Social Work Assistant

Social Work Assistant

The Center for Elders’ Independenceis a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the elderly) organization (PO) that uses an interdisciplinary team approach for care planning and implementing purposeful high quality, affordable, and integrated health care services to the elderly.Our elderly meet PACE requirements as prescribed by CMS and are referred to as participants.Our PO includes Adult Day Health Centers and primary care clinics, promoting participant autonomy, quality of life and the ability for individuals to live in their communities

The Position:Under the supervision of the Social Work Supervisor, the Social Worker Assistant is responsible for assisting the social workers to provide psychosocial services to participants.

The hourly pay range for the Social Work Assistant position at Center for Elders’ Independence is $22.00 to $32.08. Placement within the range is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data, consistent with CEI’s annual compensation review and established compensation practices.

GENERAL Duties and Responsibilities:

• Advises and guides participants through the process of enrolling in needed services, such as Paratransit, Meals on Wheels, housing, and other community services.
• Visits participants in their homes and/or provides phone support.
• Accompanies participants to non-medical appointments as needed.
• Gathers materials to be filed; find and retrieve information from files in response to requests from Social Workers.
• Communicates with community service organizations for information gathering and to act as a liaison for participants.
• Assists participants with computerized assessments and documents.
• Administers screening assessments and reviews care plan with participants.
• Maintains the confidentiality of all company procedures, results and information about participants, clients or families in conformance with HIPAA principles.
• Performs related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s degree from an accredited school
• One year experience in health care setting, preferred
• One year experience working with senior population, preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent oral and verbal communication and meeting facilitation skills.
• Bilingual ability preferred (Spanish, Korean, Cantonese, and/or Mandarin).
• Valid California driver's license, acceptable driving record and insurance with access to reliable transportation.
• Current CPR and First Aid

The above job description is intended to communicate the general function of the mentioned position and by no means shall be considered an exhaustive or complete outline of the specific tasks and functions that will be required. CEI reserves the right to change job descriptions, site assignments, and or work hours as required by the needs of the program. All employees are expected to perform their duties within their ability as required by the job and/or as requested by management.