LIFTT announces hiring of an Independent Living Specialist in Miles City

Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow (LIFTT) is pleased to announce the hiring of Megan Child as an independent living specialist to be based in the Miles City area.

As an IL specialist Child will act as LIFTT’s front line presence in many eastern Montana communities providing the region’s disability community with programs and services in several core areas including: Information and Referral, Advocacy, Peer Support, Skills Training, Youth Transition, and Institutional Transitions.

Child holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Health from Montana State University Bozeman and has previously worked as a case manager with Youth Dynamics and as an independent living specialist with Montana Independent Living Project both in Bozeman. Child and her family live on a farm outside of Miles City where they raise chickens and goats.

Child can be reached Monday through Friday 8-5 at (406) 851-8378 or mchild@liftt.org

Disclaimer: Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow is funded in part through contracts with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Administration for Community Living, United States Department of Health and Human Services. The statements herein do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Montana DPHHS, ACL or HHS.

LIFTT is seeking a part time Independent Living Specialist

Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow is currently seeking applicants for the position of Independent Living Specialist (part time).

As a member of the LIFTT IL Program Team, the Independent Living (IL) Specialist – II is responsible for advocating and delivering the five core independent living services within LIFTT’s eighteen county service area. This position plays a primary role in promoting self-determination and self-direction of individuals with disabilities and shall focus his/her work complimentary to the spirit and intent of the independent living philosophy.

To view a complete job description and/or submit an application visit: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=independent%20living%20&l=Montana&advn=6005764010577565&vjk=b0deda8051e6fd0f

LIFTT is a not-for-profit agency governed by a consumer-controlled Board of Directors whose lives have been personally impacted by a disability. It is funded in part by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in 1992 (Title VII - Independent Living Services), and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (Disability Services Division).