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Senior Services Counselor

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  • Descripción

    Tipo de contrato:A Tiempo Completo
    Educación:Licenciatura
    Nivel de Experiencia:Principiante
    Salario:USD $52.000 / year
    Temáticas:Desarrollo de Comunidades, Adultos Mayores, Desarrollo Económico, Personas sin Hogar

    Descripción

    Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES) is a community-based organization dedicated to keeping the people of the Lower East Side in their homes and community since 1977. GOLES serves the residents of the Lower East Side through community organizing, direct services, and resident education. GOLES seeks an energetic and compassionate individual to join our team as a Senior Services Counselor to assist GOLES’ clients and members, with a focus on those aged 55 and over. In addition to providing benefits and housing counseling, Senior Services Counselor will also coordinate a series of biweekly health and wellness workshops and activities for the members of GOLES’ Healthy Aging Program (GHAP).

    Specific responsibilities and duties:

    • Counseling local seniors, and other tenants, on programs such as: Income, Housing, Nutrition, and Health benefits.
    • Providing additional support to vulnerable seniors including reviewing and translating their mail, assisting with paperwork, and other tasks that allow them to continue to live independently
    • Facilitating and/or coordinating, related workshops and activities twice a month on educational, recreational, and health related topics
    • In consultation with senior members, will also aim to organize special events, activities and outings for program participants.
    • Facilitate engagement of seniors in all GOLES related activities and advocacy, including developing a steering committee.
    • Completing projects and tasks as assigned by their direct supervisor.

    Qualifications

    • Be committed to social, racial, and economic justice
    • Possess a BA/BS degree
    • Be bilingual in English and Spanish
    • Have at least three years of housing and/or benefits counseling experience
    • Possess outstanding interpersonal skills
    • Be acquainted with best practices for serving older populations
    • Have an understanding of needs and issues of NYC seniors
    • Be able to handle challenging situations in a professional and courteous manner

    Candidates should email a resume and a cover letter detailing their interest and qualifications to info@goles.org. Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates considered for further consideration will be contacted. Goles is an equal opportunity employer.

    Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES) is a community-based organization dedicated to keeping the people of the Lower East Side in their homes and community since 1977. GOLES serves the residents of the Lower East Side through community organizing, direct services, and resident education. GOLES seeks an energetic and compassionate individual to join our team as a Senior Services Counselor to assist GOLES’ clients and members, with a focus on those aged 55 and over. In addition to providing benefits and housing counseling, Senior Services Counselor will also coordinate a series of biweekly health and wellness workshops and activities for the members of GOLES’ Healthy Aging Program (GHAP).

    Specific responsibilities and duties:

    • Counseling local seniors, and other tenants, on programs such as: Income, Housing, Nutrition, and Health benefits.
    • Providing additional support to vulnerable seniors including reviewing and translating their mail, assisting with…

    Compensación

    Health Insurance (including dental) and 403B

    Health Insurance (including dental) and 403B

    Nivel de Idiomas

    Bilingual in English and Spanish

    Bilingual in English and Spanish

    Ubicación

    Híbrido
    El trabajo se puede realizar en o cerca de New York, NY
    New York, NY, USA

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