Asst Community Living Specialist

Asst Community Living Specialist

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Assistant Community Living Specialist Department of Family & Support Services Seniors' division Number of Positions: 1 (Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval) Starting Salary starts at $57,000 This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5.

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Under immediate supervision, the class provides information and social service assistance to older adults and people with disabilities working at various Department of Family and Support Service locations, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provides short-term options counseling, information, referral and assistance to adults with disabilities, older adults and their families regarding available social service resources and services.
• Receives and responds to inquiries from a variety of sources.
• Meets with and interviews older adults and adults with disabilities to assess and identify needed services and to gather information required to complete client intake forms.
• Makes determination about program and benefit eligibility and provides information to clients about available programs and services.
• Assists clients in completing applications for available services and benefits.
• Conducts individual health insurance counseling sessions for older adults.
• Provides excellent customer service to clients and ensures customer service goals are met and maintained.
• Makes referrals to appropriate social service agencies to ensure clients receive needed services.
• Follows-up with clients, family members and service providers to ensure client concerns have been addressed.
• Acts as an advocate for clients by working on their behalf to secure needed services and benefits.
• Maintains confidentiality of client information as required by state, federal and local laws and regulations and professional practice standards.
• Contacts agencies to obtain information about programs and services and to identify resources for clients.
• Maintains a resource directory of individuals and organizations that provide services to older adults and individuals with disabilities.
• Gathers and compiles information on daily work activities and prepares statistical reports on call volume, program activities and related work operations.
• Operates a Telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) and telephone equipment to receive and transfer incoming calls and to process hearing impaired calls.
• Accesses a language bank to obtain translator services to communicate with non-English speaking clients.
• Attends community meetings, churches and city sponsored events to distribute information, conduct presentations and relay information about departmental programs and services, as required.

Location:

Various Days:
Monday-Friday

Hours:

8:30AM - 4:30PM THIS POSITION IS IN CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Gerontology, Psychology, Social Sciences, Public Health, or a directly related field. Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:

• Four (4) years of work experience in the planning, implementation, and administration of social service programs
• Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in Gerontology, Psychology, Social Services, Public Health or a directly related field, plus two (2) years of work experience in the planning, implementation, and administration of social service programs

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview process will be selected.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates, to be referred to departments for consideration.