Social Worker - Social Service Care Manager

• Catholic Housing and Community Services
• Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Full Time

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Title: Social Worker-Social Service Care Manager

Division: Catholic Housing and Community Services

Position Code: Catholic Housing & Community Services is currently seeking a full-time Social Service Care Manager (40 hours/week) for two affordable housing sites located in Collingdale Borough, Delaware County and the Eastwick neighborhood in Philadelphia County.

Primary responsibilities of this position include:

• Manage a caseload of approximately 95 senior households at two independent living apartment communities.
• Assess all new residents for resident's key strengths and barriers to successful aging in place, including physical and behavioral health/functioning, health insurance, finances, safety, fall risk, transportation, food security, legal issues, and social support.
• Develop a care plan with the resident to set goals and identify corresponding interventions and resources.
• Keep resident files up to date in the social service database including case notes, diagnoses, key contacts, assessments, and care plans.
• Navigate access to services and advocate to ensure any roadblocks to service are overcome.
• Create and maintain a community atmosphere that addresses holistic needs of the residents through in-house events and coordination with outside entities. Such events and gatherings requiring planning may include: holiday and birthday parties, educational presentations on health care needs, or on-site clinics such as flu shot clinics or senior legal clinics.
• Maintain statistics on social work interventions and group participation.
• Assist with responding to external phone calls for information and resources.

Position Requirements:

• Master's degree from an accredited university in Social Work, Gerontology or related field required.
• Minimum three (3) years' experience working with seniors.
• Knowledge of federal and state benefits programs and their eligibility requirements.

We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package.

Catholic Housing and Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability or handicap, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.