{"id":3556,"date":"2008-06-16T06:29:28","date_gmt":"2008-06-16T11:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2008-06-18T06:03:41","modified_gmt":"2008-06-18T11:03:41","slug":"available-community-liaison-position-houston-mayors-office-for-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/06\/16\/available-community-liaison-position-houston-mayors-office-for-people-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Available Community Liaison position &#8211; Houston Mayor&#8217;s Office for People with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mayor&#8217;s Office for People with Disabilities is currently looking<br \/>\nto fill a Community Liaison position. The person in this position will<br \/>\nprimarily assist citizens with disabilities with finding resources and<br \/>\nproviding information and referrals. This position will also entail<br \/>\nsome community outreach activites and other community projects as<br \/>\nassigned such as participation in helping to plan the Housing and<br \/>\nEmployment Resources Expo.<\/p>\n<p>Qualified candidates MUST have at least two years of work experience<br \/>\nin a community organizational or social work setting, such as<br \/>\nproviding information and referral services to clients, AND a<br \/>\nbachelor&#8217;s degree. Experience may be substituted for education on a<br \/>\nyear to year basis. I am especially hoping to find someone who is<br \/>\nbilingual. Previous experience in a social work setting providing<br \/>\nservices to people with disabilities is also a plus.<\/p>\n<p>If you know of qualified applicants who would be outstanding<br \/>\ncandidates for this position, please encourage them to apply directly.<br \/>\nThey MUST apply on the City of Houston H\/R website &#8211; I can NOT accept<br \/>\ntheir resume unless\/until they have applied on-line. Applicants should<br \/>\ngo to the following website, and search for the Community Liaison<br \/>\nposition, PN# 04574. http:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/jobs\/index.html<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Colvard, MPH<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director<\/p>\n<p>Mayor&#8217;s Office for People with Disabilities<\/p>\n<p>(713) 837-9072<\/p>\n<p>Fax: (713) 837-9060<\/p>\n<p>michelle.colvard@cityofhouston.net<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/disabilities<\/p>\n<p>Save the date for our Housing &amp; Employment Resources Expo for People<br \/>\nwith Disabilities on September 18, 2008!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>BETTER IP RELAY &#8211; EVERYWHERE! i711.com makes all your relay calls better.<br \/>\nBetter web calls. Better wireless calls. Better AIM calls. Why settle for<br \/>\nordinary IP relay? Go beyond! Try http:\/\/www.i711.com for free today!<\/p>\n<p>NEW! Try out our Deaf Network of Texas Calendar! 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This position will also entail&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/06\/16\/available-community-liaison-position-houston-mayors-office-for-people-with-disabilities\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-Vm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15953,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/09\/22\/mayors-office-for-people-with-disabilities-job-opening-houston\/","url_meta":{"origin":3556,"position":0},"title":"Mayor&#8217;s Office for People with Disabilities Job Opening &#8211; Houston","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"September 22, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities Job Opening 9\/21\/11. 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