Community CoDesigner (930944)

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.

• 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.