Senior Center Director - San Saba Senior Center

POSITION SUMMARY

The Center Director oversees all activity flowing through the Center and is responsible for supervising and training assigned Center staff and volunteers. He/she is expected to be knowledgeable about all funded programs offered through the Center, identify available community resources in order to provide adequate referral sources, and complete the Basic Intake Form to initiate services. He/she will assist with or directly identify individuals or families eligible for CSBG Case Management services and actively work toward transitioning these families out of poverty.

He/she will take the lead in team-building efforts at their center, supporting CSBG (Community Services Block Grant), Nutrition, Energy, Weatherization, and all agency functions.

Center Operations

• Carry out general operations within center and maintain center facility
• Coordinate center activities for participants and record for activity reporting
• Promote recognition and participation within the center
• Complete inventory of center equipment annually
• Report equipment repairs and replacements needed
• Review and approve Center staffs' time sheets and vacation requests.
• Complete performance evaluations for center staff (annual, introductory).
• Approve "Time Sheets"
• Enter personal time worked in the Automated Time Keeping system (Currently Employee Web Services).
• Attend trainings as required.
• Perform other tasks as required.

CSBG

• Identify potential case management customers; assist in enrolling into case management or directly provide case management services

• Provide resource referrals to the public as well as to those in case management.
• Work toward transitioning clients from poverty, ensuring that individual needs are met for case management customers
• Ensure that appropriate income documentation is attached to all applications
• Complete and submit on a timely basis, the CSBG Monthly Client Service Reports and CSBG Case Management Reports

• Document progress in the individual case management file

Nutrition/Aging Services

• Complete the Nutrition Assessment Forms for Congregate and Home Delivered clients and submit to the Central Office as required; include Nutrition Education documentation
• Complete annual signature updates for Title XX and Star Plus (Managed Care) programs if applicable; submit originals to Central Office
• Oversee the daily completion of the Weekly Cash Record;
  Submit to the Central Office each Friday
• E-mail all required reports to the Central Office by the first of each month

• Maintain client files

• Conduct annual surveys and program monitoring as required by Aging Services standards
• Assure that all kitchen facility inspections are conducted as required and documented monthly on the proper form to include Kitchen Inspection, Fire Inspection, Fire Drill, Smoke Detector, and Health Department Inspection;
  Submit a copy to the Central Office
• Assure that menus signed by a dietician are posted in the kitchen and Center; include any substitutions.
• Oversee the timely serving of meals in the congregate setting
• Ensure that proper and accurate portions of food items are served and results are documented daily
• Ensure food temperatures are monitored for safe food handling and results are documented daily
• Ensure that all health and safety requirements are followed
• Ensure proper storage and control of waste
• Oversee the delivery, handling and storage of all products and supplies

• Prepare meals and clean up during the absence of kitchen staff

• Prepare congregate sign-in sheets

• Assure that units are entered on the site roster on a daily basis or scanned into the CAP
  60 database
• Oversee the distribution of meals to homebound clients to include preparation of daily route sheets
• Recruit volunteers for homebound meal delivery;
  Deliver meals if volunteer is not available
• Coordinate volunteer orientation for volunteer meal delivery staff
• Submit grocery order to Central Office or contracted food supplier each week

Energy Assistance

• Calculate income eligibility, obtain required documentation, and complete applications accurately for utility assistance
• Review applications for completeness and accuracy and forward to the Central Office weekly
• Maintain listing of obligated center funds vs. budgeted funds; report balances as needed

Weatherization

• Complete the Basic Intake form (and Weatherization pages) for clients
• Obtain appropriate income documentation for each applicant
• Route applications at least weekly to the Central Office
• Assist Weatherization staff in locating clients' homes

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
:
Minimum:
High School diploma or GED.

Preferred education:

Associate's or Bachelor's in Social Work or in a related field with experience in service delivery to the underprivileged or experience in HCCAA Programs.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to work as a team member. Ability to communicate effectively, maintaining courtesy at all times. Ability to be respectful of and work effectively with individuals from various ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, and cultural…