Resident Coordinator, SAGE Center Bronx

Resident Coordinator

General Info on SAGE:

SAGE is the countrys largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBTQ older people and their caregivers advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBTQ older people provides education and technical assistance for aging providers and LGBTQ organizations through its National Resource Center on LGBTQ Aging and cultural competence training through SAGECare. SAGE supports a growing network of 70 SAGECollab Partners across the country.

This position will report to the Assistant Director of Care Management & Resident Services.

The responsibilities:

Provide light touch case management information referrals and advocacy to older adults; perform intakes/assessments home visits and provide case management to SAGE residents

Conduct benefit and entitlement eligibility assessments and assist clients with public benefits applications and other entitlement programs and opportunities

Conduct group workshops/programs/support groups as needed

Collect and enter all participant and service unit data in database(s) thoroughly and timely in accord with organizational policies and regulatory mandates

Perform tabling and other outreach at neighborhood events

Assessing older adult needs and developing care plan strategies

Providing support and resources good relationships with external providers and developing linkages to community resources

Research and provide referrals based on care plan goals

Assisting with benefits such as Access A Ride or Visiting Nurse services Meals on Wheels etc.

Responding to crisis situations and developing followup report with details and recommendations

Communicate with family members and other stakeholders involved in the residents care plan services

Coordinate with both residential sites and CapitalOne representative to determine a time for our presentation deliverable associated with the CapitalOne grant.

Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

While no one person embodies all the qualities outlined below the ideal candidate will possess many of the following professional and personal abilities attributes and experiences. Please consider applying even if you do not have *all* the needtohaves!

Needtohaves:

BA or work experience in the human services field job role and/or population served

Strong organizational skills with an ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Flexible and dependable this position requires some flexibility around scheduling; some evening or occasional weekend hours may be required.

Ability to work independently as well as a member of a team.

Comfortable working in a fastpaced environment.

Ability to organize files schedules dates and information.

Selfdirected and able to work with light supervision.

Computerliterate with knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn other pertinent software systems.

Nicetohaves:

Familiarity with LGBT aging issues and cultural and linguistic competency regarding age ability sexuality gender identity and expression race ethnicity class and other characteristics that affect the lives of diverse older adults.

Familiarity with social and aging services networks and supports.

Ability to speak or write in Spanish.

What we offer:

The status: This is a fulltime nonexempt position

The location and work schedule: 35 hours per week MF 9:00am5:00pm and will be required to work inperson at SAGE Center Bronx; travel between other locations within the metropolitan area required in accordance with participants needs and program necessity.

The salary range: $50000$55000

The benefits: SAGE offers a rich benefits package including:

o Three medical insurance plan options in which to enroll with a very generous HRA contribution by SAGE and premiums subsidies

o An annually funded HRA (of up to $5k) for gender affirming care not covered by medical insurance

o Dental and Vision insurance with premium subsidies

o A safe harbor 401(k) plan with a match from SAGE of up to 5%

o Generous PTO and office closures for holidays (including day closures the day before many holidays!)

o 100% SAGEpaid family and medical leave for up to 12 weeks

o Sabbatical leave for very tenured staff

o 100% SAGEpaid disability and life insurance with the opportunity to elect additional life insurance coverage for the employee and their dependents

o Medical and dependent care FSA and transit pretax benefits

o An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for free and confidential support from licensed counselors on a variety of issues

o A really terrific team! An opportunity to build from the ground up and make significant positive impact on SAGE staff and culture! A chance to support the LGBTQ community and be a part of an organization doing vital work!

Are you interested (We hope so!) Please apply through our careers page: Dont forget to include both your resume and a cover letter describing your interest in working with us and what youd bring to the role! Please be sure to upload your resume and cover letter as a one combined file!

Got questions:Email with questions about the application process.

Just a reminder:

SAGE is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race ethnicity creed color religion sex or gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression alienage or national origin ancestry age citizenship status marital or family status family medical history or genetic information veteran status HIV serostatus military or military discharge status height weight disability or handicap domestic violence victim status employment status socioeconomic status criminal history or arrest record sexual or other reproductive health decisions natural hair or hairstyle or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws. SAGE is dedicated to this policy with respect to all matters concerning employment.