Available Positions

Community Relations Specialist 

Position Overview::

Are you passionate about storytelling and being the voice of impactful change? Join our organization as a Community Relations Specialist, where you'll be a key advocate in the disability rights movement. This role goes beyond traditional communication – you will be the storyteller of our successes, challenges, and mission, amplifying our impact within the community. We seek a driven professional who thrives with limited resources, understands the power of narrative, and is eager to be an integral part of shaping the future of disability advocacy.

This role is critical in ensuring our organization serves all people with disabilities, including those with physical disabilities, cognitive disabilities, behavioral health disorders, and individuals living with the effects of aging.

Essential Duties:

• Serve as a storyteller and promoter for the organization, highlighting both our triumphs and obstacles.

• Lead efforts in community outreach, public education, and marketing to raise awareness about disability rights and the services we provide.

• Develop and execute communication strategies across social media and the website to strengthen our public presence.

• Create and produce engaging video content that tells the stories of the individuals we serve, showcases our programs, and highlights advocacy efforts, ensuring accessibility for diverse audiences.

• Frame and communicate the organizational message, ensuring consistency in all external communications.

• Act as a key spokesperson and represent the organization at events and in community discussions, advocating for disability rights.

• Stay updated on local, state, and national disability issues to ensure our message aligns with current events.

• Conduct public speaking engagements and training on behalf of Independence Inc.

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You can learn more here: https://www.indeed.com/job/community-relations-specialist-f58b73323b2deb09

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Independent Living Advocate-Bottineau

Position Overview:

This position will work with individuals with disabilities, seniors, and people with behavioral health disorders, with a primary focus on adults who live independently in the community. As part of a peer-driven organization, where over half of our board, staff, and management are individuals with disabilities, you will be contributing to our leadership in both disability rights and our efforts to assist people with disabilities to move out of nursing facilities and into their own home.

The job requires strong independent work skills and the ability to learn complicated tasks quickly. The ideal candidate will communicate effectively with people from various social and ethnic backgrounds, both verbally and in writing, and be comfortable interacting face-to-face.

Essential Duties:

• Provide information and referral, advocacy, skills training, and institutional transition services to people with disabilities of all ages.

• Assist individuals in pursuing their goals while maintaining their independence.

• Apply knowledge of Home and Community-based Services in North Dakota (strongly preferred).

• Work independently and manage complex tasks while offering empathetic support to individuals with disabilities.

Qualifications:

• Must have excellent listening skills and a strong sense of empathy for individuals with disabilities.

• Experience in assisting and advocating for persons with disabilities is desired.

• Knowledge and adherence to the Independent Living philosophy are required.

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred, though professional experience working with individuals with disabilities may be substituted for formal education.

• Must possess a valid driver’s license and liability insurance.

Additional Information: People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, as Independence, Inc. embraces a peer-driven model that values lived experience as a cornerstone of advocacy and support.

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You can apply by sending your resume to scottb@independencecil.org  or applying on indeed

https://www.indeed.com/job/independent-living-advocate-care-coordinator-7a8713dcdbab05fa

Independent Living Specialist/ Youth Transition Specialist

Position Overview::

This position will work with people with disabilities of all ages, including youth with disabilities in a school-based setting and adults who live independently in the community.

This job requires you to work well independently and be able to learn complicated tasks quickly. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to communicate well with people from various social and ethnic backgrounds both verbally and in writing.

The primary function of this job is to provide information and referral, advocacy, skills training, and institutional transition services to people with disabilities of all ages. You must be able to work well independently and be able to learn complicated tasks quickly.

The successful candidate must have good listening skills and be empathetic towards persons with any type of disability and be a self-starter who is able to make decisions independently.

Applicants must be able to assist individuals with disabilities to pursue their goals while maintaining their independence. Experience in leading a classroom and advocating for persons with disabilities is desired.

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You can learn more here: https://www.indeed.com/job/independent-living-specialist-youth-transition-specialist-17fa1b807b74d6e2

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