Assistant Program Coordinator
Current• Develop/maintain cooperative working relationships with community organizations to gain supportand promote linkages with other agencies.•Plan and implement promotional activities to market services and increase community awareness.•Responds to resident issues and concerns, as necessary.•Meets with facility administrators to resolve facility/program conflicts, as necessary.•Make quarterly visits to each of the facilities under their jurisdiction•Identify, recruit and support Ombudsman volunteers for facilities in the assigned counties.•Maintains liaison with all appropriate County, State and Federal agencies to ensure that the programreceives support from local agencies, legal assistance providers, advocates and provider groups.•Participates in an ongoing program of education and public awareness to address systematic problems and elder abuse as well as the program’s need to recruit Ombudsman volunteers.•Presents the program’s services in public forums, such as speaking engagements, agency fairs, radio/television interviews, etc.•Provides public information and community education.•Submits reports, records, etc. in a timely manner to document volunteer and programmatic activityto the New York State Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman in accordance with the requirements established by the State Ombudsman.•Participate on agency-wide committee promoting cooperation between components in meeting the mission of the agency.