VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

POSITION:                Senior Services Social Worker & Senior Housing Services Coordinator

DEPARTMENT:        Seniors Services

REPORT TO:             Senior Services Coordinator

SALARY RANGE:      $45,000 - $50,000, plus excellent benefits

START DATE:           January 2009

 

 

JOB SUMMARY:      Supportive Social Work Services and Activities Coordination at two

Sites:  B.E.S.T. Program and GSS Senior Housing, in addition to clinical case management support for Senior Center  

                                                                            

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

·         Master in Social Work (MSW)

·         Trilingual: English/Mandarin/Cantonese, some Spanish Conversation a plus

·         At least 3 years experience working with Chinese elders preferred

·         Writing skills in Chinese & English

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Provides case assistance and case management for all residents at GSS “202” Senior Housing and BEST Program.

·         Conducts needs assessments to determine challenges clients face, such as personal and family adjustments, finances, physical and psychosocial challenges, and determines nature and degree of the problems

·         Conducts in-home client assessments and makes follow-up visits as needed @ BEST & 202

·         Provides short term and long term individual counseling services and crisis intervention as needed

·         Provides short term support group counseling services as needed

·         Acts as liaison with other providers who service the Asian and Latino Senior population

·         Plans and implements intercultural activities among Asian, Latino and English-speaking Seniors @BEST and 202 Housing

·         Provides cultural and linguistic supportive social work services / clinical interventions to Grand Coalition Senior Center.

·         Coordinates and oversees educational, recreational/socialization activities for seniors including  field trips and holiday celebrations at Senior Housing & BEST Program

·         Recruits, organizes and/or coordinates a multi-ethnic volunteer committee to assist in program activities, holiday celebrations and workshops at GSS Senior Housing & BEST

·         Compiles statistics and maintains complete and accurate case records

·         Supervises Social Work Interns

·        Special projects as needed

 

Please email resume and cover letter to:

Ms. Miriam Colon

Senior Services Coordinator

80 Pitt Street, New York, NY  10002

Email: mcolon@grandstreet.org  

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