Community Service Advocate — Public Health & Housing

Suffolk AME; Great River (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Paid time off

Work-life balance

Job summary

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Office of Minority Health, seeks a Community Service Worker to support professional staff in delivering programs and services. Under supervision, perform non-professional duties, with routine field visits and client interactions to determine eligibility and assist with housing and daily care needs.

Responsibilities include information provision, form assistance, and transportation support, contributing to case plans and collaboration with social

Qualifications

• Graduation from a standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.
• One (1) year of experience in a position involving substantial client contact, in a public or private social service agency.
• Additional education from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State will be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Provides information to individuals or groups concerning services offered by public or private agencies.
• Assists applicants in filling out forms for services and explains procedures to be followed.
• Makes routine field visits to gather documentation and obtain information concerning an applicant's eligibility for agency services.
• Assists clients in locating housing by interviews with landlords and brokers concerning vacancies; transporting clients to see prospective housing.
• Discusses financial arrangements with landlords and assists clients to obtain relocation allowances.
• Assists professional social service workers in evaluating day care and foster care homes by performing collateral visits to schools and other agencies to obtain information concerning the prospective day care or foster care home.
• Maintains case plans by providing supportive home visits to clients.
• Provides transportation for clients in conjunction with the delivery of agency services.

Skills

Client contact

Public service experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Office of Minority Health, seeks a Community Service Worker to support professional staff in delivering programs and services. Under supervision, perform non-professional duties, with routine field visits and client interactions to determine eligibility and assist with housing and daily care needs.

Responsibilities include information provision, form assistance, and transportation support, contributing to case plans and collaboration with social