Position Summary
The states Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services and Division of Health Benefits contracts with CIDD to coordinate the NCI project ( Each year CIDD interviewers complete approximately 700 interviews of North Carolina residents with intellectual/ developmental disabilities and 650 with older adults and those with physical disabilities. The purpose of the interviews is to assess outcomes of services provided to individuals and families. Indicators address key areas of interest including employment rights service planning community inclusion choice and health and safety. Interviews will be completed remotely via Zoom or in -person interviewing will depend primarily on preference of consumers being interviewed. For in-person interviewing interviewers must provide their own transportation to interview sites which may include individual homes workplaces or public facilities. Location and date/time of interview will be determined by the consumer and/or guardian so may include evenings or weekends. The interviewer will be expected to independently conduct the standardized interview record consumer responses and complete all required paperwork according to established protocol. Interviewers are needed to complete interviews remotely using our HIPAA compliant UNC Zoom account as well as in-person. Interviewers are especially needed in the following areas: * Southwest mountains (including Murphy Andrews Franklin Sylva Waynesville Hendersonville) * Buncombe (Asheville) Madison Henderson Transylvania Yancey McDowell counties * Mecklenburg (Charlotte) and surrounding counties * Robeson Harnett and Sampson and surrounding counties * Northeastern counties from Greenville and counties to the north and east (including Washington Plymouth Edenton Elizabeth City and Manteo) * Brunswick and Columbus counties
Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Experience working with intellectual/developmental/physical disabled individuals.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Interviewers should have experience in the developmental other disability or aging field. Ideally they should have knowledge of self-advocacy and have personal or professional experience that fits the tasks. A four-year degree in a related discipline and one year of related training or experience or a combination of training and experience is preferred.
Required Experience:
Staff IC