Social Service Assistant; 1253-405-N

at  Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness.
Home Delivered Meals Program provides meals to the homebound elderly residing in Queens. The program provides one hot meal and one cold pack to clients to improve the quality of their lives. Meals include Kosher, non-Kosher, halal, Caribbean, Korean, Chinese, South Asian, and Mediterranean cuisines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma.
• Bilingual Preferred.
• Able to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.
• Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 15 pounds.

• Answer telephone, take messages and properly direct calls to appropriate staff members.
• Follow up on “no answer” reports, regarding home-delivered meals clients who did not respond to drivers’ attempts to deliver meals.
• Enter client data into funding source’s software.
• Maintain organized system of client files