplish > each key responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications and > requirements listed hereafter are representative of the knowledge, skill > and ability required. > • Soft skills > • Excellent verbal communication skills, good grammar and > enunciation > • Good mobility skills and capacity to get to the work place > unaided, taking advantage – where possible – of public transport (Tour > guides should be competent with their canes, to represent an independent > and confident person) > • Education or experience in presentations, leadership, > guiding large groups is helpful > • Knowledge of a foreign language (English as first choice) > is appreciated > • Psychological skills, such as the knowledge of group > dynamics, are a plus > • Acting skills, together with a clear and pleasant voice, > are a plus > 1.2 CAFÉ TOUR GUIDE > Job Title: Café Tour Guide > Reports to: Guide Coordinator > Based at: Dialogue in the Dark« Exhibition / Café in the dark at the end > of the exhibition path – In orbit Mall - Hyderabad > 1.2.1 SUMMARY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION > The Café Tour Guide is a visually impaired person (legally blind) and > works in total darkness at the café in the dark located at the end of the > exhibition path. The work specifically entails welcoming visitor, taking > orders, processing payments, serving beverages and snacks and talking with > the visitors. Ideally every Dialogue in the Dark Guide should be able to > work either in a tour or in the dark café. > 1.2.2 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES > • Meet and welcome visitors cordially as they arrive in the > café. > • Take orders and serve beverages and snacks. > • Interact with diverse groups and respect the individual > character and behavior of every visitor. Each group could include a wide > variety of ages, communication skills, and educational levels as well as a > variety of physical capabilities. > • Recognize and work with money rapidly, give change for > purchases. > • Keep work area clean and clear tables and counters quickly, > disposing of empty bottles and glasses. > • Track inventory, maintaining sufficient supply of food and > beverages for customers. > • Assist tour guides in moving groups from the counter to > seats or the exit door, as needed, helping to maintain the schedule. > • Walk and stand during assigned working hours. > • Be ready to participate politely to conversations and to > answer questions. > • Inform the visitors about the concept, background and > opportunities of the Dialogue in the Dark exhibition. > • Remain kind, respectful and positive should any stressful > situation occur. > • Understand and maintain tour schedule. > • Work as part of a team and communicate well with team > mates, respect and strong commitment to the job to promote > professionalism, creativity and enthusiasm. > • Assist in other areas, when not actively engaged in serving > at the café. > • Be appropriately dressed and maintain a well groomed > appearance at all times. > • Find way easily and quickly in all areas of the work > environment: exhibition spaces, break room and offices, washrooms. > 1.2.3 WORK ENVIRONMENT > The capacity to spend time in total darkness has to be checked especially > for those individuals, who have a low level of sight left. All employees > are subjected to a high level of noise and physical strain throughout > their working day. > Employees may be required to work evenings, weekends and holidays as > needed to provide shift coverage for exhibition tours. > 1.2.4 PERSONAL PROFILE > Personality > Energetic, enthusiastic and positive nature. Empathic communicator, able > to see things from the other person's point of view. Well presented and > good mannered. Sufficiently mobile, with a high level of acceptance of > his/her blindness. Keen for a new experience and open to learning. > Reliable, punctual, able to get on with others and be a team player. > Qualifications and requirements > To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to accomplish > each key responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications and > requirements listed hereafter are representative of the knowledge, skill > and ability required: > • Bartending or waitressing experience very helpful (This > experience could include working in cafeterias, canteens, or any other > places where food or drinks are sold) > • Experience in cleaning and policing service area > (housekeeping experience very helpful) > • Able to work with money and give change > • Capacity to use cash register/computer (if required) > • Soft skills > • Excellent verbal communication skills, good grammar and > enunciation > • Good mobility skills and capacity to get to the work place > unaided, taking advantage – where possible – of public transport. > • Knowledge of a foreign language (English as first choice) > is appreciated > • Psychological skills, such as the knowledge of group > dynamics, are a plus > • Acting skills, together with a clear and pleasant voice, > are a plus > 1.3 GUIDE COORDINATOR > Job Title: Guide Coordinator > Reports to: Director on site > Based at: Dialogue in the Dark Exhibition / Dark path and offices –In > orbit Mall - Hyderabad > 1.3.1 SUMMARY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION > The Guide Coordinator is a visually impaired person (legally blind) and > liaises competently between guides and »Dialogue in the Dark« managers. > The work entails information flow, quality control of guiding, training > for new guides. > The Guide Coordinator has