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Since 1961, Avenidas has been providing community-building services and activities for older adults and their caregivers. Serving more than 7,500 participants and clients annually, our compassionate staff delivers innovative programs and personal connection. We operate two enrichment centers, one at Cubberley in South Palo Alto and one in downtown Palo Alto, and an adult day health program in Mountain View. And while our in-person reach is concentrated regionally throughout Northern Santa Clara and Southern San Mateo counties, our ‘without walls’ offerings (phone consultations, distance learning, online community, etc.) and staff commitment know no bounds.
We invite you to explore opportunities with Avenidas and learn how we can work together to make life better for seniors and their caregivers.
Current Career Opportunities
Why just have a job when you can pursue work with purpose that makes a difference?
Avenidas is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to staff diversity. Contact and application information for each position included with the listing. Candidates (principals only) may send additional inquiries to .
Avenidas @450 Bryant
Case Manager, Avenidas Care Partners (Mandarin Speaking Preferred)
Reports to: Program Manager, Avenidas Care Partners
Contact: Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to .
This position supports the agency’s efforts in providing comprehensive, compassionate social work services for older adults, their families, and significant others. These services include a combination of psychosocial assessments, person-centered care plan interventions, caregiver support, pro-active planning for life changes and opportunities for education via workshops, trainings, and conferences. Provides social work case management services to seniors and family members who serve as caregivers.
This position encompasses the standard duties and requirements for any Social Work Services position at Avenidas, but with special emphasis on heightening our current inclusive practices to a greater (but not exclusive) focus on LGBTQ+ community and resources and/or to the Asian American community. Primary duties include:
- Provide screening and intake by telephone regarding client’s concerns, requests for information, caregiver support, elder care consultation or case management. This may involve providing information on area resources regarding housing, legal aide, transportation, home care and financial assistance or referral to one of many Avenidas programs, including the Rose Kleiner adult day health program, Door to Door transportation, in-home tech support and/or membership in the Avenidas Village.
- Conduct both brief and comprehensive inclusive, geriatric, psychosocial assessments of clients’ needs (in the office and/or during a home visit) for emotional and social support, community resources, information, guidance, intervention and client advocacy. The Case Manager will act as an advocate in locating housing, home care, legal and financial aid and all community resources, keeping files updated and current.
- Provide brief community- based case management services to link seniors 60+ to needed services, provide follow up and advocacy on behalf of older adults in need of resources. Demonstrate empathy while also maintaining boundaries as outlined in the NASW Code of Ethics.
- Case Manager will participate in outreach and learn area resources to connect case management clients and information and assistance callers to needed resources. Areas of focus targeted to Asian-American older adults and LGBTQ+ older adults. Cultivate community partnerships for cross-referral, awareness, and educational purposes.
- Maintain accurate records of client contacts through electronic chart documentation, charting all client contact, referrals made, and other work on behalf of clients within 48 hours of service.
- Provide monthly statistical data to ACP supervisor by the six day of the month following services. Stats need to reflect the work done the prior month for accuracy of reporting to funding sources and Board.
- Monitor outcomes of interventions to ensure client needs are met through client satisfaction surveys and enhanced wellness, emotional and or social outcomes such as increased socialization and decreased social isolation.
- Secure budget approval from ACP supervisor for all related expenses for client emergency fund assistance.
- Attend weekly supervisory sessions for clinical and administration consultation and agency meetings as needed for guidance on all job responsibilities. Attends training programs and educational seminars as approved by supervisor.
Secondary Job Functions
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience.
Bachelor’s degree with three years of case management experience with older adults or Masters in Social Work or related degree with one year of experience working with older adults.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills.
- Knowledge of and capacity to utilize community resources; ability to assess physical and social needs of frail older adults. Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Mandarin speaking highly preferred. Knowledge of working with LGBTQ+ population a plus.
- Demonstrates ability to provide assistance in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner to all persons.
- Demonstrates creative, person-centered care planning.
- Has car with minimum insurance levels and able to travel as required by position.
Physical Demands
- Frequent stand/walk, sit, use a computer; use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
- Occasionally reach/work above shoulders, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp forcefully, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds, write by hand, sort/file paperwork.
This is a part-time, non-exempt, 20 to 32 hour per week (M-F day hours) position. Benefits include competitive salary; medical, dental, vision, 403B grant offered; paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and more. LCSW Supervision available.
Avenidas Door to Door Program Coordinator (20 hrs/wk)
Reports to: Director of Community Engagement
Contact: Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to .
The Avenidas Transportation Coordinator is a 20 hour/week position within the Avenidas’ Door to Door Transportation Program. The position involves a great deal of multitasking, customer service, driving and coordination of all aspects of the program. This is a job share position: essential job functions below are shared with the morning transportation coordinator position. This position is an afternoon, part-time position from 12-4pm, M-F.
