Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA) established in 1985, is a home health care services agency licensed by the New York State Department of Health, to provide paraprofessional services for elders and individuals living with physical disabilities in New York City. More than 1,700 home care workers are currently employed by CHCA, 98 percent of whom are Latina or African American women. As the largest worker-owned cooperative in the US, CHCA offers all employees the opportunity to purchase an equal ownership stake in the business. Today CHCA is one of the largest private-sector employers in the South Bronx and one of the largest women-and-minority-owned businesses in New York City.
Location: Bronx, NY
Status: Full-Time 35 Hours Per Week
Salary Range: $80K-90K
Financial Management
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Required Qualifications
Location: Bronx, NY
Status: Full-Time 35 Hours Per Week
Salary Range: $90K-100K
As a Supervising Field Nurse, your position will include but is not limited to:
• Conducts patient assessments as required by local, state, and federal guidelines.Required Qualifications
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York StateLocation: Bronx, NY
Status: Full-Time 35 Hours Per Week
Salary Range: $37K-45K
CHCA is looking for an Employment Specialist to provide supportive services to trainees and paraprofessionals, perform
all recruitment-related duties on a professional level and provide support for the day-to-day operation of the Workforce Department.
As an Employment Specialist, your position will include but is not limited to:
• Facilitates the Open House sessions and participates in job fairs.
• Determines participant's eligibility and needs by completing one-to-one interviews.
• Builds relationships with participants through consistent counseling sessions.
• Provides coaching on participants’ performance during training.
• Maintains complete and accurate case files.
• Ensures timely data entry in the appropriate database.
• Ensures applicants meet New York State Home Care Registry (HCR) Training Program requirements.
• Maintains electronic attendance records to maintain compliance with DOH regulations and audits.
• Coordinates all the tasks associated with ensuring the applicant is ready for employment.
• Develops and maintains connections with external organizations to facilitate referrals, i.e., housing,
public assistance, and food access.
• Advocates and troubleshoot problems related to public entitlements and social services for trainees
and paraprofessionals.
• Participates in meetings with the staff from other departments and trainees when issues are identified
that might hinder the trainee from job retention.
• Facilitates “Job Readiness” workshops for the trainees.
Required Qualifications
• College degree preferred; equivalent combination of applicable training and experience may be
substituted for education requirements.
• Two years of experience working with people from an underrepresented background
• Excellent writing and communications skills
• Proficient Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite
• Bilingual (Spanish) required.