Family Social Service Coordinator

City of New York • New York City, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Resident Services, Partnerships, and Initiatives (RSPI) oversees six departments focused on resident programs and services, including economic opportunity, youth, senior, and social services. The Family Partnerships (FPD) department within RSPI connects residents to critical services, implements programs supporting household stability and individual advancement, and identifies external providers. FPD also reunites families with justice history. This role supports the Family Partnerships Team under the general supervision of the Family Partnerships Borough Administrator.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a short- and mid-term client caseload with detailed documentation, case notes and regular reporting.
• Travel to individual and joint home visits, resident meetings, and partnership events across the borough several days each week.
• Conduct in-person and video assessments of residents' social service needs and coordinate those services with internal and external stakeholders.
• Track all resident and resident-related interactions through a digital case management system and pulling reports and data upon request.
• Communicate regularly with NYCHA’s Property Management, Law, Application and Tenancy, Skilled Trades, Safety and Security, Healthy Homes, and Finance departments to address co-existing resident risk factors.
• Coordinate regularly with external social services partners and providers, including Adult Protective Services (APS), Administration for Child Services (ACS), Department of Social Services (DSS), Human Resource Administration (HRA) and a variety of Community-based Organizations (CBOs).
• Perform outreach to Resident Leaders, connecting with them in times of community crisis as well as proactively discussing resident needs and collaborative solutions.
• Work on a Team of Social Service Supervisors, Coordinators and Associates to coordinate consistent service delivery and feedback for residents under care.
• Identify gaps in residents’ social service needs and then partner with sister-departments in RSPI, and external social services providers to creatively fill/solve those needs.
• Represent NYCHA at resident, community, and citywide events.
• Utilize Microsoft Office suite of applications (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook) as well as video conferencing platforms and task management tools.
• Contribute to improved outreach, referral and recruitment procedure updates as needed.
• Perform additional related duties incidental to the work listed as needed.

Benefits

• A choice of medical coverage plans
• Deferred compensation plans
• A defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level