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About Disability Connections
Providing services for almost thirty years to people of all ages with disabilities in the Middle Georgia Area, Disability Connections is a non-profit organization passionate about enabling the communities and people we serve to attain their goals and have access to all opportunities.
Please apply directly through our website at:
https://www.disabilityconnections.com/job-openings
About This Position
Independent Living Coordinators empower people with disabilities by helping them achieve independence, get out or stay out of institutional settings, gain freedom, and lead a more independent (or interdependent) life. Independent Living Coordinators do this in a multitude of ways, including:
- advocating to eliminate barriers to independence for people with disabilities.
- supporting learners of any age.
- researching information online using databases and software.
- working to help people with disabilities get out of isolating or segregated circumstances.
We strongly encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds, including disabilities, to apply for this position. This position reports to the Executive Director.
Responsibilities
- Communicate, work with, inform and educate consumers with disabilities to have access to resources and information in a variety of ways.
- Work with a team on media content, editing, shooting, and organizing community resources, disability-related products, and information.
- Work with a team to facilitate community events (in-house and/or online).
- Work with individuals with disabilities on home access modifications, nursing home transition, housing referral programs, rental assistance programs, and more.
- Provide additional Independent Living services (Peer support, Independent Living Skills Training, Information and Resource Referral, Advocacy (self-advocacy and systems advocacy) with individuals with disabilities.
- Answer incoming calls and inquiries, ensuring proper documentation of requests and communications.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school or GED required, college degree preferred.
- Willingness to learn and engage with the community.
- Highly resourceful team-player, with ability to be effective independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent documentation practices.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Working understanding of computers and project/task management software.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to teach, follow, and lead various activities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, anticipate project needs, and discern work priorities.
- Ability to work well with diverse populations, including gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, mental health, and more.
- Ability to create online media content (articles, videos, posts, etc.)
Please apply directly through our website at:
https://www.disabilityconnections.com/job-openings
To enable all people with disabilities to attain and have access to all opportunities in life.
DC IS...
A Non-Residential Center for Independent Living.
A Private Non-Profit Organization.
Serving People of All Ages with All Types of Disabilities.
Serving a Twelve County Area in Middle Georgia.
Consumer Controlled.
Like other centers for independent living around the country (click here for national listing), Disability Connections (DC) is non-residential, meaning it is not a place to live but a place to assist individuals how to live a better life with dignity, respect and as a valued member of our community.
Universal accessibility symbols, sign language, hearing, wheelchair and cane for the blind.
DC is a non-profit charitable organization accepting a wide variety of funding to serve consumers and impact our communities. DC is governed and staffed by a majority of people with different types of significant disabilities. This is what we mean by consumer controlled. The Middle Georgia Center for Independent Living, Inc. (d.b.a. Disability Connections) was incorporated in 1995 and has been providing services nearly twenty years to all ages of people with all types of disabilities in the Middle Georgia area.
Our services include:
Informational resource referral,
One on one peer support,
Systems advocacy,
Independent living skills training,
Transition,
Other services include:
home accessibility modifications,
and more
Serving the Middle Georgia area – Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Macon, Milledgeville, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Warner Robins, and Wilkinson.
