Jobs at the CED
As the mission of the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities is to improve the lives of West Virginians with disabilities, the CED continues to support diverse and inclusive communities, including the workplace, in our commitment to Equal Employment Opportunities for all groups. The CED strives to maintain a culture in which all employees are valued and respected.
Current openings at the Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED) are listed below.
Family Based Care Specialist (22821)
This position works within the realm of the Specialized Family Care (SFC). The primary purpose of this position is to recruit, train, and maintain a network of homes that provide foster housing and care to adults and children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Specifically, the incumbent conducts regional recruitment activities to increase the number of SFC provider homes available, coordinates specialized training for SFC home providers, conducts regular inspections of the home and certifies that the home meets standards of health and safety for the persons that are or may be placed there. The employee provides technical, resource, and referral support to provider/foster families, organizations, and communities relating to individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities placed within SFC provider homes. The employee also serves as a support/service contact relative to the position field of expertise.
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Parent Network Specialists (22718)
The purpose of this position is to provide resources and support to improve the quality of life for families and children enrolled in the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) program through the WV Department of Health and Human Resources (WVDHHR). Children who qualify include children with complex medical conditions and/or children in foster care. We will hire in 3 separate counties of Wood, Logan and Monongalia.
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Mobile App Developer Contracted Position
The WVU CED is looking for a strong mobile app developer who welcomes both engineering and maintenance tasks. This individual must have extensive knowledge about the whole mobile app development process from the first line of code to publishing in the store(s). The primary focus will be to implement new user interfaces and features together with automated unit and integration tests.
You will be working with our Country Roads coordinating team, where your knowledge and advice about application architecture and the newest mobile technologies will be highly appreciated. The code you write will need to be cleanly organized and of the highest quality. You’ll also help ensure solid application performance and an excellent user experience. Therefore, the applications must be ADA accessible and streamlined.
Responsibilities
- Developing new features and user interfaces from wireframe models
- Ensuring the best performance and user experience of the application
- Fixing bugs and performance problems
- Writing clean, readable, and testable code
- Cooperating with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high-quality solutions
Interested applicants should email their letter of interest and resume to Dr. Lesley Cottrell at lcottrell@hsc.wvu.edu
Accountant (23295)
As an Accountant, you will provide accounting support to set up and maintain the accounting system for the MODIFY grant contract for West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities. You will provide support for all procurement, contractual and fiscal matters related to this grant.
Positive Behavior Services Clinical Educator (23712)
The purpose of this position is to 1) provide individual in-home behavioral therapy services to individuals and families with serious challenging behaviors to reduce the risk of out of home placement, 2) educate and build comprehensive educational platforms for community health providers in trauma informed positive behavior therapy to decrease challenging behaviors and improve quality of life and build capacity throughout West Virginia regarding positive behavior therapy techniques, and 3) Coordinate case management to the highest risk youth for out of home placement in WV.
The candidate will work with individuals with serious emotional disorders who are at risk of out of home placement, to evaluate their support needs. The candidate will work with the individual and their caregivers to develop and implement a therapeutic positive behavior support plan. In addition, this individual will work with children’s mental health providers throughout West Virginia to provide behavioral case consultation services, develop and conduct trainings, and coach staff in the implementation of trauma informed positive behavior support therapy.
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Positive Behavior Mental Health Specialist and Client Educator (24038)
As a Positive Behavior Mental Health Specialist and Client Educator, you will 1) provide individual in-home behavioral therapy services to individuals and families with serious challenging behaviors to reduce the risk of out of home placement, 2) educate and build comprehensive educational platforms for community health providers in trauma informed positive behavior therapy to decrease challenging behaviors and improve quality of life and build capacity throughout West Virginia regarding positive behavior therapy techniques, and 3) coordinate case management to the highest risk youth for out of home placement in WV.
You will work with individuals with serious emotional disorders who are at risk of out of home placement, to evaluate their support needs. You will work with the individual and their caregivers to develop and implement a therapeutic positive behavior support plan. In addition, you will work with children’s mental health providers throughout West Virginia to provide behavioral case consultation services, develop and conduct trainings, and coach staff in the implementation of trauma informed positive behavior support therapy.
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(Hybrid) Community Support Specialist (24105)
The purpose of this position is to provide support for the Mentoring & Oversight for Developing Independence with Foster Youth (MODIFY) Program at the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED).
As a (Hybrid) Community Support Specialist, you will provide follow-up services to youth in transition from foster care to adult independence. The primary emphasis is the coordination of services to youth exiting foster care. Service coordination provided to this group of young adults will ensure that system linkages are in place for supporting these youth in the life domains of housing, employment, education, finance, physical/mental health, family and socialization. The goal of these services is to promote self-sufficiency and a successful transition to independence for former foster care youth.
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WIPA Intake Specialist/Employment Support (24101)
The purpose of this position is to provide coordination, referral assistance, and link individuals to Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWIC).
As a WIPA Intake Coordinator/Employment Specialist, you will serve as the first point of contact for the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program. You will be responsible for interviewing all program participants, completing the appropriate program enrollment process/documents and providing participants with information and materials about the services offered. Responsibilities include supporting the WIPA Team with daily activities such as processing paperwork, faxing information to outside providers, telephonic customer service, documenting in electronic charts and complex data entry. Will also provide job-seeking assistance to clients participating in the Disability Employment Services program, and additional projects as assigned.
WIPA Intake Specialist/Employment Support (24101)
Student Employment Opportunities
LEND Traineeships
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) programs prepare trainees to be leaders in the field of disabilities. WV LEND is a nine-month long (300 total hours) training program.
LEND provides opportunities for graduate students to:
- Become leaders in the fields of disability education, research, advocacy and policy
- Collaborate on multidisciplinary teams
- Increase rural community cultural competency
- Advocate for inclusive environments and systems change
- Receive $10,000 financial support in monthly payments during the academic year
For more information or to apply, visit https://lend.cedwvu.org/interested-in-applying/.