Disability Community Coordinator

Location: Weslaco, Texas, United States; travel up to 40% monthly within the region.

Company

hirify.global is a statewide agriculture and life sciences organization within the Texas A&M University System, focused on education, research, extension, and service.

What you will do

• Build community capacity and serve as a liaison for regional stakeholders supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
• Identify barriers to services, review community needs, and develop plans to improve disability-related programs.
• Build cross-disability partnerships and collaborate with community partners and grant recipients.
• Collect qualitative and quantitative input through surveys, focus groups, and in-person interviews.
• Present program information, prepare requested documents and reports, and maintain regional activity and resource databases.
• Support self-advocates, families, and other leaders in advocacy and systems-change initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Four years of related experience.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal resources relevant to the program area.
• Strong oral and written communication, public speaking, research, reporting, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience or ability in project management, strategic planning, spreadsheets, databases, and community event planning.
• Ability to travel up to 40% monthly within the region.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree.
• Fluency in Spanish or another language.

Culture & Benefits

• Grant-funded position with continued availability contingent on grant funding.
• Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid holidays, monthly vacation and sick leave, and employee wellness programs.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Employment is subject to credential verification and a criminal history investigation.