Job Overview
Position Summary: Provide casework services and advocate for clients in the Holocaust Survivor Guardianship Program. Use Social Work Skills to assist Holocaust Survivors with financial management services from a person-centered trauma-informed perspective
Principal Responsibilities:
1. Assess Guardianship and Financial Management clients in their home, hospital or other institutional setting as appropriate
2. Screen and assist clients with applications and re-certifications for entitlements and benefits;
advocate on behalf of clients and arrange for provision of services; develop, implement and follow up on care plans
3. Provide supportive counseling to clients as needed
4. Maintain ongoing communication with client, family members and Guardianship team as appropriate
5. Make home visits to elderly Holocaust survivor clients for the purpose of assisting them with financial management tasks, including sorting of documents and mail, writing checks, monitoring financial transactions and reconciling bank records monthly
6. Assist Administrative Assistant and/or Program Director with tasks related to Guardianship clients’ relocation; assist in obtaining and filing Court and Guardianship documents.
7. May be asked to provide occasional on-call coverage for Guardianship emergency line
8. Maintain complete and accurate case notes utilizing the program’s data system; prepare required documentation in case file within organizational time frames
9. Maintain and report on statistics according to Selfhelp standards, utilizing the program’s data system and other forms of record keeping as needed.
10. Actively participate in supervision, staff meetings and Guardianship team meetings; share any emergent issues with supervisor in a timely manner
Working Conditions/Physical Demand: Business office environment with phone and computer use, travel via public transportation. This position may have the ability to work from home 2-3 times per week.
Knowledge, Skills And Requirements
- Master’s Degree (MSW); LMSW preferred
- Experience with geriatric population preferred
To ensure the safety of our clients and staff, all new employees must be fully vaccinated prior to their start date. Upon acceptance of a conditional job offer, candidates who are not already vaccinated must obtain the first dose of the vaccine within three (3) calendar days of job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with the vaccine protocol. Employees may be eligible for a medical or religious exemption from the vaccine; those employees who are approved for a medical exemption must submit to weekly testing in accordance with Selfhelp’s COVID 19 testing policy.
