Personal Assistant Coordinator Carla Phillilps

A Personal Assistant (PA) is someone who works for a person with a disability, a consumer, with the purpose of empowering that person to live independently in the community.  The PA’s role is to assist the consumer in completing activities of daily living based on his or her individual needs.  The consumer acts as the employer of the PA even if the PA’s paycheck comes from an outside organization. NICIL maintains a list of people who would like to become Personal Assistants for people with disabilities.  Our Personal Assistant Coordinator conducts initial interviews of people interested in the position and hosts an orientation that all PA’s must attend prior to being placed on our referral list.  A computer database is maintained daily and used to generate the referral lists of PA’s to give to consumers upon request.  The Personal Assistant Coordinator also provides further training to PA’s and offers assistance to consumers with interviewing, hiring, and communicating effectively with his or her PA. Sign up now to become a Personal Assistant! Classes in your county each month! PA Application Download  - please fill out application and forward to Carla Phillips at carla@nicil.org.  $30.00 class fee should be mailed to:   NICIL     412 Locust Street, Sterling, IL  61081 Click here to download PA Application

If you are currently registered as a PA with NICIL and you need to update your current information, please use the form below. If any other information has changed (available hours, location, training updates, etc) please download the Personal Assistant Profile form, fill it out and  forward to Carla Phillips at  carla@nicil.org. Personal Assistant Profile Download  Click here to download PA Profile The fields marked with (*) are required fields. * First Name  * required * Last Name  * required * Address Line 1  * required * City  * required * State  * required * Zip Postal Code  * required * Telephone Number  * required * Email Address  * required   Your Comments

For more information please contact: Carla Phillips - PA Coordinator at NICIL PA Class Schedule The following is a list of classes that are planned: Whiteside/Lee County Thurs. March 22nd, 2012 NICIL, 412 Locust Street, Sterling, IL  9:00am. - 4:00pm Wed. May 23rd, 2012 NICIL, 412 Locust Street, Sterling, IL 9:00am. - 4:00pm Carroll/Jo Davies County Ogle County March 9th, 2012           Oregon, IL  9:00am. - 4:00pm. In order to qualify for this program you must be able to meet ALL of the following requirements: You must be able to pass a criminal background check. You must be at least 18 years of age. You must have a working phone number where consumers may reach you. You must have reliable transportation to your employers.

A T T E N T I O N   N I C I L  C O N S U M E R S Do you have a Personal Assistant who is always on time, always ready and willing to assist you in making Independent Living a reality?? Call or email  to nominate them for the READY Bonus award. It’s a great way to show them that you appreciate all that they do for you!