Senior Social Worker - Hamilton OAC

Company Description:

Project FIND’s mission is to provide low- and moderate-income and homeless seniors with the services and support they need to enrich their lives and live independently. Today Project FIND operates four supportive housing residences that are home to more than 700 people and four senior centers with over 3,000 members. Our members and residents range from the healthy and active to the frail and homebound to the homeless. For all these individuals, Project FIND is a critical resource, providing housing, meals, and programs that help individuals navigate the challenges of aging by encouraging community engagement and healthy living.

Project FIND’s Older Adult Centers are dedicated sites that provide a variety of meals, activities, and services to people over the age of 60.  Please visit our website at: www.projectfind.org.

Job Summary:

Committed to providing and coordinating comprehensive supportive services for the clients of our older adult centers. The Senior Social Worker will provide assessment, service coordination, and counseling to older adult clients eligible for receiving case assistance services in the community at the Hamilton OAC, as well as supervision/oversight for social work students providing case assistance at our Older Adult Centers.

General Responsibilities:

Provides assessment, services coordination, and counseling to older adult clients eligible for receiving case assistance services in the community, as well as supervision/oversight for assigned social work students providing case assistance at PF Older Adult Centers.

Case Assistance Tasks

• Conduct outreach and intake of older adult center participants at Hamilton OAC.


• Manage constituent social work requests related to elected officials and community groups that inquire about social work services for older adults.


• Screen and assist older adult clients in applying for benefits, entitlements, and services and follows up to ensure services are obtained; provide supportive counseling as needed.


• Provide information and referral to other appropriate agencies as needed and identify community resources for consultation and referral.


• Resolve and/or mediate in potential conflict situations involving center participants.


• Maintain client case records, work logs, STARS system reporting, and statistical reports.


• Participate in team trainings, programs, and meetings as assigned.


• Be available and willing to perform related tasks, and OAC site support as assigned by your supervisor.

Social Work Supervision Tasks

• Provide general oversight and supervise social work students assigned at our OACs that provide case assistance counseling to seniors.


• Facilitate weekly supervision sessions for social students, as per the corresponding school’s requirements and standards.


• Review weekly process recordings as per the corresponding school’s requirements and standards.


• Complete mid-term and final student evaluations, and other related documents as per corresponding school’s requirements and standards.

Qualifications:

This position requires a passionate, hardworking, innovative and hands on person to provide quality services to our clients

Required:

• NYS Licensed Master of Social Work


• Bachelors in relevant field work or at least two years of experience in social service casework assistance programming preferred.


• Be knowledgeable about benefit and entitlement programs for older adults.


• Ability to work independently and accomplish work responsibilities with minimum supervision.


• Candidate needs to be or become SIFI Certified.


• Ability to perform multiple tasks and meet strict timelines.


• Possesses flexibility, empathy, and compassion in working with the senior population.


• Excellent problem solving, organizational, time management, verbal, and communication skills.

Preferred:

• Bilingual English and Spanish speaker.


• Experience working with older adults.

Schedule:

Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm (35 hours per week). Please note this position requires the availability and flexibility to occasionally work some weekends and holidays if needed.

Project FIND participates in E-Verify, which confirms employment authorization through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. The E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.  E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.