Temp Outreach Coordinator - Flushing, United States - Selfhelp Community Services Inc

Selfhelp Community Services Inc

Verified Company

Flushing, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Position Summary:

New York Connects is a point of entry into long term services and support systems for older adults and people of all ages with disabilities.

NY Connects is a program designed to provide intensive information and referral service to address the needs of individuals in the borough of Queens.

Selfhelp Community Services is seeking an Outreach Coordinator for the New York Connects Program in Flushing, Queens. The Outreach Coordinator will provide outreach and education activities to increase awareness of the program.

Responsibilities:

The Outreach Coordinator will assist the Program Director with program outreach and promotion of New York Connects to the community.
The New York Connects Outreach Coordinator will provide information (face to face) about the program to the community at weekend events, fairs, libraries, OAC's.
Screen individuals inperson to determine needed services.
Determine eligibility for government entitlements and benefits based on financial screening.
Provide resource information, and linkages to long term care services and supports; where necessary, the Outreach Coordinator will obtain contact information for the purpose of followup work with a New York Connects Specialist.

Salary Ranges:
$45 - $50 per hour commensurate with experience.

Qualifications:

-
MSW required
:

Bilingual a plus.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including documentation.\
A minimum of three years' experience in the social service field working with either an older adult population, persons with developmental disabilities, persons with mental health needs, or a related area of human services.

Compassionate, culturally sensitive with excellent listening skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR c)