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Director, Client Assistance Program
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Education:
Master (MA, MSW, etc.)
Location:
New York, New York, 10022, United States
Posted by:
Lighthouse International
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Job Category:
Communications, Direct social services, Health & Medical, Human Relations, Safety, Health and Resource Protection, Social Science, Psychology and Welfare
Sector:
Nonprofit
Last day to apply:
April 9, 2010
Last updated:
February 9, 2010
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Type:
Full time
Language(s):
English
Job posted on:
February 8, 2010
Area of Focus:
Children and Youth, Disability Issues, Health and Medicine, Human Services, Multi-Service Community Agency
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Description:
We currently have an opening for a Director, Client Assistance Program in our Services department.
The Director, Client Assistance Program will direct and administer the Dr. Lorraine Marchi/NAVH Client Assistance Program at Lighthouse International. This program was designed and continues to help people overcome the challenges of vision loss.
Additional Qualifications:
Responsibilities include:
• Supervise a team of Social Workers to handle client caseloads
• Develop and oversee support groups and discussions for clients to help cope with the psychological effects of vision loss while sharing experiences and advice
• Develop educational literature on vision health
• Keep up to date with the latest developments in assistive technology and conduct educational presentations on the latest treatments and advances in research on various eye conditions
The ideal candidate will have a Masters degree in Social Work and an LMSW with at least 7 years of experience working with and having knowledge of services for the visually impaired.
Lighthouse offers excellent benefits which include:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• 401K
• Generous Time Off
How to Apply:
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http://www.idealist.org/if/cfg/en/av/Job/367214-130/c
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