Assistant Clients’ Rights Advocate 1
Disability Rights CaliforniaHighlight
Summary
About the Role
About You
- High school diploma or GED; plus 1 – 2 years related experience or training.
- Associate degree in a related field from a two-year college or technical school, or Bachelor’s degree in a related field from a four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of experience and training.
- Fluency in Spanish or an Asian language, including the ability to interpret and translate.
- Knowledge of statewide resources available to people with developmental disabilities.
- Experience reviewing medical or educational records.
- Contacts with disability organizations and/or within disability communities.
- Experience providing training to a diverse range of people.
- Life experience as a person with a disability or direct experience as a caregiver of a person with a disability.
- Proficiency with Windows-based computer applications including Microsoft Office and case management software.
Benefits
- 8% 401k Match
- Language differential up to $250/month
- Health (HMO and PPO options), dental, vision, basic life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, and commuter)
- Ample vacation and sick/self-care time
- Eighteen paid holidays including the last week in December
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
We are the largest disability advocacy agency in the nation, with 275 staff members. The Board of Directors, all of whom are now appointed by existing board members, reflect the diverse constituency of the agency and the ethnic and language community of California. Vision Statement We envision a barrier-free, inclusive, diverse world that values each individual and their voice. In this world, all people with disabilities enjoy the power of equal rights and opportunities, dignity, choice, independence and freedom from abuse, neglect and discrimination. Disability Rights California works to bring about fairness and justice for people with disabilities. To reach those goals of fairness and justice, we may: 1. File lawsuits on behalf of individuals or groups 2. Investigate charges of abuse and neglect 3. Build peer/self advocacy groups 4. Forge community partnerships 5. Advocate for change in laws, regulations, and public policy 6. Provide information to those who may not know about their rights