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JOB SUMMARY: Helps impaired older adults to maintain independent life safely in the community by linking them to the community resources/home services and assisting/advocating to obtain benefits and entitlements. Works with clients and their families to formulate appropriate care plans maintaining contact by phone and conducting home visits.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Case Manager may also perform other duties as assigned:

1. Screens all requests for services, determining clients’ eligibility, and providing information and referral.
2. Conducts home assessments to determine living conditions; functional limitations; need for home care, medical care, socialization, counseling; financial status as relates to eligibility for entitlements/benefits; plan of care/agreement for home services.
3. Maintains contact with clients, caregivers, and families, staying abreast of any changes in clients’ status or need for further immediate intervention.
4. Advocates for clients regarding benefits/entitlements/medical care.
5. Refers clients to emergency community services such as mental health (Mobile Crisis) and/or Adult Protective Services when necessary.
6. Develops and maintains contact with community/government agencies.
7. Maintains statistics, including written records of contacts with clients.
8. Participates in educational trainings and conferences.
9. Conducts intakes by phone or in person on a weekly basis.
10. Maintains client and agency confidentiality.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bending, sitting, stooping, and standing, walking up and down stairs.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Office setting. Field visits with potential exposure to client illnesses.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. MSW/BSW and two years’ supervised experience in Human Services Field.
2. Bilingual Spanish/Greek
3. Driver preferred.

SCS OFFERS AN EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• 403B pension plan with employer contribution Flexible spending account
• Training and development
• Employee Assistance Program
• 20 days of paid vacation and 12 paid sick days per year
• 10 paid Holidays
• Six personal/floating days
• Life Insurance Long-term disability
• Aflac

Sunnyside Community Services’ strength lies in its ability to work with people at every stage in their lives and in their own communities. We pride ourselves in an approach that is comprehensive, caring and community based.

All positions at Sunnyside Community Services are filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. All are encouraged to apply. Please note that if hired, SCS requires all employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Location is convenient to public transportation (a 10-minute subway ride from Grand Central.)

Salary: $50,000 to $52,000

When applicable for the job, “SCS currently has a hybrid work model with three days in office and two days remote.”