Part-Time Bilingual Case Worker

Grand Street Settlement; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 26.000 - 37.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Grand Street Settlement in New York, NY is seeking a Part-time Bilingual Spanish Case Worker to support the BEST/NORC program for homebound seniors. The role focuses on intake, case planning, and coordination of services to meet health and psychosocial needs, with emphasis on preventing social isolation.

Responsibilities include intake assessments, goals and timelines, assistance with Medicaid and food assistance, and data entry into program databases.

Formación

• BA in Social Work, Psychology, or related field preferred or Associate Degree in Human Services.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Experience delivering social services to seniors.
• Strong computer skills: Excel, Word, and data entry.

Responsabilidades

• Provides case assistance and case management to participants and documents interventions in client files.
• Identify and provide NORC assessment to homebound seniors at risk of social isolation.
• Conduct initial interview and intake assessment; formulate goals and timelines with clients.
• Assist participants in obtaining entitlements including Medicaid, food stamps, SCRIE, home care referrals.
• Complete enrollment of NDA clients, follow-up notes and outcomes; enter data into funder databases.
• Provide family development coaching sessions to participants and translation services when needed.
• Assist in GMHI screening to support increasing Baruch community’s mental health awareness.
• Coordinate program events and conduct home visits as required.
• Connect seniors to GSS Senior Center/NORC/Essex Crossing activities.
• Support in food distributions/food pantry and related tasks.

Conocimientos

Bilingual English/Spanish

Excellent communication

Analytical and problem-solving

Experience with seniors' social خدمات

Data entry and computer skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field

Associate Degree in Human Services

Descripción del empleo

TITLE: Part time Bilingual Spanish Case Worker

• Bilingual English/Spanish

DEPARTMENT: Senior Services

PROGRAM: BEST/NORC

REPORTS TO: Program Director

LOCATION: New York, NY (Lower East Side)

SALARY: $23 per hour

SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm; 21 hours per week

DATE: November 2026

Supports Case Assistance and Case Management of the BEST program by coordinating activities and tasks that ensures efficient and effective delivery of services to the program participants. The case worker will provide the following services to meet program participant’s health and psychosocial needs, with a focus on homebound seniors at risk of social isolation: (1) intake assessment and updates, (2) case planning and coordination, (3) evaluation, (4) advocacy for services to participants

Education, Experience And Skill Requirement

• BA in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field preferred, or Associate Degree in Human Services
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Experience in the delivery of social services to seniors
• Strong computer skills: Excel, Word & Data Entry

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides case assistance and case management to participants, documents intervention in client files, tracks services in worker logs and enter data into funder database (DFTA Vive) Identify and provide Norc Assessment to homebound seniors residing in the Baruch Housing, with a focus on those who are at risk of social isolation.
• Conduct initial interview and complete intake assessment that identifies participant’s needs. In collaboration with the client, formulate goals and objectives, as well as appropriate time-line for completion.
• Assist participants in obtaining services and entitlements including Medicaid, food stamps, SCRIE, home care referrals, and others.
• Complete enrollment of all NDA clients which includes assessment, follow up notes, and conducting outcome. Enter data into funder database (DYCD Connect). It will be provided at all three sites for enrollment of NDA clients. Provide family development coaching session to the participants.
• Assist providing GMHI screening to support increasing Baruch community’s mental health awareness.
• Assists with coordination of program events as needed
• Conducted home visits with our home bound participants as needed
• Provided translation services for clients for our nurse services and counseling services
• Assists in the Food Distributions/Food Pantry as needed
• Connect seniors to GSS Senior Center/NORC/Essex Crossing activities
• Other special projects or miscellaneous program duties as needed

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)