Melwood | Diversity Employer
Melwood advocates for and empowers people with disabilities by expanding opportunities to work and thrive in the community
Melwood was founded on three key principles: innovation, inclusion, and social good. We’re deeply rooted in these principles on which we built a vibrant organization and inspired a community. Melwood supports children, youth, and adults with disabilities to work and play where and how they choose. We provide employment, job training, life skill improvement, supportive and recreational services to more than 2,000 people with disabilities each year.
We provide services to a wide range of clients in the private sector as well as to state and local governments and the federal government. Our customers have entrusted to us their routine and specialized needs. Furthermore, we operate 60 federal contracts, delivering high-quality total facility management, custodial, ground-keeping, and recycling services at 43 sites in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia.
Mission & Values
Vision of Empowerment
Melwood’s vision is a world that fully includes people with disabilities.
We are sincerely grateful to our dedicated group of donors who believe in our vision and are loyal supporters of our mission. Melwood advocates for and empowers people with disabilities by expanding opportunities to work and thrive in the community
Our Values
- Commitment to People: Our priority is to assist people with disabilities to create full and meaningful lives of their choosing. We value our employees’ achievements in supporting this priority. We ensure they understand how their responsibilities fit into Melwood’s success, provide them with the skills and resources they need, assess their performance fairly, and recognize their outstanding contributions.
- Quality: Melwood will be a model for other organizations by providing programs and services that exceed the expectations of the individuals and businesses we serve, staff, and licensing/certification standards.
- Teamwork: Together we are Melwood. We know that to be successful, we must work across organizational boundaries. We collaborate, listen, share information, and provide mutual support within Melwood and with our partners to achieve our goals.
- Initiative: Our employees are self-starters. They take pride in their work, continually looking for ways to improve the services we provide to our clients and customers, and for ways to make other employees more effective and productive. They are never satisfied with anything less than the best for those we serve.
- Innovation: Our flexibility allows us to take advantage of opportunities in our continually changing environment to pursue new ideas and creative solutions that help us improve the lives of people with disabilities.
- Stewardship: When making decisions that commit Melwood’s human and financial resources, we consider if the expenditures help to achieve our mission and ensure our long-term economic viability.
- Integrity: We inspire trust through personal and professional leadership, honesty in our relationships, decisions consistent with our values, and individual accountability for our actions.
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Arlington, Virginia
Description Conducts assigned trainings as directed in-person and virtually. Trains others on the day to day operations of abilIT technical training including monitoring progress, data collection, utilization of outside resources and traini...
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Description Partnership development & retention-Demonstrate outreach for new partnership opportunities, and maintain ongoing participation in current partnership activities. Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) Compliance Oversight- Ensure staff data ...
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| Job Type | Full Time |
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Description Monday thru Friday (30 Hours Weekly) COMMUNITY CONNECTOR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION Melwood's Vision: A world where people with disabilities are fully included Melwood's Mission: Melwood Advocates for and empowers individuals w...
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| Job Type | Full Time |
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Description Monday thru Friday (30 Hours Weekly) COMMUNITY CONNECTOR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION Melwood's Vision: A world where people with disabilities are fully included Melwood's Mission: Melwood Advocates for and empowers individuals w...
4d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Description Monday thru Friday (30 Hours Weekly) COMMUNITY CONNECTOR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION Melwood's Vision: A world where people with disabilities are fully included Melwood's Mission: Melwood Advocates for and empowers individuals w...
4d
| Job Type | Full Time |
PROGRAM DIRECTOR- Supported Employment (Ability One/Internal)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Description The Program Director, Ability One and Supported Employment ensures that Melwood successfully employs and retains productive direct workers. The incumbent has overall responsibility for the effective performance of Vocational Sup...
4d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Annapolis, Maryland
Description INTRODUCTION This position is located in Annapolis, MD at the United States Naval Academy. Floor Care experience is Required The core working hours are 6pm - 11pm, Monday, Wednesday & Thursday; 5:30pm-10:30pm Tuesday & Friday, w...
5d
| Job Type | Full Time |
CUSTODIAL WORKER (DA) - 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm; M-F, Various Weekends & Holidays on a rotating schedule
Annapolis, Maryland
Description INTRODUCTION This position is set aside for a person with a disability. Proof of disability is required before interviewing. This position requires that the employee must successfully complete criminal history information backgr...
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| Job Type | Full Time |
LABORER, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, SEASONAL (DA) - 7am -3:30 pm
Washington, D.C.
Description ** This position is set aside for a person with a disability. Documented proof of disability is required prior to interviewing. ** This position is located in Washington, DC at the USDA-HQ ** Core working hours are 7:00 am to 3:...
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| Job Type | Temporary |
ELECTRICAL II - 7:00 am - 4:00 pm; Monday - Friday
Fort Meade, Maryland
Description This position is located in Ft. Meade, Maryland. The core working hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The hourly wage is $41.24. This is a non-exempt position. Employees are eligible for overtime pay. This i...
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| Job Type | Full Time |