Community Service Worker
About The Position
The Suffolk County Department of Health Services is seeking a Community Service Worker for the Office of Minority Health. Under general supervision, the employee performs non-professional duties supporting professional social and community workers in implementing and delivering agency programs and services. The position involves considerable telephone and in-person contact with clients and the public, and requires some independent judgment within established guidelines. Work is supervised through conferences and review of completed work by a professional social services worker or other supervisory personnel. Related work is performed as required.
Requirements
- Graduation from a standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.
- One year of experience in a position involving substantial client contact in a public or private social service agency. Additional education from a federally authorized accredited or New York State-registered college may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.
- At appointment and throughout employment, possession of a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State.
Responsibilities
- Provide individuals or groups with information about services offered by public or private agencies.
- Help applicants complete service forms and explain the procedures to follow.
- Make routine field visits to gather documentation and information about applicants’ eligibility for agency services.
- Help clients locate housing by contacting landlords and brokers about vacancies, transporting clients to view prospective housing, discussing financial arrangements with landlords, and helping clients obtain relocation allowances.
- Assist professional social service workers in evaluating day care and foster care homes, including conducting collateral visits to schools and other agencies to obtain information about prospective homes.
- Maintain case plans by providing supportive home visits to clients.
- Transport clients in connection with the delivery of agency services.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision health insurance.
- Pension.
- Vacation, accrued according to length of service, with two weeks to start.
- Sick leave.
- Personal days.
- Thirteen paid holidays.
- Regular working hours intended to support work-life balance.
- Job security.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
