Ombuds Office Program Coordinator

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) seeks a Community Coordinator to manage SADCs registration and related payments in New York City. You will handle data entry, records maintenance, and customer inquiries to support an age-inclusive city.

Responsibilities include tracking registrations, processing payments, generating weekly and monthly reports, and coordinating field visits with the Ombuds Office Director. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and two years of experience in community work or related duties.
• High school diploma or equivalent with six years of related experience required.
• Equivalent education/experience accepted with at least one year of the preferred experience.

Responsibilities

• Answer SADCs questions about completing and updating their registration.
• Track new SADC requests and guide through the process.
• Register payments and manage revenue records and reconciliations.
• Unlock/relock SADC accounts after payments clear.
• Notify SADCs when records are updated or payments clear.
• Monitor PayPoint and City Pay Research Tool for declined payments.
• Maintain registration change records and respond to inquiries.
• Generate reports on registrations, complaints, revenue, and registrations weekly/monthly.
• Perform field visits to verify information and serve summonses as directed.

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

PayPoint

City Pay Research Tool

Registration Portal

Job description

With an overarching mission to eliminate ageism and ensure the dignity and quality of life of approximately 1.8 million older New Yorkers, the NYC Department for the Aging(“NYC Aging”) is deeply committed to helping older adults age in their homes and creating a community-care approach that reflects a model age-inclusive city. Social adult day cares(“SADCs”) serve vulnerable New Yorkers with cognitive decline and/or physical frailty, and their continuum of care services are intended to meet the critical needs of participants and their caregivers. NYC Aging was designated to house the Social Adult Day Care SADC Ombuds Office(“Office”) by Local Law 9 of 2015. The Office is charged with registering all social adult day care programs operating in New York City, and receiving and investigating complaints about them. The Office also receives and responds to questions from SADC operators about the registration process. It is authorized to issue civil penalties for violations of City laws and regulations and the NYS Office for the Aging’s Social Adult Day Program Standards. The Ombuds Office Program Coordinator(“Coordinator”) is responsible for managing SADC registration and related payments. They must be skilled and careful at data entry, record keeping, spreadsheet management, customer service, and gathering information. They should take initiative to resolve issues, suggest improvements to the Office systems and interact professionally and courteously with SADC operators. Finally, they should be passionate about working to protect the safety and well‑being of older adults residing in their communities and support their ability to age in place throughout New York City.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Answer questions from SADCs about completing and updating their registration in the NYC Aging SADC Registration Portal and help them resolve any technical issues.
• Track new SADC requests to register and guide them through the registration process.
• Register payments received. Manage revenue records, including reconciling monthly financial transaction reports.
• Unlock/relock SADC accounts after payments have cleared.
• Manage notifications to SADCs once their payments have cleared that their SADC Registration Portal records have been unlocked and can be updated.
• Monitor PayPoint and City Pay Research Tool and notify SADCs about declined payments.
• Review and maintain records of registration changes.
• Answer calls received on the Office telephone line and either respond to callers or forward messages to appropriate staff.
• Generate reports and data on registered SADCs, complaints, revenue, and registration to the Ombuds Director on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Make field visits to SADCs to verify information in their registration and/or serve summonses, as directed by the Ombuds Director.
• On occasion, work alternative shifts with earlier or later start times, to make field visits to SADCs to verify information in their registration and/or service summonses, as directed by the Ombuds Director.
• Perform related and special duties as required and assigned by the Ombuds Director.
• Monitor NYC Aging Ombuds Office inquiry email box.

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR - 56058

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or 2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.