Community CoDesigner (930944)
About The Position
Equus Workforce Solutions is seeking Community Co-Designers to help shape and improve employment programs for individuals with disabilities. Community Co-Designers will work collaboratively with program staff, service providers, and employer partners to ensure services are accessible, responsive, and grounded in lived experience. This role is part of a collaborative initiative designed to incorporate community-led input into program design, ensuring employment services effectively support individuals with disabilities in preparing for, obtaining, and retaining meaningful employment. Community Co-Designers will participate in meetings, workshops, and structured feedback sessions to share perspectives on accessibility, service usability, and program impact.
Requirements
- Lived experience as a participant in employment, workforce, or disability services programs (preferred).
- Individuals with disabilities or those who support individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- Interest in improving employment opportunities and workplace accessibility.
- Ability to participate in group discussions and share ideas constructively.
- Commitment to representing community perspectives respectfully and collaboratively.
Responsibilities
- Participate in co-design meetings, workshops, and feedback sessions to help shape program services.
- Provide lived-experience insights on accessibility, service usability, and participant experience.
- Contribute monthly “Fresh Ideas” to support continuous improvement and responsive program design.
- Represent participant perspectives during design discussions with staff and employer partners.
- Help define what “quality employment” means for individuals with disabilities.
- Support the development of services that empower individuals with disabilities to prepare for, obtain, and retain meaningful employment.
- Offer input on tools and strategies that help employers strengthen workplace inclusivity and accessibility.
- Contribute to identifying and documenting effective practices in employment programs serving individuals with disabilities.
- Participate in demonstrating how community-led co-design can be supported through City funding and integrated into public program design.
- Participation in regular co-design sessions and workshops.
- Engagement in periodic feedback activities and idea generation.
- Attendance at orientation and onboarding sessions prior to program launch.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
