Bi-lingual Generalist - ILS

POSITION: Bi-lingual Generalist - Independent Living Skills
LOCATION: Fruitvale/East Oakland
HOURS: Part-Time 22 hours a week
SALARY: $15.38/hr
FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT
SUPERVISOR: Program Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

Center for Independent Living (CIL), the nation's oldest Independent Living Center based in Berkeley, CA, is seeking a Bi-lingual Generalist with superior skills and knowledge. The incumbent will provide core services which promote independent living for persons with disabilities.

Essential Functions:

• Provide services to consumers with disabilities in English and/or Spanish depending on consumer need and request.
• Meet with persons with disabilities to assess needs and develop goals and a plan for achieving those goals (“Independent Living Plan”)
• Provide core services to persons with disabilities.  Core services include: independent living skills training, peer counseling, advocacy, personal assistant services, housing search, et al.
• Assistance and Information and Referral:  Refer consumers to other Center for Independent Living (CIL) staff as appropriate and needed.  Work with other CIL staff to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Maintain complete, accurate and up to date consumer records as outlined in CIL standard operating procedures.
• Provide outreach so that area residents, community leaders, community organizations, churches, schools and businesses are aware of the services available.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with various agencies to facilitate the coordination of benefits and services to persons with disabilities.
• Compile any required periodic reporting as requested by Program Manager.
• Communicate community needs to the Program Manager.
• Attend regular supervisory meetings with the Program Manager
• Attend regular staff meetings and trainings
• Other reasonable duties as assigned by Program Manager

Qualifications: 

• Ability to be a peer counselor.
• Fluent bi-lingual English/Spanish.
• Strong knowledge and follower of the Independent Living movement.
• Work experience in the disability field.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Ability to work independently and in a self-directed manner.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Experience in service/advocacy organization.
• BA or equivalent work experience.
• Strong computer skills.

Physical Demands:

• LIGHT - Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sitting for long periods of time
• Typing on various keyboards and other office machines for long periods of time