Job Description

Job Details: Level: Entry,

Job Location: Fresno - Fresno, CA 93721,

Position Type: Full Time,

Salary Range: $18.00 - $21.00 Hourly,

Job Shift: Day,

Job Category: Social Services, Who We Are

PACE by IIH is empowering senior participants to age at home with dignity through personalized, comprehensive care plans that deliver high-quality health and human services along with strong community support. Through an interdisciplinary and participant-centered model of care, PACE by IIH is committed to improving quality of life, promoting independence, and providing compassionate support tailored to the unique needs of each participant. Our team works collaboratively to deliver innovative, community-based healthcare solutions that allow seniors to remain safely and comfortably in their homes while receiving the care and services they need to thrive.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Job Summary

The Social Work Aide will assist the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and the Social Work department with administrative support such as scheduling, scribing, and participant notifications.

Essential Job Functions

Duties include, but are not limited to

• Provide administrative support to the Social Work department as needed.
• Scribe and contribute as needed to the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT); including but not limited to scheduling, Service Determination Requests (SDR), and care planning.
• Collaborate with the eligibility department for ongoing eligibility verification and coverage restoration.
• Assist Social Work department as liaisons between the participant and other government agencies such as Department of Aging, Social Security Administration, Medicaid, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality of participant information.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-services, projects, and committees as assigned.
• Adhere to and support the center’s practices, procedures, and policies including assigned break times and attendance.
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner; and perform all other related duties as assigned.
• Be flexible in schedule of hours worked.
• May be required to drive.
• May require use of personal vehicle.

Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proven ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with the staff, the elderly, and providers of services, public, and private agencies.
• Energetic, dependable, resourceful, and flexible.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in navigating an Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, etc.).

Working Conditions

Working conditions and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to access all areas of the center throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds occasionally, 15 pounds frequently, and 7 pounds constantly; required to obtain assistance of another qualified employee when attempting to lift or transfer objects over 25 pounds.
• Requires constant hand grasp and finger dexterity; frequent sitting, standing, walking and repetitive leg and arm movements, occasional bending, reaching forward and overhead; squatting and kneeling.
• Ability to communicate verbally with an excellent comprehension of the English language.
• Work is generally performed in an indoor, well-lighted, well-ventilated, heated, and airconditioned environment.

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience in working with a frail or elderly population required
• Experience in a community-based setting or geriatric program strongly preferred.

Education and Certification

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• CPR with First Aid certification.
• Valid California driver’s license required.
• Is medically cleared for communicable diseases and has all immunizations up-to-date before engaging in direct participant contact.

Core Values

• CARE is central to what we do, prioritizing the well-being, dignity, and independence of our senior participants.
• COMPASSION in every interaction, ensuring kindness, empathy, and understanding guide our care.
• CULTURE that reflects the diverse backgrounds of those we serve and fosters a workplace where every team member feels supported, valued, and empowered to grow.
• COMMUNITY that fosters connection, belonging, and support for participants and their families.
• COMMITMENT to quality improvement, innovation, and delivering healthier outcomes.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.