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This position involves assessing eligibility, monitoring client participation in various services, and performing the full patient care cycle to meet health and human services needs.
Salary Grade: 16 ($50,325 - $65,675 - $81,024)
FLSA: Exempt
Essential Functions:
- Provide consultation and information to clients, volunteers, service providers, and the public regarding senior services and community programs.
- Assess, screen, and determine client referrals for service eligibility; conduct interviews, needs assessments, and home visits.
- Develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive care plans; coordinate services and collaborate with clients and providers.
- Assist with locating and applying for financial and material assistance; maintain client case files and documentation.
- Participate in special projects, deliver meals and care packages, and assist with applications for assistance programs.
- Maintain knowledge of policies, regulations, and community resources related to aging services.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field; at least 2 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Engage with homeless individuals at encampments and other sites, offering emergency housing and services.
- Follow-up with unsheltered individuals residing in hotels.
- Build relationships with homeless individuals to provide support, interventions, and referrals.
- Connect individuals to housing, health, and social services; assist with obtaining identification and documentation.
- Enter data into the DeKalb Homeless Management Information System and collaborate with homeless service agencies.
Additional Details:
- Seniority Level: Entry level
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Industry: Government Administration
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