Care with compassion
Be part of a caring team that meets people with empathy, respect and an unwavering belief in their potential.
Careers at Centers for Independence
Make a difference. Build a career with a caring team.
Bring your skills and compassion to work that supports people with disabilities and behavioral health needs—and helps build healthier, more inclusive Wisconsin communities.
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Purpose-driven roles across CFI
Since 1938
20,000+ people helped annually
Our mission at work
Build healthy, hopeful and inclusive communities.
Centers for Independence supports and advocates for people with disabilities and behavioral health needs. We connect health care and social services through a trauma-informed, total-health approach—so each person can move toward greater wellbeing, choice and participation in community life.
One mission, every role
Your work becomes part of someone’s path forward.
Frontline rolesBuild trust and help people engage in daily life.
Clinical rolesBring whole-person care to complex needs.
Administrative rolesKeep essential services coordinated and accessible.
Support rolesCreate the dependable foundation care teams need.
Different skills, shared impact: helping people thrive in healthier, more inclusive communities.
How we work together
A culture grounded in care, dignity and belonging
Join colleagues united by compassion, advocacy and inclusive service—working together so people with disabilities and behavioral health needs can thrive.
Advocate for inclusion
Support and advocate for people with disabilities and behavioral health needs as they build healthy, hopeful and inclusive lives.
Serve the whole person
Connect health care and social services through CFI’s trauma-informed, total-health approach—seeing each person, not a single need.
One shared commitment: collaborate across services so every person receives support shaped around their life, goals and dignity.
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Find Your Place at CFI
Explore current openings and apply for work that supports healthy, hopeful and inclusive communities.
CFI career portal
See every open role in one place.
CFI maintains its current opportunities in a secure applicant tracking system. Each live posting provides the role title, department, location and full application details.
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Many programs.
One shared purpose.
Discover the people, services and communities your work can support. Across every program, CFI helps people with disabilities and behavioral health needs build healthier, more independent lives.
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Community-centered care
Your skills can create possibility at every stage of life.
Adult behavioral health
- Behavioral health services
- Crisis Resource Centers
- Group homes and adult support
Disability services
- Day programming
- Residential support
- Employment and nutrition services
Children’s services
- Medical daycare
- Autism screening and support
- Behavioral health services
Self-directed long-term care
- Needs assessment and provider access
- Benefits eligibility
- Caregiver selection and payment assistance
Employee support
Support for the people who support others.
At Centers for Independence, you can grow your experience while contributing to integrated community health and social services that help people thrive.
Details belong to the role
Review each job posting for role-specific benefits, qualifications and employment terms.
A caring team
Build your career alongside people united by care, dignity and support for others.
Meaningful work
Contribute to services that support people with disabilities and behavioral health needs.
Room to explore
Discover career possibilities across programs serving children, adults, families and communities.
Experience that connects
Build experience within CFI’s integrated approach to community health and social services.
Proven community impact
A legacy of service.
A standard of quality.
Decades of growth, statewide reach and nationally recognized standards—all in service of healthier, more inclusive communities.
Since 1938
Building healthy, hopeful and inclusive communities.
30+
Programs supporting people across a wide range of needs.
20,000+
People helped annually throughout Wisconsin.
24consecutive years
CARF accredited for trusted rehabilitative services.
Latest 3-year accreditation
3%
An uncommon mark of quality
CFI received no recommendations for improvement—an outcome achieved by only 3% of CARF surveys.
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The CFI story
Three names, one enduring commitment to community.1938
Founded as Jewish Vocational Service.
1990
Renamed Milwaukee Center for Independence.
2021
Became Centers for Independence (CFI).
Careers at CFI
Bring your skills and compassion to CFI.
Make a difference while building a career with a caring team. Your next role can help create healthy, hopeful and inclusive communities across Wisconsin.
Choose the opportunity where your experience and care can have an impact.
Your next step
Find the role that fits.
Explore current opportunities, then start your application when you’re ready.
