Hybrid Bilingual Social Worker – Cantonese Required

at Golden Gate Regional Center (GGRC)

• Job title: Bilingual Social Worker – Cantonese Required
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $59,826 - $79,114 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Bilingual Social Worker helping individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in a hybrid role. Advocating for necessary services and developing personalized plans to improve their lives.

Responsibilities

• Looking for candidates who have a passion to work with individuals with developmental disabilities over the age of 3 years and their families
• Advocate for and secure the services they need to improve their lives
• Participate in the assessment of individuals supported and their needs and those of their families
• Develop, implement and coordinate their Individual Program Plan and complete needed documentation as required
• Manage a wide range of active cases requiring the skills of a professionally trained social worker
• Participate in ongoing social assessments of persons with developmental disability
• Obtain or collect information or data for use by interdisciplinary team
• Design, monitor and revise the program plan, analyze data and identify barriers to individual's developmental objectives
• Initiate and terminate regional center funding and ensure that purchased services are provided
• Prepare required reports and documentation in a timely and accurate manner
• Maintain records in compliance with federal and state requirements
• Act as an advocate for individuals supported and their families to assure receipt of entitled services
• Encourage individuals supported and their families to fully participate in coordinating and utilizing the resources available
• Initiate referrals and monitor progress of vendored services
• Identify community service needs or gaps and assist community resources in the development of needed services

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of social welfare or related human services field. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Fluency in Cantonese to perform the duties of the position including thorough knowledge of colloquial and relevant technical/functional terminology and ability to speak, understand relevant spoken/written dialects in Mandarin or Cantonese, as appropriate.
• Knowledge in the areas of: identifying and navigating generic services, objective and techniques of counseling individuals, typical and atypical child development behavior, human growth and development of family relationships.
• Case Management experience is strongly desired.
• Successful candidates must have access to reliable transportation on a regular basis to visit programs often without advanced notice.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental benefits with a generous employer contribution and additional employer paid Life, Disability and Vision coverage
• 10% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement account
• 13 vacation days
• 15 sick days
• 11 paid holidays
• 6 personal holidays
• Up to 5 paid days for continuing education