[Jobs] Red Cross

[Vicki Black]

Michael, the correct email address to reach would be:
stcook at sccb.sc.gov
The Commission is or has been involved in training customer service reps to
solicit blood donations, but he'll help you any way he can, I'm sure; his
phone number is 800-922-2222, I think; ask for extension 8788 or by name,
Steve Cook.
VB 

-----Original Message-----
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
J. Michael Jones
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:55 AM
To: Jobs for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Jobs] Red Cross

Fred thank you: you gave me exactly what I asked for.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] Red Cross


> Try getting in touch I believe with Steve Cooper, South Carolina division 
> of Services for the Blind.
>
> I was wrong, here is a message which appeared several years ago on this 
> list, it's a starting place, anyway.
>
> Fred Olver
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> My name is Jennifer Hipp, and I am the instructor for the American Red 
> Cross training program at the South Carolina Commission for the Blind. 
> Below is
> information about the program along with locations of Red Cross call 
> centers around the country.
>
> If you have any questions, or you would like to discuss the program 
> further, please feel free to contact me by phone at (803) 898-8788 or by 
> e-mail at
> jhipp at sccb.sc.gov
>
> INTRODUCING AN EXCITING NEW TRAINING OPPORTUNITY!
>
> The South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB) has entered a 
> partnership to train blood donor recruiters who are blind or visually 
> impaired for the
> American Red Cross.  Red Cross has thirty-six telephone recruiting centers

> throughout the country.  Anyone who successfully completes this program 
> will
> go directly to work in one of these recruiting centers.
>
> The training is six weeks at a cost of $1800 plus room and board. 
> Transportation to and from the hotel is included in this cost.  An 
> agreement is in place
> with the Holiday Inn for rooms at a cost of $32 per night.  There is also 
> a contract in place to provide meals, beginning with breakfast on Monday 
> and
> ending with lunch on Friday, in the cafeteria on the SCCB complex.  The 
> cost for these meals are as follows: Breakfast $4.50, Lunch $5.50, and 
> dinner $6.50.
> However, there are no contracts in place for weekend meals.
>
> Applicants should have effective communication skills, type at least 20 
> words per minute, and be proficient in the access software (JAWS or screen

> enlargement)
> that they will be using.  They will also need to have at least ninth grade

> spelling and vocabulary skills.  Once referred, applicants will undergo an

> interview
> with the Director of Human Resources at the Red Croslocation for which 
> they will be training, as well as criminal background and drug testing.
>
> American Red Cross Blood Recruiting Call Centers
>
> Birmingham, AL
> Mobile, AL
> Tucson, AZ
> Little Rock, AR
> Los Angeles, CA
> Oakland, CA
> Farmington, CT
> Atlanta, GA
> Boise, ID
> Peoria, IL
> Fort Wayne, IN
> Wichita, KS
> Louisville, KY
> Baltimore, MD
> Dedham, MA
> Detroit, MI
> Lansing, MI
> St. Paul, MN
> St. Louis, MO
> Omaha, NE
> Syracuse, NY
> Charlotte, NC
> Cleveland, OH
> Columbus, OH
> Toledo, OH
> Tulsa, OK
> Portland, OR
> Johnstown, PA
> Philadelphia, PA
> Wilkes Barre, PA
> San Juan, PR
> Columbia, SC
> Nashville, TN
> Norfolk, VA
> Roanoke, VA
> Madison, WI
>
> "Do not follow where the path may lead.  Go instead where there is no path

> and leave a trail."--Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
> Jennifer Hipp, LMSW
>
> ________________________________----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J. Michael Jones" <blindmike at charter.net>
> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:05 AM
> Subject: [Jobs] Red Cross
>
>
> hello, I need some help.  A young blind person, 18 years old, sought out 
> an employment opportunity from the Red Cross as a receptionists.  He got a

> phone call back from a lady and she proceeded to tell him how he could not

> do the job because of his vision impairment. He explained how he could, 
> she went on in denying him.
> Now she knew in advance he was blind but called any way, which is strange 
> to me.
> But, I need to know if any of you have any executive level contacts with 
> the Red Cross?
> I could just cold call the Executive Director of the  that particular Red 
> Cross, but it would be much better if I had an introduction.
> Thanks for any thing.
>
>
>
>
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