Social Services Coordinator, Los Angeles-Pico Union

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION TITLE : Social Services Coordinator

DEPARTMENT : Recuperative Care

REPORTS TO : Social Services Manager

LOCATION : Los Angeles, Ca

CLASSIFICATION : Non-Exempt

SALARY : $26.44 Hourly Rate

PERTINENT INFORMATION :

• Work Shift : Sunday-Thursday, 11 : 30AM-8 : 00PM
• This position to be filled as soon as possible

Social Services Coordinator

The Social Services Coordinator provides post-hospital care services to guest experiencing homelessness who are transitioning out of an acute care hospital. The Social Services Coordinator applies professional experience and independent judgment to complex tasks and supports organizational goals; performs a wide variety of administrative functions to assess needs and ensure program objectives are met; serves as a community and organizational resource on issues of healthcare and housing.

Responsibilities and Initiatives

To help NHF meet its growth goals, the Social Services Coordinator will :

Requirements

Physical Requirements

The duties as described will required frequent standing and walking, as well as extended sitting. The employee will frequently bend / stoop, squat, reach above the shoulders, twist, and turn, kneel, and push / pull. The employee will occasionally be required to lift / pull / push / move up to 50 pounds. Must utilize conversational speech for effective verbal communication. Noise level is high in some client care areas. Must be able to hear equipment alarms, overhead pages, and direct verbal communication. Must be able to operate a computer, dual screens, landline. Must be able to communicate through writing or verbal communication. This includes over the phone, writing emails or chats, and through virtual arenas.

Benefits

PROGRAMS

National Health Foundation is addressing the social determinants of health using several research-proven strategies. We are targeting Food Access, with an emphasis on increasing the availability of health and fresh foods in under-resourced communities, Housing, with a focus on providing shelter and care for individuals who have been released from the hospital, the Built Environment, prioritizing the removal of the barriers to health in the Historic South Los Angeles community, and Education, with a focus on risk prevention and support for pregnant and parenting teens to complete their education. For further details on the programs, please visit our site at : http : / / nationalhealthfoundation.org.