Protective Services Support Specialist, Bilingual English/Spanish at Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. (GSSSI)

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish, Case Assistance, Risk Assessment, Documentation Systems, Collateral Calls, Intake Assessments, Case Progress Notes, Excel Spreadsheet Tracking, Supervision Adherence, Debriefing

Industry

Individual and Family Services

Description

35 hours/week NOT Remote Responsible for assisting older at-risk adults within the Protective Services department, and Anchor program and has the ability to receive screened-out referrals pertaining to housing and provide case assistance to the Protective Services Workers with collateral calls in order to appropriately determine/ assess risk. Appropriately use documentation systems such as; APS and Form Site in order to appropriately document all contact with collaterals, intake assessments, and enter case progress notes. Receive referrals pertaining to housing and request for case assistance in order to minimize case backlog and appropriately assess risk in a timely manner. Completes collateral calls for active investigations and housing intakes to be completed within 48 hours in order to appropriately allow time for review of the following records; APS and Form Site. For further information regarding appropriate referrals regarding housing please refer to the Housing Specialist Policy found in the S drive. Adhere to supervision requirements in accordance with GSSSI Policy, request additional guidance/directives with complex situations, and notify the overseeing PSS of completion of collateral calls in order to ensure appropriate case assignment is taking place. Appropriately track in an Excel spreadsheet case assistance provided for each assigned case, completion dates of collaterals calls, and debrief their direct PSS so they are prepared to debrief the Interdisciplinary team. Provide a monthly Excel spreadsheet to the overseeing Protective Services Supervisor and Protective Services Director. Requires English/Spanish fluency Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) If you are employed by a not-for-profit organization such as GSSSI, you may be eligible for the PSLF Program for student loans. Travel reimbursement is $0.70 per mile

Responsibilities

This role involves assisting older at-risk adults within the Protective Services department and Anchor program, including receiving screened-out housing referrals and providing case assistance to Protective Services Workers via collateral calls to determine and assess risk. The specialist must appropriately use documentation systems like APS and Form Site to record all contacts, intake assessments, and case progress notes.