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Golden Gate Regional Center

Nonprofit for developmental disability services

Bilingual Social Worker

Full-Time
$59.8k - $79.1k+ 10% employer 403(b) contribution
Mid
Bachelor's, Master's
San Francisco, CA, USA
HybridHybrid work includes visits to clients’ homes in San Francisco County and work from the San Francisco office.
Social & Community ServicesCase Management & Advocacy

About the job

Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of social welfare or a related human services field.
  • Fluency in Spanish, including colloquial and relevant technical or functional terminology and the ability to speak and understand relevant spoken and written Spanish dialects.
  • Knowledge of principles, objectives, and techniques of counseling individuals.
  • Knowledge of normal and abnormal individual and group behavior, human growth and development, and family relationships.
  • Knowledge of community structure and organization and how to intervene constructively on a client’s behalf.
  • Ability to develop skills for independent work, exercise judgment in making decisions, and cooperate as part of an interdisciplinary team.
  • Ability to produce business-style documents and convey complex information clearly, concisely, and professionally.
  • Ability to stimulate cooperation among clients, their families, community agencies, and individuals.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
  • Knowledge of identifying and navigating generic services, counseling individuals, typical and atypical child development and behavior, and human growth and development of family relationships.
  • Access to reliable transportation on a regular basis to visit programs, often without advance notice.
Responsibilities
  • Work with individuals with developmental disabilities over age three and their families to advocate for and secure services.
  • Participate in assessing supported individuals and their needs, as well as the needs of their families.
  • Develop, implement, and coordinate Individual Program Plans and complete required documentation.
  • Manage a wide range of active cases, including creative planning and acquiring services for supported individuals.
  • Participate in ongoing social assessments and overall case planning.
  • Obtain or collect information and data for use by the interdisciplinary team.
  • Design, monitor, and revise program plans; analyze data; and identify barriers to individuals’ developmental objectives.
  • Initiate and terminate regional center funding and ensure purchased services are provided.
  • Prepare required reports and documentation accurately and on time, and maintain records in compliance with federal and state requirements.
  • Advocate for supported individuals and their families to ensure receipt of entitled services.
  • Encourage individuals and families to participate in coordinating and using available resources, and review and ensure appropriate, effective services from existing community resources.
  • Initiate referrals, monitor progress of vendored services, and evaluate service availability and effectiveness.
  • Identify community service needs or gaps and assist community resources in developing needed services and improving service quality.
  • Provide outreach services as assigned.
  • Participate in internal and community committees and task forces as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • A master’s degree.
  • Case management experience.

About the company

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Golden Gate Regional Center

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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

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA

Founded

1966

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