Social Worker ESF5374
Social Worker ESF5374
Posted on :
26-04-2025
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Yearly Salary
$ 50000 - 65000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
26-04-2025
Job Description
Whats in it for you!
- Leading nonprofit dedicated to helping older New Yorkers age with dignity and independence.
- Work in a collaborative culturally inclusive environment that values respect compassion and advocacy for all communities.
- Receive competitive health insurance dental and vision coverage life insurance and flexible spending accounts.
- Offers generous paid time off including vacation personal and sick leave as well as observed holidays—plus options for hybrid work depending on the role.
- Access to professional development ongoing training and supervision.
If thats you lets talk!
What you will be doing:
- Provide inhome inoffice and/or community assessments of the emotional social and physical needs of older adults reporting any form of abuse or mistreatment.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive assessment service plan and safety plan for the provision of a full range of social services to address the abuse experienced by the older adult and if appropriate the alleged abuser.
- Complete required webbased case documentation in accordance with funder requirements.
- Offer supportive counseling and guidance in the resolution of problems faced by the older adult and/or the alleged abuser family member or caregiver.
- Refer to Legal Services for Elder Justice and/or other legal organizations.
- Provide appropriate resources to older adults and collaterals regarding coping mechanisms and ways to preserve individual functioning and autonomy within the context of the abuse experienced by the older adult.
- Screen for eligibility in securing and maintaining benefits and entitlements such as transportation Home Care Meals on Wheels SNAP Public Assistance/Case Assistance Medicare Medicaid emergency financial relief etc.
- Make referrals to communitybased organizations.
- Identify highrisk crisis and/or emergency cases.
- Conduct group counseling to strengthen and empower older adults and build community among their peers.
- Participate in community presentations education and outreach activities.
- Engage in internal and external training workshops and conferences.
- Attend weekly individual and group supervision and all other mandatory meetings as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience you will need:
- Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Masters of Social Work (MSW) or equivalent Masterslevel degree in Gerontology Psychology Human Services or other Social Servicesrelated field.
- Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in individual counseling utilizing a variety of treatment modalities including but not limited to Motivational Interviewing.
- Proficient in using computers and able to learn and utilize programspecific software for daily data entry.
- Ability to travel to clients homes using mass transit and to negotiate any barriers in clients residences.
- Bilingual preferred (Spanish FrenchCreole Mandarin etc..
- An understanding and appreciation of the roles of race religion ethnicity gender sexual preference and individual values as they relate to serving vulnerable and atrisk older adults.
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Employment Type
Full Time
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