Bilingual Social Worker (Spanish Required) at Golden Gate Regional Center | CA, US | Rezi

Bilingual Social Worker (Spanish Required) at Golden Gate Regional Center

Bilingual Social Worker (Spanish Required)

Golden Gate Regional Center · CA, US

2 weeks ago

Bilingual Social Worker (Spanish Required)

Golden Gate Regional Center · CA, US

18 days ago
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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 and their families to improve their lives.

Responsibilities

  • Participates in the assessment of individuals supported and their needs and those of their families.
  • Develops, implements, and coordinates Individual Program Plans and completes needed documentation.
  • Manages a wide range of active cases requiring the skills of a professionally trained social worker.
  • Participates in 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 and ensures 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 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 and assists community resources in developing needed services and improving service quality.
  • May provide outreach services as assigned.
  • Participates in internal and community committees and task forces as assigned.

Requirements

  • 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 and exercise judgment in decision-making.
  • Ability to cooperate and work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
  • Excellent communication skills in producing business documents and conveying complex information clearly and concisely.
  • Ability to stimulate the cooperation of clients, their families, and community agencies or individuals.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Fluency in Spanish, including thorough knowledge of colloquial and relevant technical/functional terminology, and ability to speak and understand relevant spoken/written dialects.
  • Knowledge in identifying and navigating generic services, counseling individuals, typical and atypical child development behavior, human growth and development, and 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

  • Spanish fluency
  • Counseling individuals
  • Case Management
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills

Location

  • San Francisco County
  • San Francisco office
  • Remote

Work Type

  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • Case Management experience strongly desired

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of social welfare or related human services field
  • Master’s Degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

  • Bachelor's Degree: $59,826 - $71,791
  • Master's Degree: $65,929 - $79,114

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 days
  • Up to 5 paid days for continuing education

About the Company

  • GGRC values diversity and believes in creating an environment where people of all backgrounds can collaborate to find solutions to complex problems.
  • GGRC is 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.
  • GGRC endeavors to place each person at the center of his, her or their own life.
  • GGRC approaches 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.

Equal Opportunity

  • Golden Gate Regional Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • GGRC values diversity; people of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.