Community Inclusion Professional (Mira Mesa)

Join Our Team as a Community Inclusion Professional (CIP) in Sunny San Diego!

The Arc of San Diego, the largest and most comprehensive provider of services to children and adults with disabilities in San Diego County, is looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our diverse team. We empower children and adults to live their most fulfilling and independent lives, and we live by our Person First, Person-Centered value system to create meaningful days for our clients and ourselves.

About the Role: We are currently hiring Community Inclusion Professionals  to work 100% in the community in beautiful, sunny San Diego. As a CIP, you will support a small group (usually a 1:3 ratio) using person-centered approaches, advocacy, and empowerment strategies to foster full engagement in the community of their choice.to join our team.  As a CIP, you’ll support a small group (usually 1:3 ratio) using person-centered approaches, advocacy and empowerment strategies for full engagement in their community of choice.

Why You Should Apply:

• Competitive Pay: The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.50 per hour plus a $1,500 hiring bonus!
• Great Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 2: 00 pm.
• Professional Growth: Enjoy a positive, team-oriented environment with opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.
• Meaningful Impact: Make a difference in someone’s life every day.

Who You Are:

• You believe in empowering individuals to live their most independent lives.
• You are flexible and adaptable to different situations.
• You have an educator's mindset.
• You take pride in being a reliable and inclusive team member.

A Typical Day Includes:

• Providing direct, culturally appropriate support to individuals using person-centered approaches.
• Motivating and supporting individuals to reach their goals and objectives.
• Facilitating meaningful activities based on individual interests, preferences, and choices.
• Identifying and facilitating job, training, volunteer, or other community activities for program participants.
• Completing electronic documentation before the end of each shift.

What You Need to Succeed:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid CA Driver’s License with a clean driving record.
• Immediate access to a vehicle with working seatbelts for transporting participants.
• Comfort driving a full-size van with multiple passengers.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and move up to 75 lbs.
• High comfort level using multiple computer/mobile device programs.

Bonus Points If You:

• Have 6+ months of hands-on experience with persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
• Are multilingual (English, Spanish, Tagalog).
• Have experience with electronic case management systems (e.g., Therap).
• Have experience with individual service plans (goal development).

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help create meaningful, inclusive experiences for individuals in our community!

The Arc of San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We have a strict policy against harassment and retaliation of any type and are dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

Our goal is to provide a work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as well as other disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on any protected class: race (including natural hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), legally protected medical condition (including cancer and AIDS/HIV), physical or mental disability, marital status, sex (including sexual harassment, sex stereotypes and pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, reproductive health decision making, ancestry, genetic information/ characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, military and veteran status, known status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or of certain violent crimes, or whose covered family member is a homicide victim, enrollment in a public assistance program, off duty and off-site cannabis use or any other characteristic or activity protected by law. 

We also prohibit discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of the above characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived to have any of those characteristics.

The Arc of San Diego is a federal subcontractor and shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

 The Arc of San Diego will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified candidates with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If candidates need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition, they should contact the Head of Human Resources.