Bilingual Social Worker - Cantonese Required

About the role

This role offers a hybrid schedule giving you the opportunity to work within homes of clients in San Francisco County, our San Francisco office and from the comfort of your own home.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the assessment of individuals supported and their needs and those of their families and develop, implement and coordinate their Individual Program Plan and complete needed documentation as required.
• Manage a wide range of active cases requiring the skills of a professionally trained social worker, including creative planning and acquiring services for individuals supported.
• Participate in the ongoing social assessments of persons with developmental disability and in overall case planning.
• Obtain or collect information or data for use by interdisciplinary team.
• Design, monitor and revise the program plan, analyze data and identify barriers to individual's developmental objectives.
• Initiate and terminate regional center funding and ensure that purchased services are provided.
• Prepare required reports and documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain records in compliance with federal and state requirements.
• Act as an advocate for individuals supported and their families to assure receipt of entitled services.
• Encourage individuals supported and their families to fully participate in coordinating and utilizing the resources available and review and ensure that the individuals supported receive appropriate and effective services from existing community resources.
• Initiate referrals and monitor progress of vendored services, evaluate availability and effectiveness of services.
• Identify community service needs or gaps and assist community resources in the development of needed services and improving the quality of services.
• May provide outreach services as assigned.
• Participate 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 client's behalf.
• Ability to develop skills allowing for independent work, exercise judgment in making decisions as well as to cooperate and work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication skills in producing documents in a business manner and conveying 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.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of social welfare or related human services field.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Fluency in Cantonese to perform the duties of the position including thorough knowledge of colloquial and relevant technical/functional terminology and ability to speak, understand relevant spoken/written dialects in Mandarin or Cantonese, as appropriate.
• Knowledge in the areas of identifying and navigating generic services, objective and techniques of counseling individuals, typical and atypical child development behavior, human growth and development of family relationships.
• Case Management experience is strongly desired.
• Successful candidates must have access to reliable transportation on a regular basis to visit programs often without advanced notice.

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, and up to 5 paid days for continuing education.