About the Role
The Case Manager III provides comprehensive services to homebound elderly clients in the community through support services to maintain the client at home with a safe care plan.
Responsibilities
- Provide a comprehensive in-home assessment and reassessment of the older person’s current functional and cognitive capacities and limitations, unmet needs, and eligibility requirements for benefits and entitlements.
- Develop and implement a care plan with the senior and his/her family when needed to address the client’s unmet needs and assist them in continuing to live safely in their own homes.
- Provide crisis intervention services when needed for situations such as medical emergencies, utility shut-offs, bedbug infestations, and disaster response.
- Provide emergency coverage for Home Delivered Meal clients when the client fails to answer the door when needed.
- Perform intake activities, which include assessing eligibility, preliminary evaluation of the presenting problem, initiating services as needed, and providing information and referral services.
- Complete a comprehensive DFTA assessment form for each client on time and according to funding source regulations.
- Maintain up-to-date case notes, waiting lists for clients on caseload, and the timely submission of monthly statistics and reports as required by the agency and the funding source.
Requirements
- Able to travel to client’s homes, meetings, conferences, and other locations for training.
- Ability to lift to 10lbs.
Skills
- Knowledge of entitlement for older adults preferred.
- Proficient in computer software applications, Excel, and Microsoft Office.
- Bilingual preferred.
Location
- Brooklyn
- Queens
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human related services from an accredited college or university.
Benefits
- Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Retirement Savings with Agency Match
- Transit
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Public Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer
- Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.
About the Company
- For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness.
- Through the Benson Ridge and the Southwest Queens Senior Case Management Programs, case management and the homecare services are offered to the homebound elderly.
- The services include offering care management plans, assessments for the homecare, connections with the Home Delivered Meals and Friendly Visiting.
- The goal of the Case Management Program is to provide vital support services to keep frail seniors living safely in their homes and communities.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE/AA
