Case Worker (JVL Older Adult Center)

Case Worker (JVL Older Adult Center)
Position Type: Hourly (Non-Exempt)
Hourly Rate: $19.6690 
Employment Type: Part-Time, 28 hours weekly
Required work schedule:

• Monday to Thursday 9:00am-2:30pm No Meal Break,
• Friday: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Meal Break: 30 minutes, from 12:30pm to 1:00pm

Location: 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South, Astoria, NY, 11102

HANAC, Inc. – originally founded by George Douris as the Hellenic American Neighborhood Action Committee – is a New York City-based multi-faceted social services organization. The organization was founded in 1972 to serve the needs of vulnerable populations throughout New York City.  

The Case Worker will assist the Program Director with implementing program policies for the clients and in carrying out the following tasks:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Making telephone calls to senior citizens who are homebound, to maintain friendly contact and perform “needs” assessment
• Engaging in individual visits with clients’ accepted into the program to assess their situation and address any concerns they may be experiencing
• Exhibiting a great degree of understanding, empathy, and knowledge of issues affecting seniors
• Providing listening skills and strong limit-setting abilities
• Engaging in monthly supervision meetings with program supervisor (or director) to discuss the status of client caseload and report any deterioration in a client’s physical, emotional or environmental condition as well as any other issues affecting seniors.
• Assisting senior citizens with interpreting forms, notices, entitlement and benefit, housing requirements, completing applications, and writing letters as needed
• Developing and maintaining service worker logs that document time spent with each client and important information related to the service provided. Must be capable of imputing this information into a computer data system.
• Conducting follow-up activities to assure proper delivery of services/benefits
• Referring the elderly to local service providers and city agencies to obtain benefits/services as needed
• Escorting the clients to appropriate city agency, if needed, for language translation and/or to ensure proper care and assistance is provided.
• Properly following emergency procedures and guidelines in case of an accident/incident on-site, and collaborating with the Program Director in terms of taking appropriate action
• Attending regular in-house and/or outside training seminars or workshops to obtain a greater knowledge of the changes in policies and laws affecting seniors and services provided to them.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent
• Bachelors Degree preferred
• Strong communication skills (writing and speaking)
• Strategic thinking and planning skills                                   
• Demonstrated interest in social services and experience working with older adults is preferred
• Experience in social services preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish or Greek preferred.
• Must be proficient in data entry (MS Office- Word, Excel)

Benefits Offered: dental, vision, 403b, vacation, sick