CASE WORKER - Full-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nan Shan Older Adult Center - Flushing, NY/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongEducation Level/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;High School Degree or Equivalent/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$21.00 - $25.00 Hourly/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Day and occasional weekends and evenings/div /div h4 /h4pspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION/strong/span/p p style="margin-left:29px"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities. Today, CPC is the nation#39;s largest Asian American social services agency and offers more than 50 programs at over 35 sites throughout New York City, including early childhood education, school-age care, youth services, workforce development, community services, and senior services. CPC strives to be the premier social service and leadership development organization. In 2017, CPC launched Advancing Our CommUNITY, its organization-wide strategy to expand services to address persistent needs and emerging trends and to improve leadership skills among staff and community members. In 2022, our core programs and emergency services reached 200,000 people living in all five boroughs and all 51 city council districts. In the summer of 2022, CPC was recognized as the number one Chinese American organization in New York City to recommend to a Chinese immigrant looking for in-language and culturally competent resources according to a recent survey. This accomplishment is a testament to the incredible work and dedication of our staff. (For more information, please visit: a href="https://www.cpc-nyc.org/"https://www.cpc-nyc.org//a)/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongPROGRAM SUMMARY/strong/span/p p style="margin-left:29px"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"CPC Senior Services division is currently seeking a full-time Case Worker for its Older Adult Center. This program offers congregate meals, evidenced based health and wellness program, English as a Second Language (ESOL), painting and other arts, music and cultural classes, translation support and advocacy, referrals and SNAP, health insurance, and housing assistance, and other case management supports. Our programs have been active in remote programs and helping ensure ongoing wellness calls and connection to meals/nutrition aid/groceries delivery were available for seniors throughout the pandemic. Celebrations, and other social and cultural events and activities keep seniors active in mind, body, and spirit./span/p pnbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongJOB SUMMARY/strong/span/p pnbsp;/p p style="margin-left:40px"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="background-color:white"span style="color:black"Reporting to the Program Director, the full-time Case Worker will be providing older adult services including, information referral, benefits support, case assistance, and providing support to the Program Director to ensure high quality services that respects the dignity of all the community members./span/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES/strong/span/p pnbsp;/p ul style="margin-left:40px" lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Assisting older adults with applications to entitlement programs./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Assessing cases and compiling case reports containing relevant information./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Ensuring that case reports are kept up to date./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Providing support, guidance, and counselling to older adults in need./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Making referrals or introductions to other agencies./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Scheduling appointments with legal aid workers, counselors, doctors, etc./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Monitoring visits for at-risk or fragile members./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Motivating individuals to participate in rehabilitation programs./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Reporting abuse./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Maintain participant files/programmatic documents; track participant attendance in services and progress notes; compile program reports as needed by the Director./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Report to and fulfill other related duties as outlined by the Director/span/li /ul h4 /h4brpspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongQUALIFICATIONS/strong/span/p p style="margin-left:24px"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongEducation and Experience:/strong/span/p ul style="margin-left:40px" lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Proven coordination skills to connect individuals/families with relevant services./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Ability to compromise, negotiate, and work well with others./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Training in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or related field preferred./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Prior experience working with older adults in a nonprofit or related setting./span/li /ul pnbsp;/p p style="margin-left:24px"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongSkills and Competencies:/strong/span/p ul style="margin-left:40px" lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Strong work ethic and demonstrated passion for senior services./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills; knowledge of older adult and immigrant issues helpful. /span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Must be socially perceptive to work with older adults./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Knowledge and skills using Outlook, Word and Excel./span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Fluency in Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese) required./span/li /ul p style="margin-left:72px"nbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongCOMPENSATION amp; BENEFITS OVERVIEW/strong/span/p pnbsp;/p ul style="margin-left:40px" lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"$21.00 - $25.00; 35 HOURS PER WEEK/span/li lispan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"CPC offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to generous paid time off (holiday, sick and vacation time), Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance Coverage, Commuter Benefits, and a 403(b) Retirement Plan/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongHOW TO APPLY/strong/span/p p style="margin-left:29px"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"Interested individuals should submit their resume, along with a cover letter addressed to Peter Cheng, when applying online via CPCrsquo;s website: a href="https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs?clientkey=4D1879D5004C5B7778BD5E6084A5AFFD"https://www.cpc-nyc.org/jobs/a or selected online job boards. All documents should be submitted as one single file. Applicants may reach out to a href="mailto:careers@cpc-nyc.org"careers@cpc-nyc.org/a with any questions or further inquiries./span/p p style="margin-left:29px"nbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"emCPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CPC values a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages women, BIPOC, immigrants, LGBTQ+, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply./em/span/p