to be competent in both issues to do with guides > and visitor services and informed about the management policies and > decisions. > In order to get a better understanding the Coordinator has to guide > frequently him/herself, be involved in workshops and events and take part > in the management decision processes. > 1.3.2 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES > • Monitor and evaluate guides’ performances, becoming aware > of their weaknesses and strengths and helping them adopt a better working > style. > • Ensure that guiding and in general all the customer > services in the dark meet with and integrate »Dialogue in the Dark« > requirements for quality, safety and general duty of care. > • Implement strategies for HR development, including > recruitment and selection policy/practices, discipline, grievance, > counseling, motivation, culture and attitudinal development, performance > appraisals and quality management issues. > • Tackle daily routines in guiding with creative proposals. > • Select and train new guides (only after at least 6 months > experience of guiding). > • Contribute in controlling the technical maintenance of the > exhibition path. > • Collaborate with suggestions for improvements of the > exhibition path. > • Ensure clear and balanced two-way communication between the > guide team and management. > • Solve conflicts and problems within the team. > 1.3.3 WORK ENVIRONMENT > Work requires spending long periods in the dark with exposure to noise and > a high level of physical strain. The Guide Coordinator may be required to > work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed to provide shift coverage > for exhibition tours and to be present at special events, workshops or > management meetings. > 1.3.4 PERSONAL PROFILE > Personality > Multi-talented person willing to learn and improve. Excellent > communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view. > Reliable, flexible, able to get on with others and be a team player. Able > to take decisions. Creative and open-minded. Reliable, tolerant and > determined. > Qualifications and requirements > To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to accomplish > each key responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications and > requirements listed hereafter are representative of the knowledge, skill > and ability required. > • Soft skills > • Excellent verbal communication skills, good grammar and > enunciation > • Organisational skills > • Management skills > • Computer skills > • Guiding experience helpful > • Education or experience in leadership and team building a > plus > • Knowledge of a foreign language (English as first choice) > • Experience in working with disabled people helpful > > 1.4 WAITER AT DINNER IN THE DARK > Job Title: Waiter > Reports to: Guide Coordinator > Based at: »Dialogue in the Dark« Exhibition / Café or Restaurant in the > dark > 1.4.1 SUMMARY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION > The Waiter at »Dinner in the Dark« is a visually impaired person (legally > blind) and works in total darkness at the café or in a restaurant in the > dark. The work specifically entails welcoming visitor, taking orders, > serving beverages and meals and talking with the visitors. > Ideally every Café Tour Guide should be able to work either in a tour or > as a waiter. > 1.4.2 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES > • Meet and welcome visitors cordially as they arrive in the > café / restaurant. > • Accompany them to their tables. > • Take orders and serve beverages and meals. > • Set the tables for dinner in advance, keep work area clean > and clear tables quickly, disposing of empty dishes, bottles and glasses. > • Move groups from the tables to the exit door. > • Walk and stand during assigned working hours. > • Be ready to participate politely to conversations and to > answer questions. > • Inform visitors about the concept, background and > opportunities of the Dialogue in the Dark exhibition. > • Remain kind, respectful and positive should any stressful > situation occur. > • Work as part of a team and communicate well with team > mates, respect and strong commitment to the job to promote > professionalism, creativity and enthusiasm. > • Be appropriately dressed and maintain a well groomed > appearance at all times. > • Find way easily and quickly in all areas within the work > environment: exhibition spaces, break room and offices, washrooms. > > 1.4.3 WORK ENVIRONMENT > The capacity to spend time in total darkness has to be checked especially > for those individuals, who have a low level of sight left. Waiters spend > long hours standing and they are subjected to a high level of noise. > Employees are often required to work evenings, also during weekends and > holidays as needed to provide staffing for dinners and events. > 1.4.4 PERSONAL PROFILE > Personality > Energetic, enthusiastic and positive nature. Empathic communicator, able > to see things from the other person's point of view. Well presented and > goodmannered. Extremely mobile, with a high level of acceptance of his/her > blindness. Keen for a new experience, open to learning. Reliable, > punctual, able to get on with others and be a team player. > Qualifications and requirements > To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to > accomplish each key responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications and > requirements listed hereafter are representative of the knowledge, skill > and ability required. > • Bartending or waitress experience very helpful(This > experience could include working in cafeterias, canteens, or any other > places where food or drinks are sold) > • Experience in cleaning and policing service area > (housekeeping experience very helpful) > • Soft skills > • Excellent verbal communication skills, good grammar and > enunciation > • Good mobility skills and capacity to get to the work place > unaided, taking advantage – where possible – of public transport > • Knowledge of a foreign language (English as first choice) > is appreciated > • Psychological skills, such as the knowledge of group > dynamics, are a plus > • Acting skills, together with a clear and pleasant voice, > are a plus > ACE, an acronym for Art, Culture, and Education is a new & most > contemporary social idea of creating Unique & First time experiences > for its audience. ACE is creating a niche space for itself in the > Knowledge entertainment segment riding on the need for Experiential > Education that uses entertainment as a front ended tool to convey > relevant themes of the current times thus ensuring an impactful & long > lasting experience value to the visitors & guests. > > ACE, as a part of its endeavor to bring Unique and first of its kind > experiences to India, has partnered with Dialogue Social Enterprise > (DSE) to bring the Dialogue In the Dark ( DiD) to India starting at > Hyderabad. Dialogue in the Dark is proposed for opening in Hyderabad > in September 2010. > > Dialogue in the Dark is an exhibition which provides remarkable > insights and extraordinary experiences. Escorted by visually impaired > guides through galleries that are in total darkness, visitors learn > how a daily routine can soon become an unforgettable experience. A > reversal of roles is created in which sighted visitors lose the sense > they rely on most—their sight—and depend upon guides who are visually > impaired to provide security and a sense of orientation. Perceptions > are enhanced and visitors experience the paradox of learning to see by > not seeing, leaving them with a unique appreciation of a world without > pictures. Through the use of smells, air currents, temperature > changes, sounds and textures, different scenarios are presented to > challenge the visitors as they progress through the Exhibition. > Typical galleries feature: a walk through a public park and along a > bustling city street, a visit to a food market, travel using public > transport, and a stop at a café for refreshments. Throughout the whole > experience a non-visual map is created in the visitor’s mind, along > with a sense of fantasy and accomplishment. > > Dialogue in the Dark is not an ordinary exhibition; it is a platform > for understanding between people with different abilities. It has been > presented in 25 countries and in over 150 cities throughout Europe, > Asia, and the Americas, promoting respect and tolerance in an > engaging, light-hearted way. www.dialogue-in-the-dark.com > > We are interested in hiring guides who are blind or visually impaired > to work in the Dialgoue in the Dark project based at Hyderabad. > > A highly diverse team, in terms of age, background, degree of > impairment, gender, education and religion, is at the core of Dialogue > in the Dark. The prime screening points for those keen to join are a > high level of motivation and commitment to the project’s goals and the > willingness to provide above average performance as a participating > member of an ambitious project. > > Some positions can only be offered to visually impaired people, while > there are others, where anyone meeting the requirements can apply. > Each position requires specific qualifications. Some also require a > particular background, i.e. a certain type of education or > professional experience, Other jobs can only be learned within the > Dialogue in the Dark framework, in trainings and while working at the > exhibition. This feature pertains especially to the positions, which > can only be covered by visually impaired people: > > > The following are the positions for which we are looking at > Blind/Visually impaired people: > > > > • Exhibition: Tour Guide, - 10 No.s > > • Café Tour Guide, - 2 No.s > > • Guide Coordinator -2 No.s > > • Dinners / Events in the Dark: Waiter -2 No.s > > • Business Workshops in the Dark: Coach, Trainer- 2 No.s > > • Trainer assistant -4 No.s > > Total No.of Blind/Visually impaired people required – 22 No.s > > Please find attached a document which clearly states the job > description for each position in detail. We would appreciate your help > in reaching out to the institutions/hostels/colleges where we could > find the suitable candidates. > > I will mail you the application form by EOD tomorrow. > > Looking forward to a wonderful association with you. > > regards, > Suvarna > 9949000175 > > > > From: harish [mailto:har...@accessindia.org.in] > Sent: 28 June 2010 22:13 > To: Kotian, H P > Subject: Fw: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sastry nori<mailto:norisas...@yahoo.com> > To: Harish Kotian<mailto:har...@accessindia.org.in> ; > dipendra<mailto:dipendra.mano...@gmail.com> ; Rajesh > Asudani<mailto:rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> ; Payal > Kapoor<mailto:paya...@gmail.com> > Cc: Suvarna Avvari<mailto:suvarna.avv...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 2:40 PM > > Hello Friends, > > I met Suvarana, HR Manager of ACE, new company in Hyderabad. She is > looking for visually handicapped persons to be employed in ACE for special > posts of guides for Dialogue in the Dark. 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