Open Positions in the Independent Living Field

Position postings are a benefit of NCIL membership for organizations. If your organization is a NCIL member, email your announcement to [email protected]. Include the job title, closing date, instructions on how to apply, and a link to the announcement if it is posted elsewhere online.

Independent Living Specialist, ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (Hybrid remote; Arlington, VA)

  • Closing / Removal Date: Open until filled
  • Posted: October 9, 2024
  • Reports to: Manager of Independent Living Services
  • Job Status: Full-time, Non-exempt

The ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV) is a 40-year-old nonprofit organization that provides direct services, advocacy, and support to individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions and their families to ensure individuals can thrive, live independently, and in the community. We promote a philosophy of independent living, including consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy, to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities and the integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society. We are a Center for Independent Living (CIL) that provides peer support, life skills education, advocacy, and assistance with Medicaid and other programs.

We have a strong focus on equitable access for multiply marginalized communities, including BIPOC, immigrant, and LGBTQIAS2+. You must be passionate about your commitment to challenging intersectional inequality. 

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

The Independent Living Specialist is a strong voice for disability rights and independent living, working to assist people with disabilities in independent community living. The Independent Living Specialist provides general information and referral for consumers and the community as requested, provides independent living skills (ILS) training, and conducts outreach and peer counseling/mentoring. This individual will direct his/her/their work complementary to the spirit and intent of the independent living philosophy. [Read more…]

Director of Operations for Wheelchair Repair Contract, Stavros CIL (Amherst, MA)

  • Closing / removal date: open until filled
  • Posted: October 3, 2024
  • Full time 35 hours / Week Benefits Eligible Position

Stavros is looking for a Director to manage our operations for the NEW Wheelchair Repair Contract who will report to the Director of Independent Living. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of Project Management, preferably in a non-profit environment or Project Management Professional Certification.

Skill-set musts for this position include excellent communication and writing skills, as well as dedication to serving individuals with disabilities. [Read more…]

Four Open Positions, Stavros CIL (Amherst, MA)

  • Closing / removal date: open until filled
  • Posted: September 25, 2024

Overtime Processing Clerk

(Full time 35 hours / Week Benefits Eligible Position)

Stavros CIL, a nonprofit servicing consumers/ people with disabilities to ensure they are living as independently as possible is seeking a Full Time Overtime Processing Clerk with data entry experience, and ability to follow set processes to ensure people with disabilities receive personal care services. They will need experience with a variety of data systems, attention to detail, fast typist, organized, and ability to work well with others.

Apply for Overtime Processing Clerk

Skills Trainer Supervisor

(Full time 35 hours / Week Benefits Eligible Position)

The Skills Trainer Supervisor will provide support, training and supervision to their assigned Skills Trainers team members in all aspects of the PCA program, including the application process, management of program and ongoing overview ensuring a smooth process that will enable consumers to maintain a viable PCA Program.

Apply for Skills Trainer Supervisor

Advocate / Peer Counselor

(Full time 35 hours / Week Benefits Eligible Position)

A great fit for this position is an energetic person with a passion for helping people with disabilities; one who is willing to work with persons with disabilities to identify needed resources and training to make a difference in people’s lives by providing and/or coordinating independent living life skills training, peer counseling, and advocacy with and for individuals toward the achievement of their personal goals.

The IL Advocate is also involved in community education, outreach, and systems advocacy regarding disability rights and access in the community to best support the Stavros mission.

Apply for Advocate / Peer Counselor 

Skills Trainers

(Full time 35 hours / Week Benefits Eligible Position)

The Skills Trainer provides and monitors services for Consumers utilizing the MassHealth Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Program with duties including but not limited to: Intake and Orientation to the program, Assessments and Skills Training all with the goal of educating and assisting individuals with disabilities in order to acquire and maintain PCA services so that they will be able to effectively manage the program and live independently.

Apply for Skills Trainer

Independent Living Coordinator, Disability Empowerment Center (Lancaster, PA)

  • Closing / removal date: October 5, 2024
  • Posted: September 5, 2024

Reports to the Executive Director

General Responsibilities: The Independent Living Coordinator / Full-Time provides assistance to consumers through individual/group skills training, advocacy, information and referral, and service coordination for 40 hours a week in the Lancaster area. [Read more…]

Independent Living Coordinator: Youth Transition Program, Ocean State Center for Independent Living (Warwick, RI)

  • Closing / removal date: open until filled
  • Posted: July 26, 2024
  • Reports to: Program Manager

Job Description: Provide program and administrative support for the Home Access Program, including up-to-date organization of all program files, data entry, monthly program reporting (State and Federal), working with contractors and overseeing individual consumer home modification progress coordination. [Read more…]

Policy Advisor – GS-0301-13, Administration for Community Living – ACL (Washington, DC)

ACL is advertising an opportunity for the position of Policy Advisor, GS-0301-13, in Office of Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD). The announcement opens on May 30, 204 and closes June 8, 2024. Individuals may apply by going to the Announcement Link on USAJOBS provided below. [Read more…]

Executive Director, Center for Independence (Lakewood, WA)

  • Closing / removal date: open until filled; Applicants who apply by June 30, 2024 will be prioritized
  • Posted: May 20, 2024

Background: CFI is a grassroots, disability led organization that serves people with all disabilities.  We are a Center for Independent Living which are non-residential community based organizations that are designed and operated by people with disabilities to provide a variety of independent living services. We are a small non-profit with 15 employees and with an annual budget of about $1,000,000. For more information, please go to our website at www.cfi-wa.org.

Purpose: The Executive Director (ED) of Center for Independence is responsible for leading the strategic growth and direction of the organization as well as the successful day-to-day operations of the Center’s programming and services. The ED directly supervises the management team, oversees all other staff positions, and reports to the Board of Directors (Board). [Read more…]

Executive Director, New River Valley Disability Resource Center (Radford, VA)

  • Closing / removal date: May 17, 2024
  • Posted: May 14, 2024

New River Valley Disability Resource Center is a Center for Independent Living located in Radford, Virginia. The Executive Director is its Chief Executive Officer. The Executive Director reports to a majority disabled Board of Directors and is responsible for the organization’s consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives. We encourage all people living with a disability to apply. Please send in a cover letter and resume to [email protected] by May 17th. [Read more…]