Bilingual Health Services Care Manager Mentor; Russian

Bilingual Health Services Care Manager (Russian)

The Health Services Care Manager Mentor works within the framework of the Executive Office of Aging and Independence (AGE) regulations, to assist new staff, provide ongoing training and support staff as they learn to achieve a high quality of care management. Provides a consumer centered approach to assessment, service acquisition, reassessment, and monitoring of the services to assist elders to live independently in the community.

With a refreshing culture that is supportive, collaborative, and encouraging of diverse perspectives and backgrounds and a satisfying balance between your work and personal life, why not join the Mystic Valley Elder Services' Team!

This is a Local Union 509, full-time, non-exempt (35 hour/week) position. We offer a 4‑day work week and hybrid work schedule (once training is complete). No nights or weekends.

Starting annual salary range is $53,105.78 - $57,210.01. A 6% increase will be used to recognize the required bilingual skill set in Russian that is required for this role.

• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive salaries
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 403b Retirement Plan with agency contribution after 2 years of employment
• 3 weeks accrued Vacation time
• 3 weeks accrued Sick time
• 13 Paid Holidays
• 30 personal hours
• Ample free parking
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonuses of up to $2,000

• Work in conjunction with the Director of Home Care, Training Coordinator, and Home Care Team Managers to assist, train and orient new staff to attain a high level of care
• Provide case management to assigned caseload while meeting AGE timelines and documentation standards
• Develop, authorize, implement and monitor a care plan within budget guidelines to meet identified need(s) during periodic reassessments by telephone, video conferencing, and by visiting the consumer in their home
• Coordinate community‑based services, and ensure access to public benefits with consumers, families, caregivers, and service providers.
• Participate in collaborative team model and regular supervision meetings

• Cross collaboration with all departments for best practices
• Attend AGE and MVES training sessions

• Consumer and referral satisfaction
• State quality metrics
• Successful new hire retention

• A Bachelors' degree from an accredited school in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Development, Nursing, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Public Health, Public Policy, or Gerontology plus at least two years of experience in counseling, casework or case management.
• Fluent in English and Russian.
• Completed successful introductory period and met compliance measures for the last six months.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels, including staff, family and external partners.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality while working with sensitive information or in sensitive situations.
• Highly resourceful team player, with the ability to work effectively independently or as a team.
• Demonstrates a willingness to take on new tasks with a general attitude that no task is too small, impossible, or cannot be improved.
• Expertise in the following platforms:
  Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe Pro, Zoom and other web‑based applications.

• Ability to lift, push, pull and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to climb up and down stairs unassisted.
• Ability to travel to the community to perform visits at clients' homes.
• Work requires regular standing, stooping, and bending.

Mystic Valley Elder Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.