Developmental Disabilities Specialist - Bilingual

About the Position

This bilingual (Spanish) position is on the Child & Youth Team providing in-home supports and services to children with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families. You will assess individual needs and create individual plans of support for each child on your caseload. You'll be a part of a strong supportive case management team, with opportunities to collaborate with community partners in disability, education, medical and behavioral health providers.

Regular supervision is provided, along with onboarding training and support to learn the County and State system of support and service coordination. We strongly value using an equity lens and trauma-informed principles, and you will receive ongoing support and training in these areas.

About the Division

Lane County Developmental Disabilities Services strives to provide a responsive, cooperative lifespan delivery system of support, training, care, monitoring, protection and crisis response for persons with developmental disabilities and their families. Services are designed to maximize opportunities for self-determination and self-sufficiency.

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm

*Hybrid telework may be optional or a condition of employment depending on the needs of the division at the time of hire, at 16 hours/week initially with an opportunity for 24 hours/week with experience.

*This is an AFSCME represented position*

Training:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

• One year of experience of working with persons with developmental disabilities.

An equivalent combination of experience and training that will demonstrate the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. 

Testing Requirements

• Successful hire will be contingent upon taking a bilingual test to demonstrate proficiency in both English & Spanish.

Notes:

• This position is subject to a full criminal offender information record check.   
• Offers of employment are contingent upon consenting to and successfully passing a drug screening test.