CIL, Inc. - Open Positions

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