Housing Care Coordinator

Springwell is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Care Coordinator to join our Housing Department.

DESCRIPTION: 

Our Housing program brings care coordination into public and private housing sites for older adults and people with disabilities. The Care Coordinator provides regularly scheduled office hours in assigned housing sites to provide consultation and assistance for all residents of the building. They offer resource information and programming to the residents. The Care Coordinator also conducts comprehensive in-home assessments with older adults, helps determine needs and eligibility for government subsidized services, creates care plans and coordinates services. The Care Coordinator communicates and collaborates with housing management staff and community professionals.

Our ideal candidate will have a strong desire to work with older adults and individuals with disabilities, excellent organizational skills and be able manage constant change with a positive attitude.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree required. Degree in Social Work, human services, nursing, psychology, sociology or related field preferred. Candidates with a degree in another discipline must demonstrate experience and/or strong interest in the field of human services via previous employment, internship, volunteer activity and/or additional studies.
• One year experience in human services field required.
• Experience with managing a variety of mental health issues preferred.
• Working with computers, entering data and running reports.
• A reliable car, current driver's license and safe driving record required.

GENEROUS BENEFITS:

• 3 weeks of vacation in first year
• Birthday off
• 13 paid holidays
• 3 paid personal days
• 15 paid sick days per year (You can accumulate up to 450hrs/12weeks)
• Health & dental insurance with employer contribution
• Life and long-term disability insurance at no cost to employee
• Flexible Spending Plan
• Employee Assistance Plan
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan w/ employer contribution
• Mileage reimbursement
• Flexible Work Options available after 6 months for most positions; alternate start time between 8:00 and 9:30 a.m., 4 day work week, 4.5 day work week, telecommuting work option, remote work option
• Employee referral bonuses
• Free parking
• Commitment to promoting from within

COMPANY PROFILE:

At Springwell, we are dedicated to our mission. For more than 40 years, our staff has worked to help ensure that seniors and individuals with disabilities have the village they need and the support that is necessary for them to live at home with dignity and independence.

We are also committed to our employees. We are focused on creating a supportive, open environment that values the people who make a difference - each, and every member of our staff. At Springwell we are fiercely committed to creating equal opportunities for all regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, age, language, and physical or mental disabilities.

We believe in and are looking for new staff who embrace:

• Accountability: At every level of the organization we are accountable: to the people we serve, to our funders, to our employees, to community professionals who rely on our support.
• Continuous Quality Improvement: We honor the fact that each of us is human, and we embrace a desire to examine the value and quality of our work and ask how we can provide a higher quality of service.
• Transparency: While we don't claim to be 100% transparent (there are certain things, like salaries and performance evaluations that are private) we continuously strive to be as open as possible.

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