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Golden Gate Regional Center

Nonprofit for developmental disability services

Social Worker - Early Start Assessment

Case Management & AdvocacyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Mateo, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Social Work or a related field is required, along with one year of experience working with the 0–36-month population.
  • At least two years of post-doctoral work with the developmentally disabled population is required.
  • Master’s degree in Social Work, Early Childhood Education, or a related human services field is strongly preferred.
  • Use interviewing techniques that support person-centered thinking.
  • Know principles, objectives, and techniques of counseling individuals.
  • Know normal and abnormal individual and group behavior, human growth and development, and family relationships.
  • Maintain clear and concise case records.
  • Develop standard business communications using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Convey complex information and ideas clearly, concisely, and professionally in writing and orally.
  • Operate basic office equipment.
  • Have basic familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, or similar applications.
  • Facilitate discussions and collaboration; gain applicant and family cooperation; empower applicants; build partnerships and trust; problem-solve; support teammates; show initiative and persistence; manage crises and make decisions; demonstrate respect, cultural awareness, adaptability, organizational skills, and time management.
  • Reliable transportation is needed for local travel within San Mateo County.

Responsibilities

  • Contact clients, families, or guardians and schedule meetings.
  • Interview applicants and families to obtain social, emotional, developmental, and familial information for home-based assessments and social diagnoses.
  • Obtain completed intake information and assess needs, prioritizing available resources.
  • Clarify service requests and client or family needs.
  • Review and analyze available data and identify barriers and opportunities relating to clients’ developmental objectives and plans.
  • Design, monitor, and revise Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) to meet personal goals and determine client availability within mandated timeframes.
  • Work with client families to assess needs, preferences, and life choices.
  • Identify immediate needs and provide or arrange necessary interventions or services.
  • Meet with applicants or families within designated timeframes and review submitted materials.
  • Obtain application forms from applicants or families, or assist with completing them.
  • Explain Golden Gate Regional Center, Early Start, and available services.
  • Complete Early Start Assessment reports.
  • Schedule and coordinate meetings with teams and applicants.
  • Obtain information needed to complete Applicant Developmental Evaluation Reports (CDERs).
  • Obtain signed releases of information for additional source material.
  • Submit completed application packets and releases of information to the Intake Office Assistant.
  • Coordinate the assessment team's completion of the CDER during eligibility determination.
  • Provide information and referrals to applicants who are not eligible for agency services.
  • Research community resources and services.
  • Ensure services comply with the Lanterman Act and Title 17.
  • Collect information or data for interdisciplinary team use.
  • Provide intake eligibility services and crisis management as needed.
  • Review and ensure applicants receive appropriate services from existing community resources.
  • Empower applicants and families to participate in coordinating and using available resources; advocate for applicants as needed.
  • Provide outreach services as assigned.
  • Maintain applicant records and Case and Title XIX progress notes; prepare written and verbal reports and complete related paperwork.
  • Participate in staff meetings, internal meetings, task forces, community meetings, and activities as assigned.
  • Assist community resources in improving services for people with disabilities; identify service gaps and stimulate development of services.
  • Participate in special projects and perform additional assigned duties.
  • Maintain confidential applicant information in compliance with HIPAA and the California Lanterman Act.

Desired Qualifications

  • Work experience in early intervention, early childhood education, or a regional center.
  • Case management and assessment experience.
  • Experience in multicultural settings or multilingual capacity.

About the Company

Golden Gate Regional Center

Nonprofit for developmental disability services

Golden Gate Regional Center coordinates services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties. Its Early Start program supports eligible infants and toddlers with developmental delays or a high risk of delay, while other services follow people into adulthood. Staff assess eligibility, develop individual plans with families and arrange support through community providers so people can live in their own communities. The private nonprofit operates within California's regional center system and receives public funding through the state's Department of Developmental Services. It began in 1966 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Founded
1966

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