Wellness Specialist – Living in Place Program as JASA
As a Wellness Specialist, you will play a critical role in providing targeted care coordination and evidence-based interventions for older adults and their families through JASA’s Living in Place program. Working under the supervision of the Program Director and funded by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DoHMH), you will deliver time-limited care management across home, office, and community settings to ensure seniors successfully connect to life-essential resources.
🌟 Why You’ll Love Working at JASA
JASA is one of NYC’s largest and most trusted nonprofits serving older adults. Our dedicated professionals help improve the lives of thousands of seniors through impactful, mission-driven work.
Meaningful Impact: Directly empower older adults to age safely in place by delivering targeted, evidence-based care plans.
Specialized Training: Gain certified expertise through required evidence-based treatment trainings sponsored by DoHMH and JASA.
Community Engagement: Design structured community outreach plans and represent the agency at public conferences and network meetings.
📝 What You’ll Be Doing
You will balance direct clinical care management with community outreach, benefit advocacy, and structured service tracking.
Key Responsibilities:
Care Coordination & Assessment: Conduct comprehensive client assessments; develop, implement, and maintain individualized service plans in home, office, and community environments.
Time-Limited Interventions: Provide targeted care management and monitor progress in strict compliance with Living in Place program standards and timelines.
Benefits & Entitlements Advocacy: Screen for eligibility, assist with applications, and advocate to secure essential benefits (Medicare, Medicaid, public assistance, etc.).
Service Arrangement: Direct-connect clients to transportation, homecare, home-delivered meals, legal aid, housing, and emergency medical or psychiatric care.
Structured Outreach: Develop and execute community outreach plans, complete with project goals and progress measurements.
Agency Representation: Represent and interpret JASA's mission at community conferences, interagency meetings, and local events.
Reporting & Compliance: Complete all required electronic case records, reports, and statistics in compliance with JASA and DoHMH guidelines; inform supervisors immediately of crisis situations.
🎓 What You’ll Need
Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work (BSW) or Psychology.
Experience: Minimum of two years of professional human services experience required.
Communication: Ability to read, write, and speak English; bilingual Spanish fluency is preferred.
Technical Skills: Computer literacy required, including the ability to master program-specific record-keeping software.
Travel & Physical Requirements: Ability to travel to clients' homes and negotiate steps or physical barriers in various residences.
Core Values: A deep understanding and appreciation of how race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and individual values shape service delivery for diverse families.
🎁 Benefits at a Glance
JASA offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and future:
Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus Employee Wellness Programs and an EAP.
Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with Roth option and an employer-funded pension.
Generous Time Off: Four weeks of vacation, plus holidays, floating holidays, and sick days.
Professional Growth: Specialized evidence-based training certifications and ongoing career advancement opportunities.
EEO Statement: JASA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Psychology from an accredited college or university
- At least two years of professional human services experience
- Ability to read, write, and speak English
- Computer literacy and ability to learn program-specific record-keeping software
- Ability to travel to clients' homes and negotiate steps or physical barriers in residences
- Understanding and appreciation of how race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and individual values shape service delivery
- Bilingual Spanish fluency
What We Do
JASA is the go-to non-profit serving older New Yorkers. Our goal is to keep seniors living safely in their own homes and communities, connected to the people and places that give them meaning.
