Hybrid Bilingual Social Worker – Early Start, Spanish Required

at Golden Gate Regional Center (GGRC)

• Job title: Bilingual Social Worker – Early Start, Spanish 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 Rafael, United States

About the role

• Bilingual Social Worker supporting families in Early Start with needs assessment and resource coordination. Work in multi-cultural settings and advocate for client rights and services.

Responsibilities

• Early Start does the needs assessment and works with the families of clients aged 0 - 3 to develop, implement, and coordinate the client’s Family Service Plan
• Meet with clients/families and conduct a needs assessment
• Develop action plans for community resources and referrals
• Provide information to families and community agencies regarding GGRC and services available
• Partner with families to problem solve and build on family strengths and natural supports
• Monitor child’s developmental status and provide developmental activities to enhance development
• Provide intake services and crises management as needed
• Act as an advocate with client/family to assure receipt of entitled services and achievement of client’s rights
• Educate clients/families on available resources and support and on specific policies/programs such as Medicaid Waiver and Institutional Deeming
• Review and ensure that clients receive appropriate services from existing community resources
• Evaluate availability and effectiveness of services
• Research available community resources and services
• Initiate referrals and monitor progress of referrals and of vender services
• Participate in community meetings and activities
• Maintain client records, case and Title XIX Progress notes as required
• Determine eligibility for further GGRC services
• Coordinate transition from Early Start services to local school districts or other community programs
• Prepare Special Incident Report and other reports and forms
• Ensure compliance with program’s policies and procedures as set forth by the State of California

Requirements

• Experience in multi-cultural settings and/or multi-lingual capacity
• Knowledge of identifying and navigating generic services
• Knowledge of principles, objective and techniques of counseling individuals
• Knowledge of typical and atypical child development behavior, human growth and development of family relationships
• Knowledge of state and federal legislation concerning Early Start regulations and services for High Risk Infants and their families
• Good interview skills and team spirit
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and focus on key job outcomes
• Ability to proactively stay current with new information in area of expertise
• Excellent communication skills in producing documents in a business manner and conveying complex information in a clear, concise and professional manner
• Familiarity with MS Office or similar software applications
• Creativity and problem solving skills
• Organizational skills and time management
• Crisis management and decision making
• Empathic and able to respect and support cultural awareness
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of social welfare or related human services field (Master’s Degree preferred)
• Case Management experience with infants or children under 4 strongly preferred
• Ability to speak clearly and be understood by native Spanish speakers and to understand relevant spoken/written dialects, as appropriate

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