Hybrid Bilingual Social Worker – Early Start Assessment, Spanish Required

at Golden Gate Regional Center (GGRC)

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

About the role

• Social Worker assessing 0-36 month applicants for Early Start program services. Collaborating with families and coordinating eligibility assessments for developmental services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment of applicants (0-36 months) applying for services under the Early Start program
• Facilitate IDCT eligibility assessment coordination and develop Initial IFSP within 45 days of referral
• Contact the client/family/guardian to make appointments
• Conduct interviews to obtain social, emotional, developmental and familial information for home-based assessments
• Clarify requests for services and client/family needs
• Design, monitor and revise Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP)
• Work with client families to assess needs, preferences and life choices
• Confirm immediate needs and provide necessary interventions or services
• Complete Early Start Assessment report
• Maintain applicant records, Case and Title XIX Progress notes
• Participate in staff and community meetings and task forces as needed

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Early Childhood Education or related human services field preferred; Bachelor’s degree in social work with 1 year experience working with 0-36 month population required or related field required.
• 2+ years (post-doctoral) work with developmentally disabled population
• Fluency in Spanish to perform the outlined responsibilities of the position
• Thorough knowledge of colloquial and relevant technical/functional terminology
• Ability to speak clearly and be understood by native speakers in Spanish
• Ability to understand relevant spoken/written dialects in Spanish, as appropriate
• Interviewing techniques to ensure person-centered thinking
• Knowledge of counseling principles, objectives and techniques
• Knowledge of normal and abnormal individual and group behavior, human growth and development of family relationships
• Ability to maintain case records in a clear and concise manner
• Written communication skills: ability to develop standard business communications
• Oral communication skills: ability to convey complex information clearly
• Ability to operate basic office equipment
• Basic familiarity with MS Word®, MS Excel®, MS PowerPoint®, MS Outlook® or similar software applications
• Facilitate discussions and collaboration
• Build partnerships and trust through active listening and openness to new ideas

Benefits

• Medical and Dental benefits with a generous employer contribution
• 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