Program:
- Handle daily operations of transportation and delivery program (groceries, prescriptions, handyman and other service deliverables)
- Drive clients and do grocery deliveries as schedule requires, along with volunteer and paid drivers. Must have car, driver’s license, proof of insurance, clean driving record and flexibility to drive during your shift
- Lyft: schedule rides, monitor rides on Lyft’s desktop platform, communicate with drivers, report issues to Lyft, pay invoices
Drivers:
- Train and supervise volunteer drivers and paid driver position(s)
- Maintain all records including applications, background checks, DMV checks, proof of insurance, conduct DMV pulls and car inspections, arrange for AARP/CHP trainings, communicate monthly and daily calendars, hold quarterly meetings, solicit feedback for program improvements and client issues
Clients:
- Maintain all records, handle monthly billing cycle, schedule one-time and on-going rides
- Provide reminder calls to clients with cognitive issues, survey clients for program improvement, do mailings to inform clients of new offerings or changes to program
- Work closely with morning coordinator and manager to refer clients to other programs: Care Partners, Rose Kleiner, Avenidas Village and Friendly Voices to ensure other needs are met for clients to remain safely in their homes and/or experiencing decline
Secondary Job Functions
- Other duties/projects as assigned.
At least five year’s experience working with older adults in a social services/non-profit environment preferred. Some experience working with cognitive/physical decline and transportation experience preferred. The successful candidate will be passionate about exemplary customer service and will sincerely enjoy working with older adults. He or she will have excellent communication skills, a collaborative work style and strong tech skills to handle tracking, statistics, scheduling, as well as the interpersonal skill set listed above.
Inside Office
- Frequent stand/walk, sit, use a computer; use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
- Occasionally reach/work above shoulders, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp forcefully, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds, write by hand, sort/file paperwork.
Outside office
- Driving: assist with elderly clients in and out of cars, lift walkers, grocery bags, other when covering rides, lift/carry/push/pull weight up to 25 pounds when assisting with clients needing additional support
- Grocery delivery: reach above shoulders, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp forcefully, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 25 pounds
This is a part-time nonexempt (M-F) 20 hour per week position. 4 hrs/day, 12-4pm. Some flexibility to cover additional hours to attend agency meetings, events, or coverage of morning shift on occasion is required.
Benefits include competitive salary; medical, dental, vision, 403B grant offered; paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and more.
Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center
Part Time Program Aide
Reports to: Activities Manager, Rose Kleiner Center
Contact: Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to or drop by the Center.
Provide general supervision and assistance to participants in classes and activities at the Center. This is a 10 hour part-time, hourly, non-exempt, unbenefited position scheduled regularly for 9am-2:30pm, Wednesdays and Fridays. Additional hours may be requested with advanced notice.
- Meet and greet participants and assist them upon arrival; help participants to tables, serve beverages/food, and clear tables (for morning social and lunch times).
- Set up rooms for the scheduled classes and activities. Move tables, chairs, and partition wall as needed.
- Assist participants to desired activity following level of assist required as determined by PT.
- Lead and/or supervise and engage the participants in classes, activities, and social time per daily schedule to ensure the participants’ safety, proper care, and comfort.
- Perform as a “spotter” for activities, including charting as required.
- Provide personal care to the participants, such as grooming, toileting, and personal hygiene that ensures the participant is clean, dry, and comfortable. Follow toileting schedule and chart as required.
- Assist with meal/coffee service.
- Maintain positive working relationship with all staff members, volunteers, families, and participants.
- Spend work time, as required, learning about working with the elderly and the medical conditions of the participants.
- Understand the elements of a therapeutic environment and work with the staff to encourage maximum functioning and benefit to the participants.
- Understand and be able to demonstrate proper body mechanics and universal precautions.
- Observe participants for any physical or mental changes and changes in behavior. Report any observed changes to appropriate Interdisciplinary Team member.
- Attend all staff meetings, trainings and in-services.
- Comply with health and safety standards including licensing, fire and disaster preparedness regulations and agency policies.
- Conform to all applicable policies of the Center
Secondary Job Functions
- Perform other related duties as assigned by Activity Manager.
- Assist with procurement and set-up of craft related projects if requested. Distribute completed projects to participants.
- CNA preferred, but not required.
- Ability to work with seniors in a demonstrated friendly and caring manner.
- Ability to provide assistance in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner.
- Experience with and knowledge of older adult and dependent care issues.
- Skill in communicating verbally and nonverbally with participants.
- Desire to learn more about caring for this population.
- Initiative, common sense, friendly nature, and ability to work as a member of the team.
- Bilingual ability (Spanish or Mandarin) a plus.
- This role requires substantive interaction with participants and a high level of tact and judgment in caring for higher-care participants.
- Must be CPR certified or willing to take certification class (provided by employer).
Physical Demands
- Stand for 95% of the workday while performing all of the above responsibilities.
- Ability to lift, transfer, push/pull, maneuver and reposition 35 lbs.
- Ability to reach, bend, and walk.
- Frequent stand/walk, sit, use a computer; use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
- Occasionally reach/work above shoulders, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp forcefully, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds, write by hand, sort/file paperwork.
- Regularly required to push wheelchairs
- TB and health clearance required.
This is a part-time unbenefited nonexempt 10 hour per week position. We offer competitive salary, sick leave, paid holidays and more.
“As Needed” Registered Nurse
Reports to: Director, Health & Social Services, Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center
Contact: Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to .
