Disability Innovation Fund Grant Director - Vacancy ID: 223780
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Vacancy Details
Disability Innovation Fund Grant Director
Remote work with travel requiring some overnight stays in Wisconsin
1
N/A
Open until filled
Contact
Sandy Stefczak
Director Human Capital
(262)787-9568
Position Details
2/3/2025
$85,000 - $110,000
260 days/year
Full Time
Position Overview
The WI Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is a recipient of a 2024 Disability Innovation Fund grant award totaling $10 Million over five years. The grant program aims to impact competitive employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The new project titled, Transforming Systems so that justice-involved youth disabilities can thrive: A multilevel system of reintegration supports (Transform to Thrive or T3), is seeking a full time grant director position to be funded through September 2029. Key partners in the project include the Department of Corrections (DOC), the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and the Department of Workforce Development-Division for Vocational Rehabilitation (DWD-DVR) and offers a multilevel system of innovative, evidence-based supports aimed at increasing competitive integrated employment (CIE) for Wisconsin justice-involved youth with disabilities. This position requires that the candidate live in the state of WI. The candidate filling this position will be employed by the CESA in which they reside.
Project Summary
Transforming systems so that justice-involved youth with disabilities can thrive: A multilevel system of reintegration supports (T3) offers a multilevel system of innovative, evidence-based supports aimed at increasing competitive integrated employment (CIE) for Wisconsin justice-involved youth with disabilities.
The project aims to develop and scale evidence-based strategies for justice-involved youth with disabilities with different levels of need and/or access. The project is organized so that all justice-involved youth with disabilities and adults who are about them have a basic level of support through social media campaigns and an app-based reentry toolkit. From that universe, a targeted group of students – made up of Wisconsin youth under 18 in state correctional facilities – will receive some support through universal dyslexia screening and intervention services as appropriate. Finally, a much smaller group – students most marginalized at the intersection of disability and justice and, often, race – will receive the highest level of care, or intensive support, in the form of comprehensive reentry/aftercare through a case management model that begins during incarceration.
Position Summary
The major responsibilities of this position are to provide statewide leadership in the development and implementation of the five-year grant entitled Transforming systems so that justice-involved youth with disabilities can thrive: A multilevel system of reintegration supports (Transform To Thrive or T3). The position will include an emphasis on project management and leadership for the multi-level systems of support for justice involved youth with disabilities and the collection, analysis, use, and reporting of implementation and outcome data.
A. Management of the Transform to Thrive grant, which includes planning, developing, coordinating, and organizing the implementation and evaluation of the multilevel systems of support. (60% of time)
A1. Manage all levels of the project with budget and project management tools and resources and using principles of implementation and improvement science.
A2. Facilitate regular meetings of the implementation/design team (weekly), with leads for each of the levels of the project, and with the advisory board (quarterly).
A3. Coordinate implementation and outcome data collection, analysis, use, and reporting in collaboration with the external evaluator and implementation team members.
A4. Participate in all required and, as appropriate, elective activities as identified by the granting agency (U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration), including at least one out-of-state annual conference.
A5. Ensure that the management of Transform to Thrive reflects a demonstrated commitment to equity through inclusive decision-making, transparent processes, resource allocation, partnerships, diverse representation of stakeholders on the advisory board, accessibility, etc.
B. The provision of collaboration and support, including professional development and technical assistance, to national and statewide partners, education providers, vocational rehabilitation counselors, department consultants, and outside agency staff on the implementation and evaluation of interventions to increase successful reentry and engagement in competitive integrated employment. (40% of time)
B1. Facilitate state agency and community-based partnerships to deliver trauma-informed, community-based, mentor-facilitated, comprehensive case management including pre-employment skills training, model beginning for youth with disabilities upon entry to Type 1 secure juvenile facilities.
B2. Coordinate and/or provide consultation to DOC program staff to provide dyslexia screening and offer related intervention services to all youth under 18 incarcerated in state correctional facilities.
B3. Establish and maintain partnerships to create and disseminate a youth-led social media campaign on reintegration for liberation.
B4. Establish and maintain partnerships to create and support a reentry mobile phone app for justice-involved youth and the adults who care for them.
B5. Provide written and oral communication and maintain the project website related to the research-based practices in effective reentry and competitive employment outcomes for incarcerated youth with disabilities.
- Proven experience in applying implementation and improvement science to scaling-up evidence-based practices and interventions.
- Knowledge of evidence-based reentry strategies for incarcerated individuals
- Knowledge of evidence-based competitive employment practices
- Previous experience with large-scale project management.
- Skill in effective written and oral communication.
- Knowledge of grant, program and budget management and coordination.
- Knowledge of process and procedures for data analysis, data planning activities, and linking data to continuous improvement activities.
- Ability to travel in Wisconsin on a regular basis including overnight stays.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
CESA 1 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, and prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, arrest or conviction record, military service, genetic information, use or nonuse of lawful products off CESA 1’s premises during nonworking hours, and any other reason prohibited by state or federal law. CESA #1 complies with all applicable state and federal laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. CESA 1 will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement promotion, termination, layoff, leaves of absences, compensation and training.
Candidate Requirements
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Letters of Recommendation
- Custom Questions