Employment Opportunities

Open Positions:

POSITION: TBI/NHTD Waiver Intake and Housing

HOURS:  Full time, 35 hours per week, with benefits

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Conduct eligibility screenings and assist through the waiver application process for individuals seeking waiver services in the region;
2. Review TBI/NHTD Housing Applications as needed;
3. Track and follow up with TBI/NHTD housing subsidy lease renewals as needed;
4. Track and follow up on TBI/NHTD subsidy Housing Qualification Standard Checklist;
5. Monitor TBI/NHTD housing emails and disseminate housing information to waiver providers
6. Assist with the upkeep of program tracking;
7. Assist with all waiver mass mailings;
8. Assist with TBI/NHTD Housing Audit as needed;
9. Assist with preparation and submission of all reports and tracking forms as needed;
10. Maintain files on all waiver referrals/applicants;
11. Assist in arranging the required trainings/workshops for NYC Waiver providers and community as needed;
12. Attend required meetings and conferences for DOH Waiver and;
13. Conduct any other duty as assigned by Lead RRDS/SR RRDS that will promote and enhance the development of the waiver in the Hudson Valley Region;

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated abilities in written and oral communication skills
• Ability to use word processing computer programs
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and insurance coverage
• Comfortable traveling throughout seven counties.
• Experience working with people with disabilities a plus.

Email or Fax Resume and Cover letter to:

Margaret Nunziato, Director of Waiver Services

Fax: 845-228-7460

E-mail: Michele Dattilo, Mdattilo@wilc.org and Leette Eaton-White leatonwhite@wilc.org

Persons with disabilities, women, and minority individuals are strongly encouraged to apply

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POSITION:   Peer Independent Living Specialist 

LOCATION: POUGHKEEPSIE (One day/week KINGSTON)

SALARY:        $26/hr. 35 hours per week

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  Researches and maintains well organized, accurate, up-to-date information on benefits, entitlements and community services. Assists consumers with disabilities in learning about and accessing community resources and entitlements. Assists consumers in identifying barriers in their lives that are preventing them from pursuing employment and/or educational goals.  Provides direct Peer IL Services/training in the areas of: Self- advocacy/self-sufficiency; obtaining reasonable accommodations; understanding rights and responsibilities in employment as a person with a disability (PWD); transportation coordination; and self-management and systems navigations.

Maintains accurate, up-to-date consumer records on services provided.  Records are compliant with funding source requirements. Attends ACCES-VR Orientations and provides info re: Peer Integration Program. Works closely with ACCES-VR counselors to ensure referrals to the Peer Integration Program throughout the “life” of the individuals’ ACCESVR case. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Executive Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be an individual with a disability as defined in the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) amendments of 2006.
2. Must have demonstrated work experience in peer service delivery.
3. Must be well organized and able to work independently.
4. Must be capable of managing multiple priorities.
5. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
6. Creative problem-solving and good follow-up skills necessary.
7. Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

E-mail: Elizabeth Bussian Ebussian@wilc.org  and Leette Eaton-White leatonwhite@wilc.org

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POSITION: Waiver Regional Resources Development Specialist (RRDS)

LOCATION: Brewster, NY
HOURS:  Full time, 35 hours per week, with benefits

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assist with the review and tracking of service plans and team meeting packets submitted
2. Provides information and referral to services available to individuals with disabilities in the lower Hudson Valley;
3. Assist with preparation and submission of all reports and tracking forms
4. Maintain files on all waiver participants
5. Provide technical support by attending team meetings / review plans/ discussing concerns with providers, participants and families;
6. May conduct eligibility screenings to individuals seeking wavier services in the region
7. Assist with developing resources and providing information to build the Regions capacity to serve the waiver participants;
8. Assist in arranging the required trainings/workshops for Hudson Valley TBI providers and community
9. Attend required meetings and conferences for DOH waiver and;
10. Conduct any other duty as assigned by Lead RRDS/SR RRDS that will promote and enhance the development of the waiver in the Hudson Valley Region;

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated abilities in written and oral communication skills
• Ability to use word processing computer programs
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and insurance coverage
• Experience working with people with disabilities a plus.

