Family Advocate | VNS Health - Brooklyn NY

Stefanini, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Social Services

Family Advocate | VNS Health - Brooklyn NY

Brooklyn NY, NY Posted: 6/21/2023

Job ID#: 133

Job Category: Social Services

Position Type: Employee

Duration: One Year

Job Description

Title: Family Advocate | VNS Health - Brooklyn NY

Overview: Provides advocacy, case management and family support services to children and their families. Assists with entitlements, linkages, and collaborates and advocates with systems involved with the client. Works under general direction.

Responsibilities:

1. Assists with obtaining and maintaining clients' entitlements, including Medicaid, Public Assistance, SSI as well as assisting with problems related to housing or utilities.
2. Interviews clients and significant others, when appropriate, in order to obtain personal histories and to understand the social and emotional factors related to the client's mental health problems.
3. Works with families to engage them in receiving services and assists in empowering them to take the steps necessary to maximize their quality of life.
4. Develops inventory of resources that will meet the clients' needs as identified in the assessment process.
5. Advocates for and assists clients in utilizing adjunctive community resources. Arranges transportation and accompanies clients to appropriate facilities/agencies, as necessary.
6. Provides linkage, coordination with, referral to and follow-up with other service providers. Monitors appointments medical facilities, social service agencies or other providers of concrete services.
7. Attends planning meetings with service providers to coordinate service plans.
8. Initiates written (including clinical and progress notes) and verbal communications, and ensures that all patient record keeping is in compliance with agency, state, city and federal requirements.
9. Participates in agency and community programs and education, as requested.
10. Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, case conferences, staff meetings, quality assurance meetings, and supervision meetings as required.
11. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Licenses and Certifications:

Valid New York State driver's license required.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in social work, health and human services or a related field preferred.
• Two or more years of equivalent and relevant experience in a social service agency OR an equivalent combination of the education and experience preferred.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of one year of experience in a mental health or social service setting with emphasis on family support services and/or family psycho-education required.
• Bilingual skills may be required as determined by operational needs.

Compensation: $20.37 - $25.46 Hourly

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About Us:

VNS Health is one of the nation's largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 125 years, our commitment to health and well-being is what drives us—we help people live, age and heal where they feel most comfortable, in their own homes, connected to their family and community. On any given day, more than 10,000 VNS Health team members deliver compassionate care, unparalleled expertise and 24/7 solutions and resources to the more than 43,000 'neighbors' who look to us for care. Powered and informed by data analytics that are unmatched in the home and community-health industry, VNS Health offers a full range of health care services, solutions and health plans designed to simplify the health care experience and meet the diverse and complex needs of the communities and people we serve in New York and beyond.