What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker position at Greenwich House?
JOB TITE: Social Worker
DEPARTMENT: Center of Healing
JOB LOCATION: 190 Mercer Street, 4th Floor.
FLSA: Exempt
JOB STATUS: Full-Time
About Greenwich House:
Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.
Greenwich House will launch the Workforce Training & Resource Center in Fall 2022, which is envisioned as a programming, support, and activity hub for partnerships that will bring a broader array of services to the West Side. The Center will focus on curating skills trainings and services for adults and older adults and build opportunities for meaningful intergenerational engagements.
Greenwich House offers its employees a rich mix of benefits, including professional development, contribution towards maintaining professional credentials, flexible work arrangements, and so much more.
Position Summary:
Provide individualized case management and informational services to enable seniors to live with independence and dignity in their own homes. Services are provided in concert with senior center directors and other agency staff to identify and assist clients in need. Carry a caseload of long-term and short-term clients.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct client intake and assessments to determine their needs.
- Provide information, case assistance, referral, supportive counseling, and follow up to assist with financial, social, health, and mental health needs.
- Facilitate applications and renewals for benefits including SNAP, Medicaid, Medicare, Access-a Ride; assist with referral and connections to legal services, medical care, mental health services, home care, housing, and advocacy with public and private systems.
- Timely documentation of services provided and client status in agency records and online data base (STARS), according to DFTA and Greenwich House guidelines.
- Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by direct supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Master of Social Work degree. LMSW, LCSW
- Experience working with the elderly and/or with at-risk populations;
- Fluent with benefits and entitlements
- Must have interpersonal skills, ability to engage clients and families.
- Capacity to assess functional, cognitive, social status of clients.
- Must be able to work at other Greenwich House senior centers, off-site, and occasional home visits.
- Ability to identify and intervene in crisis situations.
- Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to accomplish program goals and adapt to changing environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proficient computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel
- Working knowledge of Spanish or Chinese, preferred. Russian or French a
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:
In order to protect our staff and to provide safe and reliable services to our clients, students, members, program participants, and the communities that we serve, as of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their start date. We will consider exceptions for religious and medical reasons, where appropriate. “Fully vaccinated” means you must have both doses of a 2-dose vaccine and two weeks have elapsed since the second dose, or have received 1 dose of a 1-dose vaccine and two weeks have elapsed since the dose. Proof of vaccination status must be submitted prior to your start date and includes CDC Vaccine Card, NYS Excelsior Pass, NYC Vaccination Record, and other official Vaccine Record.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/
