Wellness Coordinator 32 hour Chelsea (Bi-lingual English-Spanish required)
Company: Hebrew SeniorLife
Location: Windham
Posted on: March 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description: Hebrew SeniorLife provides enhanced housing
with services to seniors living in its four affordable housing
locations, and at partner housing sites, with the goal of improving
quality of life and supporting independent living. At its core,
enhanced housing with services is a proactive approach wherein
resident services staff regularly and actively reach out to each
individual resident to engage with them around their health and
wellness, identify areas of need/risk and provide intensive,
individualized case management and support as needed and desired by
the resident. The Wellness Coordinator (WC) serves a lead role in
the R3 program, engaging residents in wellness assessments and
health education programs, connecting residents to needed services,
providing a wide variety of case management tasks, coordinating
activities with the Nurse Care Manager, and ensuring that all
interventions are documented and tracked. The Wellness Coordinator
is directly responsible for assuring that there is excellent
communication and coordination with all partners, including
emergency responders, payers and local providers to support
residents in living independently, safely - and well - for as long
as possible. This position is to work on-site at an affordable
housing community in Chelsea. The position requires fluency in
Spanish as the majority of the resident population is
Spanish-speaking. Hebrew SeniorLife employees set the highest
standard in our commitment to redefine the experience of aging.
With compassion, resilience, and determination, we make a
difference in the lives of patients, residents, their families, and
the broad senior care community every day. And they in ours as
well. These life-changing connections give our work meaning and
fuel our desire to advance our potential. To be all that we can be.
At Hebrew SeniorLife, that’s uniquely possible. Because here we’re
supported to always keep growing. And as we do, so does our
collective impact. Our Benefits Include · Excellent medical and
dental benefits, available on your first day for positions over 24
hours/week · A 403b retirement plan open to all employees,
including per diems · Generous paid time off · On-site health and
wellness programming · Tuition reimbursement and scholarships · An
employee recognition program Core Competencies: · Commit to the
organization’s core values of respect, dignity and empowerment. ·
Able to form trusting relationships with residents, families, and
team members. · Work collaboratively with colleagues, both within
and outside the HSL continuum. · Listen attentively; speak
respectfully; maintain confidentiality. · Provide the highest
quality of preparation and presentation. · Have a “can-do” service
mentality. · Accept responsibility for all tasks assigned. · Work
independently toward achieving program goals Position
Responsibilities: · Conduct wellness assessments of residents to
determine needs and goals; develop wellness plans addressing
physical, social, cognitive, spiritual and mental health domains. ·
Coordinate with primary care physicians, mental health providers
and hospitals. · Partner with housing staff to tailor programming
that meets resident needs. · Educate housing staff members
including office, maintenance, housekeeping, programming. and
dietary staff to identify and communicate concerning changes in
residents’ condition. · Coordinate with residents to complete files
including important health care information, end of life planning,
and emergency contacts. · Support on site services and connection
to required off site services by following up with at risk
residents to ensure adherence to health and wellness related
activities. · Develop relationships with all payers serving seniors
in the sites. · Implement effective communication systems between
housing and providers to relay important information (changes in
condition, transitions between settings, changes in
behavior/activity). · Promote self-care among residents through
individualized coaching to identify personal goals and implement
programs and services that support those goals as well as
coordinate with care providers. · Partner with and make referrals
to all appropriate local service providers, for example: Visiting
Nurses Associations, ASAP’s, Rehabilitation Services, PACE
Programs, Adult Day Health Programs, Memory Evaluation Programs,
etc. · Participate and/or lead care planning meetings at the
housing site. · Assess the needs of residents with dementia and
make appropriate referrals as needed. · Work with the Nurse Care
Manager to plan, schedule and implement Evidenced Based Programs. ·
Work with local hospitals, HSL Home Care and/or VNA case management
to ensure safe discharges with appropriate service coordination. ·
Assist residents with transition to other levels of care as needed;
conduct family meetings and attend off-site team meetings when
necessary to coordinate care and discharge planning needs. · Offer
advocacy for residents and serve as a liaison for families. ·
Coordinate and participate in the tracking of metrics/measures as
well as the creation of reports on outcomes. Qualifications: ·
Masters degree in social work or a human service field and 1-2
years of experience working as a case manager or care coordinator
in aging services strongly preferred; Bachelors degree with 3-5
years experience required. · Must have compassion for and a desire
to work with a senior population. · Excellent organization and
interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage multiple
projects simultaneously, work efficiently and proactively as part
of a team. · Must be a professional, proactive, collaborative,
conscientious, and results-oriented individual. · Must have an
optimistic and positive demeanor, excellent oral and written
communication skills, good intuition and sound judgment. · Must be
motivated to learn and flexible to change. · Must be able to
collect needed information and document clearly in AASC Online
software. · Computer literacy; experience with Windows, Word, Power
Point, and Excel · Some travel in the Boston metro area for site
visits and meetings is required. Certification in Dementia Care
preferred. · Fluency in Spanish required Remote Type Salary Range:
$53,971.45 - $80,957.18
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