Contract Position

The Organization

North Los Angeles County Regional Center “NLACRC” is a private, non-profit agency that is contracted with the State of California, Department of Developmental Services, to provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. NLACRC is one of the largest regional centers in California and has proudly served the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and Antelope Valley since 1974. We serve individuals across the lifespan from infants and toddlers, school age children, transition-age youth, to adults and aging adults.

SCOPE

Position will perform a variety of functions that supports educating consumers, families, and the community on regional center services.

SUPERVISION

Receives general supervision from the Manager or Director

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

(These are examples of the types of duties that may be performed. Additional duties may be added.)

• Act as subject matters and provide support and technical assistance to regional center staff, service providers, consumers, and families about the health and safety waiver process; and potential options to reduce or address risk.
• Provide training on the health and safety waiver statutes to Service Coordinators and other regional center staff who may be involved in the decision to pursue a health and safety waiver to protect a consumer.
• Develop materials and information about the health and safety waiver process in languages other than English, including American Sign Language, disseminate this information and have it posted on the regional center’s website.
• Develop and implement an outreach and training plan for Non-English-speaking communities and obtain input from stakeholders about the effectiveness of the outreach and training and other strategies.
• Work with regional center case management staff on ways to identify consumers who have/ might have unaddressed needs for a health and safety wavier and assist with guiding staff through the application process to meet those needs.
• Work with regional center staff to research and identify concerns, barriers and challenges to the utilization of the health and safety waiver process.
• Collect and provide data, as requested by DDS, regarding the number of individuals served through this effort.

EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES:

Knowledge

Developmental or related disabilities, social service provision.

Skills

Customer service, advocacy and relationship building experience, and a strong understanding of regional center services and community resources. Must work successfully with people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.

Bilingual Spanish/English is required.

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree required with related experience in advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities and/or parent mentoring. Parent or family member of a consumer is highly preferred for this position.

Frequent telephone and out-of-office meetings required. Valid CDL and reliable transportation, or acceptable substitute, required.

Position will be based out of the Chatsworth and Antelope Valley offices.

NLACRC Offers an Excellent Benefits Package:

We offer employees a variety of health and dental plans.

• Health Insurance - NLACRC pays the full cost of coverage for certain Medical plans for employee only. We also provide a generous contribution to additional plans that the employee may select for employee only or employee and dependents costs.
• Dental Insurance – NLACRC pays the full cost of the Dental DMO Plan for employees and eligible dependents. We also offer a Dental PPO plan with a low employee monthly contribution for employees and eligible dependents
• Pre-Tax Flexible Spending Account for eligible health care expenses
• Pre-Tax Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account for eligible dependent care expenses
• No cost Life, Accidental Death & Disability, Long Term Disability Insurance for employees
• No cost Vision plan for employees and eligible dependents
• Retirement plan - NLACRC is a member of CalPERS which is a defined benefit plan that provides a monthly retirement allowance for eligible employees
• NLACRC offers two (2) deferred compensation plans - 457 and 403(b)
• Participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Paid Time Off – Eligible for 3 weeks of accrued vacation in the first year, 8 hours per month sick time, education, wellness, and sabbatical time
• Holidays – NLACRC offers 13 paid holidays throughout the year
• Most positions are offered a hybrid – remote option

Please note that benefit costs are pro-rated for part-time employees.

Professional Development Opportunities & Growth

NLACRC values the professional development of staff! Variety of career paths for entry-level management positions for those seeking leadership opportunities in the social services field.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At NLACRC, we value and celebrate diversity! In September 2021, NLACRC launched an initiative to enhance and strengthen our commitment to diversity and belonging.

COVID-19 Job Requirements

Upon job offer acceptance, candidates will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. A reasonable accommodation may be requested for an exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

This position is non-exempt. Regular Salary: $20.89 ‑ $28.74 per hour. Please note that this position is subject to a temporary "add on" enhancement of 9.85% for qualified compensation. For more information, please contact Human Resources.

NLACRC is an equal opportunity employer. Further, NLACRC will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.