Case Manager- Social Services
Job TypeFull-timeDescription
Health & Social Services Case Manager
Job Title: Social Services Case Manager
Grade: P1-P3
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Department: Health & Social Services
Assignment Category: Regular, Full-Time
Hours per day: 8
Location: Gary and Mary West Wellness Center; 1525 Fourth Ave, and Seniors Landing Bridge Shelter; 1655 Pacific Highway
Reports to: Program Manager, Social Services
Who We Are
Established in 1970, Serving Seniors helps San Diego County’s low-income seniors overcome poverty through whole-person, wraparound support including meals, housing, health and social services, and enrichment activities. We work at numerous sites across the county and in the homes of hundreds of homebound seniors. Our flagship Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center in downtown San Diego is unlike any other senior center in the nation. Bringing together a range of supportive services under one roof, the Senior Wellness Center operates 365 days a year and offers two floors of integrated care, including health and social services, housing navigation, enrichment activities, lifelong learning, a Cyber Café and linkage to over 25 onsite direct service partners, including a senior dental center. Last fiscal year, we provided over 1,400,000 meals and coordinated services to 6,800 older adults.
Our Mission: Helping seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives.
Our Vision: All seniors, regardless of income, are able to thrive, engage in their communities, lead purposeful lives, and have a place they call home.
Our Core Values:
Advocacy - Acknowledging and supporting the needs of older adults at the individual, community, and policy-level.
Person-Centered - Seeing the whole person, providing coordinated support, and treating all with dignity and respect.
Integrity – Representing the values of honesty, trust, and transparency within our community.
Compassion & Empathy – Approaching our work with a heartfelt desire to better understand and serve.
Impact – Measuring and evaluating programs to ensure that for every dollar invested, there is a positive impact in the lives of those we serve.
Inclusive – Promoting an environment that nurtures differences and allows individuals to be their entire, authentic selves.
Top Workplace Award Recipient
Serving Seniors has received the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Top Workplaces Award nine out of the ten years the awards program has taken place, and most recently for five years in a row from 2019-2024.
Job Purpose and Overview
The Social Services Case Manager works independently and collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team, to ensure excellent service provision to older adults 55 and over. The Social Services Case Manager provides older adults with individualized social services, physical and mental health services, referrals to community partners, and general support for healthful daily living.
This position will serve to provide coverage at our Seniors Landing Bridge Shelter on Sundays from 8am-4:30pm. Coverage would include light case management of older adults housed at the shelter.
This position will be stationed at the Gary and Mary West Wellness Center from 8am-4:30pm Monday through Thursday to provide case management to older adults in need of assistance with social services.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Conducts outreach within the Wellness Center to inform and educate older adults on relevant subjects.
- Connects clients to both in-house and community resources.
- Provides information on community health and welfare resources and acts as a liaison between community service providers and clients, including referrals to Serving Seniors Health Educators
- Updates and manages community resources listings.
- Adheres to established policies and procedures, provides excellent customer service, and demonstrates ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting.
- Provides advocacy and outreach to the community and fellow stakeholders.
- Manages a caseload dependent upon both walk-in and appointment hours.
- Demonstrates commitment to the values, vision, and mission of Serving Seniors
- Develops and implements a plan of care for clients’ unmet needs including supportive referrals to other community-based agencies.
- Conducts Universal Senior Assessment as applicable.
- Represents Serving Seniors at community meetings specific to older adult population.
- Effectively communicates with multidisciplinary team members through regular coordination.
- Recognizes how individual performance affects overall agency goals and objectives.
- Completes efficient, timely and accurate documentation of all client efforts, interactions, referrals, and data entry into various software programs (Case Worthy, Teams)
- Complies with budgetary guidelines.
- Works collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate client care.
- Provides day-to-day coordination to aid clients' transition from homelessness to housing stability.
- Develops a thorough understanding of the Coordinated Entry System (CES) and Clarity.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job; may require a degree in a specialized field, e.g., social work.
- Bilingual Spanish preferred
Preferred Skills
- Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to establish rapport.
- Strongly defined sense of professional boundaries
- Ability to think critically, solve problems creatively, and effectively assist clients in difficult situations.
- Proficient in de-escalation techniques, as well as the understanding and application of motivational interviewing skills.
- Using the client centered approach when problem-solving.
- A positive attitude, desire to learn and grow, and aspirations to lead.
- Ability to maintain professional capacity during crisis situations.
- Demonstrates integrity, honesty, a sense of responsibility, ability to use good judgment and maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently and within a team-based approach, multi-task, and set priorities to meet deadlines.
- Possesses excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with both internal and external partners.
- High level of proficiency in web-based systems, Microsoft Office, and other client Record Management systems
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position for extended periods whilst meeting with clients and is regularly exposed to the normal risks of working in an office environment.
Pay: $22 to $23 DOE
This employer is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and E-Verify employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law
Salary Description
$22 - $23 hourly
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