We’re Hiring!

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We’re hiring in Kalispell!

Summit Independent Living is looking for an Independent Living Specialist who will serve Flathead County.

An Independent Living Specialist provides peer support, information and referrals, skills training, and service coordination for people with disabilities.

The Flathead County position will also serve as a coordinator and mentor for Kalispell-area youth transition services.

The starting hourly wage is $19/hour DOE. Benefits include health insurance, life insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, flexible spending plan, paid holidays, generous personal allowable leave for vacation and sick days, and long-term illness leave.

Interested? Just visit our Employment Opportunities page to submit a current resume, cover letter, and employment application!

Who We Are

Summit Independent Living is a consumer-driven, non-residential, private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing peer-delivered services that are unique in the world of human services designed to give people with all types of disabilities the tools and resources that are needed to improve independence, self-confidence, knowledge, skills and access to community resources. Summit serves people with all types of disabilities.

Summit provides consumer and advocacy services to residents of Missoula, Ravalli, Mineral, Lake, Sanders, Flathead, and Lincoln Counties as well as works on a systemic level nationally and across Montana to improve the lives of individuals living with disabilities. Summit’s primary office is located in Missoula, Montana and has branch offices located in Hamilton, Ronan, and Kalispell.

We believe that people with disabilities have the right to control their own lives and enjoy the same opportunities as all other citizens.

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Services for Individuals

Learn about our services for individuals with disabilities >

BASE

Learn about BASE — our all-abilities social and activity center! >

Community Services

Learn about our work for social change and systems advocacy >

Personal Assistance

Learn about our Self-Direct Community First Choice/Personal Assistance Services program >

Join the Action Alert Listserv

What is the Action Alert?

The Montana Centers for Independent Living Action Alert system is an email listserv and online portal designed to inform you about current local, state, and national issues that affect the lives of people with disabilities.

The Action Alert system is administered by Montana’s four centers for independent living who serve as a strong, collective voice on a wide range of national, state and local issues and work to assure physical, attitudinal, and programmatic access to housing, employment, transportation, communities, recreation, and health and social services.

Our action alert system works much like a listserv. Just sign up to become an advocate by clicking the button on the right and we will email you about important opportunities to advocate on behalf of individuals with disabilities locally, statewide, and nationally.

You may also visit the MTCIL Action Alert system website to learn more about our advocacy efforts as well as to take action on various issues right now.

Now more than ever we all need to join forces and work together to improve and preserve the services that keep people healthy, active, productive and involved in their communities. Remember, democracy is a “participatory sport.” We all have tremendous power to bring about positive change, but only if we get involved, speak out and demand that our elected officials do the right thing.

Our Action Alert system offers many opportunities for you to get involved, follow our advocacy efforts, as well as to look up and contact your elected officials.

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NCIL 5 for 5 Fund Centers for Independent Living $500 million for 5 Court Services Advocacy Campaign Logo

Learn More About NCIL’s New Advocacy Campaign, 5 For 5!

The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) is leading a nationwide effort to Congress for $500 million to invest in community living & independence for people with disabilities.

Centers for Independent Living (CILs) (Title VII, Rehabilitation Act, as amended) have been underfunded for decades, leading to individuals with disabilities lacking access to critical services and support!

Many areas in the U.S., especially in rural communities do not have access to a CIL. CILs need more funding in order to expand their service areas to address the unmet needs.

Funding CILs enables individuals with disabilities to live in their homes with their families where they can work, attend school, worship, and participate in other community activities. CILs are hubs of disability information, resources, services, and advocacy. CILs are vital to the whole community. It also creates tremendous savings for taxpayers.

To learn more about NCIL’s 5 for 5 advocacy campaign and to find out how you can get involved, please click here to visit NCIL’s 5 for 5 campaign website.

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