Location: Bronx,NY, USA
THE NEIGHBORHOOD SELF HELP BY OLDER PERSONS PROJECT, INC. 975 KELLY STREET SUITE 401 BRONX, NEW YORK 10459-3477 Tel: (718) ###-#### Email: ...@nshopp.org Position Available Job Title: Social Worker - (VIP) VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM Supervisor: Program Director Job Status: Full Time / 35hrs per week Job Location: Hybrid in Office/ and Work from Home Salary Range: $63k - $68k Founded in 1980, Neighborhood Self Help by Older Persons Project (SHOPP) is a non-profit social service agency located in the Bronx serving older adults and families caring for an ill, frail, or disabled loved one. SHOPP's mission is based on the philosophy of self-help. We believe that older adults are capable of helping themselves and helping others improve their capacity to deal with the physical, emotional, social, and financial challenges they face as they age. SHOPP has several service programs that includes Community Care Network Program (CCNP); VIP Elder Justice; NY Connects of the Bronx; Case Management & Friendly Visiting Program; Caregivers Program, Lafayette Estates NORC Program; Older Adult Centers: Casa Boricua, Leon, Soundview, and Guess. Job Description The purpose of the Neighborhood SHOPP Violence Intervention Program focuses on alleviating the effects of domestic violence and crime on older Bronx residents and helping to prevent victimization of the elderly. We believe that older adults should be in a safe environment and that they should be able to recognize and deal appropriately with threatening situations in a manner that minimizes risk to themselves. VIP social workers provide specialized services for older victims of domestic violence through information and referral, case assistance, individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, elder abuse prevention workshops, and educational presentations. Coordination and collaboration with other agencies such as Adult Protective Services, the Bronx District Attorney's Office, and the NYC Department for the Aging Elderly Victims Resource Center to ensure that victims are provided with timely and effective intervention. The program offers a Hybrid Schedule. The VIP Social Worker is specifically responsible for the following: