Geriatric Support Services Coordinator

Mystic Valley Elder Services•Malden, MA

41d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Care Options (SCO) Geriatric Support Services Coordinator (GSSC) is responsible for assessing SCO-enrolled consumers for need and eligibility for in-home services, recommending service plans, providing information on available resources, and coordinating in-home/community services. The GSSC maintains member records and works in close collaboration with the SCO coordinators and nurses to provide comprehensive service planning for elders in the community setting. If you thrive in a community-based position where you can build relationships with older adults by providing case management, then Mystic Valley Elder Services is the place for you! Schedule: This is a Local Union 509, full-time, non-exempt (35 hour/week) position. We offer 4-day work week and hybrid (in-person & remote, required 1-2 days in office) work schedule (once training is complete.) No nights or weekends. Compensation: Starting salary range is $50,872.46 - $54,804.09. Being bilingual is not a requirement for this role, but we recognize it as an asset and offer an additional 6% bilingual designation for Spanish, Haitian Creole, Russian, Vietnamese, Cantonese or Mandarin. Enjoy benefits that start as of day 1 of employment and our generous paid time off package. With a refreshing culture that is supportive, collaborative, and encouraging of diverse perspectives and backgrounds and a satisfying balance between your work and personal life, why not join the Mystic Valley Elder Services' Team!

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a related field
Strong interviewing and assessment skills.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels, including staff, family and external partners
Ability to maintain confidentiality while working with sensitive information or in sensitive situations.
Highly resourceful team player, with the ability to work effectively independently or as a team.
Demonstrates a willingness to take on new tasks with a general attitude that no task is too small, impossible, or cannot be improved
Expertise in the following platforms: Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe Pro, Zoom and other web-based applications.
Private Transportation and valid driver's license.
Ability to lift, push, pull and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds
Ability to travel to the community to perform outreach
Work requires regular standing, stooping, and bending

Nice To Haves

Social Work license.
Knowledge of and experience working with older adults in a community-based setting.
Experience with complex case management (medical or behavioral).
Bilingual (Spanish, Haitian Creole, Russian, Vietnamese, Cantonese or Mandarin).

Responsibilities

Be knowledgeable regarding multicultural community services and programs.
Conduct initial and on-going in-home assessment of consumers' health and functional status.
Participate in development of consumers' care plans, including determining appropriateness and need for in-home/community-based services.
Participate as part of consumer's primary care team including, attending team meetings, trainings, and joint home visits.
Arrange, coordinate, and oversee in-home and community-based services for consumers.
Monitor consumer's health status, in conjunction with care team, to assess for effectiveness of current services, need for additional services, and/or need for long-term placement.
Assist consumers with MassHealth redeterminations and other benefits paperwork, as requested and appropriate.
Maintain consumer records in accordance with standards.
Compile and submit required reports.
Assure consumers are connected to appropriate multicultural community programs and services that address social determinants of health and wellbeing.
Participate in interdisciplinary/collaborative model of case management