Social Worker - JCCs of North America
Bronx, NY
About the Job
Social Worker
Riverdale YM-YWHA
5625 Arlington Ave
Bronx, NY 10471
Location: Senior Services at Amalgamated/ Park Reservoir Houses - NORC Program Under the Sponsorship of the Riverdale Y
- Engage older adults in the NORC office, and in other community settings to
- gather information about their strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences
- Assess older adults' presenting problems using a multidimensional psychosocial
- assessment
- Partner with older adults to establish a plan of care to address presenting
- problems
- Implement interventions indicated by the plan of care, including benefits and
- entitlements, advocacy, referral to community resources, problem-solving, and
- supportive contacts
- Maintain regular contact with older adults to ensure timely follow-up to presenting problems
- Update older adults' contact information, consents, and assessment data on an annual basis
- Evaluate older adults' plan of care to ensure that the services provided are effective
- Participate in case conferences and weekly team meetings with NORC program staff
- Provide regular updates to the Program Director about older adults' presenting problems
- Respond to crisis situations as appropriate
- Assist and/or facilitate group programming
- Document all services provided to and on behalf of seniors in the electronic database via detailed case notes and worker logs
- Maintain confidentiality of all client information and adhere to New York City
- Department for the Aging policies and professional standards of conduct
- Attend NORC Partners Meetings and trainings with outside agencies as needed
- Other duties as assigned
- MSW required. LCSW preferred
- Knowledge of older adult issues strongly encouraged
- Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Russian preferred
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
$55,000 - $65,000
Agency Information:The Riverdale Y is a 75,000 sq. ft. Jewish Community Center that provides educational, recreational, cultural, and wellness programs for children and adults of all ages and backgrounds. The Y features an early childhood center; summer camps; large after school program; senior center; performing arts center featuring theater, dance and music schools; and a health & wellness center that includes cardio and free weight studios, group exercise classes, gymnasium, swimming pool, steam room, sauna and massage therapy.