Healthy Aging Specialist at " Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities" – West St. Paul, Minnesota

Company: DARTS

Title: Healthy Aging Specialist
Job Category: Health/ Human Services
Requisition Number: HEALT002194
Job Type: Full-Time
West St. Paul, MN, 551183517, USA
Brief: DARTS is a community-based nonprofit that connects people to services and partnerships that improve their quality of life, help them age well, and enable them to engage in their community. DARTS provides a network of valuable information and resources to people of all ages and fosters the health of the community by helping people remain active and connected to one another. Our mission is to create connections that enrich aging. We use long term strategies and a roadmap to achieve the vision. We are a voice for aging in community and industry forums to influence policies affecting the senior services field.

Detailed:

Who We Are

DARTS is a community-based nonprofit that connects people to services and partnerships that improve their quality of life, help them age well, and enable them to engage in their community. DARTS provides a network of valuable information and resources to people of all ages and fosters the health of the community by helping people remain active and connected to one another. Our mission is to create connections that enrich aging. We use long term strategies and a roadmap to achieve the vision. We are a voice for aging in community and industry forums to influence policies affecting the senior services field.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of older adults and their caregivers? Join DARTS and be part of a team that values dedication, compassion, and continuous improvement. Together, we can create connections that enrich the aging experience for older adults and their caregivers. Apply to be a part of the team!

Wages

$21.63 – 26.44 per hour

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• 9 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Long-term disability insurance – the employer pays the premiums
• Employer-paid basic life insurance with the option for additional coverage paid by the employee
• Voluntary benefits: Accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, short-term disability insurance
• DARTS sponsors a retirement plan with a 3% employer match and immediate vesting

Because DARTS is a member with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) who partners with St. Mary’s University, DARTS employees and their spouses are also eligible for the following benefits at St. Mary’s University:

• Discounted tuition for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to advancement (internships, job placement, field practice)

Job Summary

DARTS is hiring a Healthy Aging Specialist to connect people in contracted senior living communities to services and partnerships that improve their quality of life, help them age well, and enable them to engage in their community.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation on aging services to building residents.
• Respond to requests of property manager to contact a resident about specific issues.
• Assess service needs of residents and link them to the appropriate providers and community resources.
• Maintain client records.
• Track and produce data as requested and write assessment summaries.
• Facilitate group respite for people living with memory loss.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in social work or equivalent experience preferred.
• Spanish speaking proficiency is a plus.
• Previous experience working with older adults.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to develop rapport with older adults who may have mental health issues and other life challenges.
• Ability to work independently.
• Your own reliable transportation.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality and strong problem-solving and customer service skills.
• Ability to lead and develop group activities for individuals with memory loss.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to meet DARTS’s driving record requirements, or access to reliable transportation. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit (not applicable for new hires living out of state).

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of DARTS. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector:

individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, criminal history (justice-impacted status), housing or homelessness status, height, or weight.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

DARTS participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify’s official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify’s Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.