Email or Fax Resume and Cover letter to:

Leette Eaton- White: leatonwhite@wilc.org

Fax: 845-228-7460

Persons with disabilities, women, and minority individuals are strongly encouraged to apply

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POSITION: TBI/NHTD Waiver Administrative: Referrals and Housing

LOCATION: White Plains, NY
HOURS:  Full time, 35 hours per week, with benefits

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Conduct initial referral screenings to individuals seeking wavier services in the region;

2. Maintain files on all waiver referrals/applicants;
3. Follow up with all referrals until the intake process begins;
4. Track and follow up on TBI/NHTD subsidy Housing Qualification Standard Checklist/Quality Issues
5. Monitor TBI/NHTD housing emails and disseminate housing information to waiver providers
6. Assist with all waiver mass mailings
7. Assist with TBI/NHTD Housing Audit
8. Assist with preparation and submission of all reports and tracking forms as needed;
9. Assist in arranging the required trainings/workshops for NYC Waiver providers and community as needed;
10. Attend required meetings and conferences for DOH Waiver and;
11. Conduct any other duty as assigned by Lead RRDS/SR RRDS that will promote and enhance the development of the waiver in the NYC Region

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree/certification or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated abilities in written and oral communication skills
• Ability to use word processing computer programs
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and insurance coverage.
• Experience working with people with disabilities a plus.

Email or Fax Resume and Cover letter to:

Fax: 845-228-7460

Persons with disabilities, women, and minority individuals are strongly encouraged to apply

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POSITION: Regional Resources Development Specialist (RRDS)

LOCATION: White Plains, NY
HOURS: Full time, 35 hours per week, with benefits

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Conduct eligibility screenings to individuals seeking wavier services in the region;
2. Assist with the review and tracking of service plans and team meeting packets submitted;

3. Review, track and monitor Serious Reportable Incidents and Recordable Incidents for the NYC Region;
4. Review, track and monitor TBI/ NHTD Housing Subsidy
5. Provides information and referral to services available to individuals with disabilities in the NYC Region;
6. Assist with preparation and submission of all reports and tracking forms;
7. Maintain files on all waiver participants and providers;
8. Provide technical support by attending team meetings / review plans/ discussing concerns with providers;
9. Assist with developing resources and providing information to build the Regions capacity to serve the waiver participants;
10. Assist in arranging the required trainings/workshops for NYC Region providers and community;
11. Attend required meetings and conferences for DOH waiver and;
12. Conduct any other duty as assigned by Lead RRDS/SR RRDS that will promote and enhance the development of the waiver in the NYC Region;

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated abilities in written and oral communication skills
• Ability to use word processing computer programs
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and insurance coverage
• Experience working with people with disabilities a plus.

 

Email or Fax Resume and Cover letter to:

Margaret Nunziato, Deputy Ex. Director

E-mail: mnunziato@wilc.org

 

Persons with disabilities, women, and minority individuals are strongly encouraged to apply

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Bilingual Education and Outreach Specialist

(15 Hours – Part-time & Flexible, $23.00 per hour)

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Outreach to unserved and underserved populationsthroughout the Region
2. Identify, build and maintain relationships with community partners, school districts and individuals in Putnam and Westchester Counties
3. Offer assistance and information regarding benefits
4. Provide information and referral to parents and professionals by assessing needs, offering information on disability rights, IDEA, NY State Special Education Regulations, and linking families with appropriate community resources
5. Presentations in English and Spanish virtually and in-person on disability rights, special education process, advocacy, transition planning and building parent school partnerships
6. Provides one to one advocacy to parents/guardians of children with special needs (ages 0 -21)
7. Create and develop outreach materials in English and Spanish
8. Networks with community agencies and provides information on agency services at community events
9. Prepares reports to funding source as required. Maintains accurate, up-to-date, records on services provided
10. English and Spanish translation as required
11. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Executive Director

 

QUALIFICATIONS  :

1. Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of two years personal or professional experience with the special education system or three years of relevant experience working with persons with disabilities
2. Oral and written fluency in English and Spanish
3. Comprehensive knowledge of state and federal special education law, disability rights and local community resources preferred
4. Experience in public speaking, workshop presentations
5. Reliable transportation
6. Parent of a child with special needs strongly desired
7. Webinar experience

FAX OR E-MAIL COVER LETTER & RESUME TO:

Jessica Baumann,  Fax 845-228-7460,  jbaumann@putnamils.org

Persons with disabilities, women and minority individuals are strongly encouraged to apply

Putnam Independent Living Services (PILS), a satellite office of Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC), is a consumer-controlled, non-residential organization that provides information and advocacy services to persons with disabilities.  PILS is seeking a part-time Bilingual Education and Outreach Specialist to develop collaborative partnerships within the Hispanic community.  The Education and Outreach Specialist will help meet the needs of the unserved and underserved in Putnam and Westchester Counties, and ensure persons with disabilities understand their rights and responsibilities, have access to an appropriate education, and knowledge of available community resources.