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WORKING WITH US

At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.

IF YOU JOIN US, YOU'LL HAVE THESE GREAT BENEFITS:

• Generous paid time off in addition to 15 agency holidays and 15 sick days

• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans

• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness

• Free continuing education opportunities

• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension

• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation

• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program

• Life and disability insurance

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition, Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

ABOUT THE JOB

Care Management is a service that helps children with chronic physical or emotional issues obtain and utilize the medical, social and community services they need to get and stay healthy. Care Coordinators learn all they can about the child and family's unique needs. They work with other care providers to develop a plan of care and help members determine and take the actions needed to make and keep appointments, adhere to medications, obtain educational and health advocacy, and access benefits.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Social Work Supervisor will not only oversee the coordination of services for children with chronic medical and/or behavioral health conditions, but also provide hands-on support to the families we serve. The role involves converting cases from Outreach to Enrollment and managing a small caseload of children with high-risk behaviors. The Social Work Supervisor role is pivotal in connecting children and families to the services needed to stay as healthy as possible and avoid unnecessary trips to the emergency room. In collaboration with the care coordination team, the Social Work Supervisor will assist with completing risks and needs assessments, developing person-centered care plans, scheduling, and tracking appointments, educating members, and coordinating other aspects of members' health and community services. The role will require some evening availability and on-call coverage. As this is an evolving program, additional responsibilities will be added.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides regularly scheduled weekly supervision to care management staff members in Staten Island, and Harlem as needed.
• Provides administrative oversight to ensure compliance with TJB, DOH, and CBC standards.
• Monitors service provision, referrals, and census data to maintain program effectiveness.
• Manages billing processes, utilizing both electronic and manual systems, to ensure accuracy and timeliness of documentation and assessment completion.
• Oversees and completes outreach, enrollments, discharge processes, and decisions in alignment with program protocols.
• Manages caseload of high-risk cases to ensure that appropriate continuity of care is provided.
• Ensures follow-up on quality assurance activities including corrective action, client satisfaction surveys, and audits.
• Monitors and addresses high-risk incidents promptly in accordance with organizational policies.
• Conducts community outreach, fostering strong linkage relationships with service providers.
• Participates in network/coalition meetings.
• Covers for the Director in his/her absence.

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Licensure (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT) in a Behavioral Health or related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

• A valid driver's license and access to a vehicle (for Staten Island); valid NYS ID for all boroughs.
• A minimum of three years of related experience with the target population is required to work with Children.
• Experience working in interdisciplinary teams; experience providing care management or care coordination in a medical or behavioral health environment; experience working with the chronically ill.
• Excellent written communication, verbal communication and customer service skills

• Fluency in a second language such as Spanish, Mandarin, or Russian is preferred but not mandatory

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Intermediate computer proficiency and knowledge of Microsoft Office, and ability to learn electronic health records and other software as required.

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

• Ability to read/input data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer screens

• Able to input data into various agency and city/state electronic health records

• Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to conduct significant data entry and record keeping required

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT

• The work environment varies from office-based interaction with co-workers and members (20-40% of the time) to serving members in their homes and in other community settings (e.g. hospitals, clinics, benefit offices) 60%-80% of the time. While the offices of the Jewish Board are accessible in accordance with the ADA, the sites to which staff may need to travel may or may not be.

• To perform the essential functions of this job, the candidate must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment such as a notebook, forms, laptop, mobile hotspot and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 pounds.

• To perform the essential functions of this job, the candidate is routinely required to sit (30% of the time), stand (35% of the time), and travel to and from appointments using varied public and private transportation options (35% of the time).

• Risks/hazards associated with the position are those which may be encountered travelling around New York City. Frequent travel throughout the assigned borough; infrequent travel throughout NYC.

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

Other details

• Job Family Clinical Staff [300s]
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator 8857 - Case Worker - Social Services - Traveling
• Min Hiring Rate $60,000.00
• Max Hiring Rate $63,000.00
• Travel Required Yes
• Required Education Master's Degree

Minimum Salary: 16 Maximum Salary: 60000.00 Salary Unit: Yearly