Salary: $24.95 Hourly
Location : Eno Memorial Hall – Simsbury, CT
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 230823c
Department: Social Services
Opening Date: 08/23/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Summary
Under the general supervision and direction of the Social
Services Director, independently responsible for administration of the Friendly
Visitor Program and providing outreach services to senior residents and their
families.
This position is for 21 hours a week.
Position Description and Job Functions
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Conducts initial assessments of all client referrals and provides follow-up visits as needed.
- Provides information and support to homebound residents and their families on a broad range of community resources.
- Conducts home visits and outreach as needed.
- Provides CHOICES counseling to eligible residents. Maintains CHOICES certification and attends appropriate trainings.
- Collaborates with staff, community partners and area agencies to deliver and connect social services programs to seniors.
- Coordinates health related and educational support groups.
- Conducts follow up on senior citizen related medical calls for service in Simsbury.
- Conducts assessments of at risk elderly living situations.
- Manages database of at risk elderly and offers services to them.
- Ensures that all at risk elderly have been contacted prior to a significant weather event or potential emergency situation to ensure that their needs are met. Conducts follow-up on post-storm events as needed.
- Promotes Friendly Visitor Program within community.
- Matches volunteers with homebound clients. Monitors volunteers and their respective visitee/client.
- Works closely with Probate Court to establish Conservatorships.
- Identifies home care needs and makes recommendations to appropriate agency. Coordinates home care services when needed.
- Maintains confidential data, case records, and statistics. Prepares reports and case files.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
- Answers telephone and/or provides office coverage.
- Assists with special departmental programs as needed.
- May perform additional tasks and duties as requested.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to give clear, concise written and oral instructions.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to seniors and physically and mentally challenged and their abilities and limitations.
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Ability to work cooperatively with others.
- Knowledge of state and federal programs for the elderly and physically and mentally challenged.
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Knowledge of area nursing homes and their admission criteria.
- Ability to engage others with open-minded questioning.
- Ability to monitor new issues and techniques appropriate to elderly services and outreach programs.
- Ability to assign, train and supervise staff and volunteers.
- Ability to maintain harmonious relationships with other employees, department officials and the public.
- Ability to deal in friendly, effective and impartial manner with volunteers, staff and the public in person and via the telephone.
- Ability to learn to operate data and word processing computer.
- Knowledge and ability to analyze problems and to develop and implement programs to address these problems.
- Knowledge and ability in computer databases for data management, planning analysis and report preparation.
- Ability to use computer to access, process and retrieve information contained in file records and computer databases.
Conditions and Qualifications
REQUIRED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
- Works in office setting subject to continuous interruptions and background noises.
- Ability to move throughout Town Hall and other Town buildings and sites and access client’s homes, which may include climbing stairs.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
- Employee is occasionally required to sit; climb; and talk or hear.
- Must be able to sit at a desk or stand and work continuously for extended periods of time.
- Ability to carry reports and office equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to file letters, correspondence, reports, etc. in file cabinet drawers ranging from 1′ to 7′ from the floor.
- Ability to get into and out of an automobile.
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Skills and knowledge required would generally be acquired with an Associate’s Degree from an accredited college in social, human services or a related field with a minimum of two years of experience; or a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college in social work, human services or a related field with a minimum of four months of experience. Bachelor’s degree is preferred. Municipal experience and experience working with the elderly population are desirable.
LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE:
ValidMotor Vehicle Operator’s License.
NOTE: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and responsibility.
There are no benefits associated with this position.