About the Role
GGRC is committed to assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities lead lives of liberty and opportunity. This role advocates for and secures services for individuals with developmental disabilities over 3 years old and their families.
Responsibilities
- Participates in the assessment of individuals supported and their needs and those of their families.
- Develops, implements, and coordinates Individual Program Plans.
- Completes needed documentation as required.
- Manages a wide range of active cases.
- Participates in the ongoing social assessments of persons with developmental disability and in overall case planning.
- Obtains or collects information or data for use by interdisciplinary team.
- Designs, monitors, and revises program plans.
- Analyzes data and identifies barriers to individual's developmental objectives.
- Initiates and terminates regional center funding.
- Ensures that purchased services are provided.
- Prepares required reports and documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
- Maintains records in compliance with federal and state requirements.
- Acts as an advocate for individuals supported and their families to assure receipt of entitled services.
- Encourages individuals supported and their families to fully participate in coordinating and utilizing available resources.
- Reviews and ensures that individuals supported receive appropriate and effective services from existing community resources.
- Initiates referrals and monitors progress of vendored services.
- Evaluates availability and effectiveness of services.
- Identifies community service needs or gaps.
- Assists community resources in the development of needed services and improving the quality of services.
- May provide outreach services as assigned.
- Participates in internal and community committees and task forces as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of social welfare or related human services field.
- Master’s Degree preferred.
- Fluency in Cantonese, including knowledge of colloquial and relevant technical/functional terminology.
- Ability to speak and understand relevant spoken/written dialects in Mandarin or Cantonese.
- Knowledge in identifying and navigating generic services.
- Knowledge of objective and techniques of counseling individuals.
- Knowledge of typical and atypical child development behavior.
- Knowledge of human growth and development of family relationships.
- Case Management experience is strongly desired.
- Must have access to reliable transportation on a regular basis to visit programs often without advanced notice.
Skills
- Knowledge of principles, objective and techniques of counseling individuals.
- Knowledge of normal and abnormal individual and group behavior, human growth and development of family relationships.
- Knowledge of community structure and organization and how to intervene constructively on client's behalf.
- Ability to develop skills allowing for independent work.
- Ability to exercise judgment in making decisions.
- Ability to cooperate and work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Excellent communication skills in producing documents in a business manner.
- Ability to convey complex information in a clear, concise, and professional manner.
- Ability to stimulate the cooperation of clients, their families, and community agencies or individuals.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Location
- San Francisco County
- San Francisco office
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Professional
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $59,826 - $71,791 (Bachelor's Degree)
- $65,929 - $79,114 (Master's Degree)
Benefits
- Medical and Dental benefits with a generous employer contribution.
- 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.
About the Company
- GGRC values diversity, we believe in creating an environment where people of all backgrounds can collaborate to find solutions to complex problems.
- We are community minded and passionate.
- GGRC values each person as a full, robust, and unique individual and interacts with each person in a manner that is respectful and responsive.
- We endeavor to place each person at the center of his, her or their own life.
- We approach each person as an expert on his, her or their own life and identity with a clear and attentive inquiry into what is important to, as well as important for, that one person (whether coworker or person-served, family member or other stakeholder).
Equal Opportunity
- Golden Gate Regional Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- People of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