The Registered Nurse supports participants in carrying out care plans and follow up as needed per LVN’s daily monitoring of participant health status. Responsible for assessment, care plan, and subsequent follow up with participant, family, and medical system.
Performance of all duties should be within the employee’s scope of practice in accordance with the rules and regulations for the Nurse Practice Act for a Registered Nurse (RN) based on the applicant’s/employee’s license.
- Active member of Multidisciplinary Team, responsible for nursing care plans and monitoring of RD, ST, and Therapy care plans to ensure all are medically appropriate for participant.
- Maintains logs for urinary and fecal incontinence.
- Responsible for carrying out care plans for participants as designed by multi-disciplinary team using individual care plans as a guide.
- Administers routine and PRN medications and observes if any adverse side effects.
- Assists participants as necessary in walking.
- Assists participants as necessary with bathroom procedures, transferring, appropriate hygiene, and changing clothing when necessary, training aides as appropriate.
- Assists with setting up quiet area when needed, and taking them down after each participant leaves. Work with program nurse to ensure cleanliness of the room.
- Carries out quality assurance tests for glucometer, oxygen, refrigerator, and walkie talkies.
- Monitors expiration dates of medications, in collaboration with program nurse.
- Logs medications received and disposed of, communicates with pharmacy reviewer as needed.
- Responsible for medical correspondence including new requests for history and physicals, their tracking and filing, and assessment information and correspondence.
Secondary Job Functions
- Covers for the program nurses (RN and LVN), as needed in the daily monitoring of participant health status, including vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring, and reporting findings upon completion to medical team and/or family.
- Assists the therapists in record keeping thorough flow sheets and recording in progress notes as appropriate.
- Assists with the participants’ lunch program as needed.
- Administers employee and volunteer Tuberculin tests if program nurse is unavailable.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Education and Experience: Current California RN license required; recent clinical or home care experience strongly preferred.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Ability to work with older adults and adults with disabilities; willingness and ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team as well as to be self-directed.
Physical Demands
- Frequent stand/walk, sit, use a computer; use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
- Occasionally reach/work above shoulders, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp forcefully, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds, write by hand, sort/file paperwork.
This is an on-call, as needed, non-exempt, non-benefitted position. We offer competitive salary and mandatory sick leave plus prorated holiday pay, but this position is otherwise unbenefited.
Part-Time CNA – Mandarin, Cantonese and English Required
Reports to: Activity Manager, Rose Kleiner Center
Contact: Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to .
Provide basic patient care, supervision, and assistance with activities of daily living and engagement in the program to support participants while at the Center. This is a 25 hour part-time, hourly, non-exempt, benefited position. Center hours are M-F, 9am-2:30pm.
- Provide participants with personal care assistance, such as toileting, personal hygiene, and grooming that ensures the participant is clean, dry, and comfortable.
- Follow toileting schedule and take measures to prevent falls, skin tears & skin breakdown.
- Document and chart as required.
- Observe participants for any physical or mental changes and changes in behavior. Report any observed changes to appropriate Interdisciplinary Team member.
- Assist participants to ambulate following level of assist required as determined by PT.
- Provide dining support and supervision.
- Maintain positive working relationship with all staff members, volunteers, families, and participants.
- Spend work time, as required, learning about working with the elderly and the medical conditions of the participants.
- Understand the elements of a therapeutic environment and work with the staff to encourage maximum functioning and benefit to the participants.
- Understand and be able to demonstrate proper body mechanics and universal precautions.
- Attend all staff meetings, trainings and in-services.
- Comply with health and safety standards including licensing, fire and disaster preparedness regulations and agency policies.
- Conform to all applicable policies of the Center
Secondary Job Functions
- Engage the participants in classes, activities, and social time as needed
- Perform as a “spotter” for activities and charting, as needed
- Assist with meal and coffee service, as needed
- Move tables, chairs, and partition wall as needed.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by Activity Manager.
- CNA Certification or 5 years equivalent training and experience required.
- Proficient in both written and spoken English, plus verbal proficiency in Mandarin and Cantonese required.
- Must be CPR certified or willing to take certification class (provided by employer).
- Ability to work with seniors in a demonstrated friendly and caring manner.
- Ability to provide assistance in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner.
- Knowledge of older adult issues and experience working in a multicultural setting.
- Skill in communicating with participants including individuals with cognitive impairment.
- Desire to learn more about caring for population served.
- Initiative, common sense, friendly nature, and ability to work as a member of the team.
- This role requires substantive interaction with participants and a high level of tact and judgment in caring for higher-care participants.
Physical Demands
- Stand for 95% of the workday while performing all of the above responsibilities.
- Ability to lift, transfer, push/pull, maneuver and reposition 35 lbs.
- Ability to reach, bend, and walk.
- Frequent stand/walk, sit, use a computer; use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
- Frequently reach/work above shoulders, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp forcefully, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds, write by hand, sort/file paperwork.
- Regularly required to push wheelchairs
- TB and health clearance required.
This is a part-time nonexempt (M-F) 25 hour per week position. Benefits include competitive salary, sick leave, holidays and more.
Avenidas @Cubberley
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