Social Worker

BLDG SVC 32 B-J•New York, NY

9d•$78,000 - $84,000

About The Position

Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 185,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values: Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues. The Funds oversees and manages $11 billion of dollars in assets, which are made up of many, varied and complex funds. The dollars come from a number of sources, including the property owners who pay into the funds on behalf of their employees, and as such, requires those who oversee and manage the money to be highly skilled financial management people. 32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard-working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more. Please take a moment to watch our video to learn more about our culture and contributions to our members: youtu.be/hYNdMGLn19A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYNdMGLn19A]

Requirements

At least 2 years Counseling and Social Work experience.
Strong knowledge base of the healthcare industry.
Ability to use Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel and Word.
Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills.
Ability to work on simultaneous projects with diverse working groups.
Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to supervise personnel.
The ability to read, write and understand English is essential.

Nice To Haves

Welfare/Trust Funds background a plus.
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess and evaluate needs of participants.
Provide supportive counseling, crisis intervention, information and referral, entitlement counseling and advocacy services to members and their families.
Act as liaison between member and families with Fund vendors including WebTPA, Optum Rx and John Hancock.
Act as a Health Fund liaison between the member needing social work services and the union.
Participate in clinical rounds and collaborate with Health Services staff on appropriate cases that require Social Worker intervention.
Assist with coordinating requests for critical incident counseling for members at their work sites.
Assist in the development of partnerships with community or government organizations.
Support the maintenance of a resource database.
Conduct educational presentations to departments in Funds and Union re role of Social Worker.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Fund benefits.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of resources and entitlements.
Maintain records and statistics.
Serve as a resource for Funds and Union staff.
Participate in planning and administration of special projects as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Counsel and collaborate with Social Work Assistant.