Job Description

East Bay Innovations
Peer Community Educator (Bilingual)

About Our Organization:
Established in 1994, East Bay Innovations (EBI) is a nonprofit human services organization that supports people with developmental disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities, autism, and cerebral palsy. Our person-centered services support people to live in their own homes, make choices about how they live, work in jobs of their choosing, and enjoy being part of their communities. We seek to further the human rights and empowerment of people with disabilities, and hire people who care about social justice and want to make a difference in the lives of others. 

EBI has been named a winner of San Francisco Chronicle’s Top Workplaces Award for 2023, 2024, and 2025!

About the Position:
The Peer Community Educator (Bilingual)  would support our Service Access and Equity program: working with Mandarin, Cantonese, and/or Spanish-speaking intellectual/development disability (I/DD) community members while receiving a stipend to cover associated projects. This is a temporary stipend position which could last up to 14 months. There is an estimated 10 hours per month during the contract term.

Education:
High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience:

• One year of experience working in the field of human services preferred.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in Mandarin, Cantonese, or Spanish required.

Schedule:

• Working approximately 10 hours per month (flexible schedule).

Locations:

• Requires traveling throughout Alameda County.

Compensation:

• This position would receive a stipend for each activity completed.
• $3366.67 in total stipends are available, if all of the activities are completed.

Responsibilities: ​​​​

• Facilitate, promote, and support events to connect individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families with resources.
• Work effectively with significant persons in each consumer’s life i.e., family members, friends, significant others. Work effectively with other EBI staff, representatives from other agencies and members from the community.
• Maintain a consistent positive attitude when working with each consumer and in representing the agency in the community effectively.
• Participate in staff meetings and staff trainings as assigned.
• Provide administrative support as needed to include but not limited to: distributing flyers, tracking engagement with event attendees and prospective clients., etc. as needed.
• Perform other duties and administrative tasks as assigned.

 

Job Tags

Contract work, Temporary work, Flexible hours,

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