Minimum Starting Rate: $18.30 per hour
Who We Serve:
Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families. Our diverse staff provides culturally and linguistically relevant services in over 22 languages to our region’s culturally and ethnically diverse populations. We provide services in 18 counties across California.
Who We Are:
Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Its team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally-responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults. The agency offers services in 18 counties including Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura.
What We Offer:
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Competitive salaries
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Great benefits
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Great learning opportunities
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Great supervision
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Supportive, friendly work environment
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An established, reputable, stable company
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position supports and assists families as they identify and meet their goals through a family-centered case management model for developing and carrying out Family Partnership Agreement, family needs assessment including responsibility for child files, enrollment applications, recruitment, resource and referral. This position also assists with the completion of the child health requirements and other required screenings and assessments. This position supports the larger system of social services coordinated by Head Start/Early Head Start, thereby supporting the goals of the program. The position may involve reassignment of caseloads and/or center location as deemed necessary for program operations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Works with parents to develop family partnership agreements and carry out follow up plans.
- Recruits prospective families and assists with enrollment process. Monitors attendance and does follow up accordingly.
- Conducts home visits as needed to facilitate family plans, assists families in achieving identified goals and follow-up on referrals.
- Acts as a case manager and works cooperatively with local agencies to assist families to linkup with services in the local community.
- Assists with the completion of the child health screening, other required screenings and assessments and is familiar with referral requirements.
- Provides health, safety and family literacy activities to parents, as appropriate.
- Coordinates with center staff to promote parent engagement in the program as a classroom visitor, volunteer, and/or participant in family events.
- Develops a working knowledge of community resources and partnership building in the community. Refers families for emergency or crisis assistance.
- Coordinates or refers families to opportunities for continuing education, employment training and other employment services through formal or informal networking in the community.
- Provides family needs assessment that includes consultation with parents about the benefits of parent engagement and activities in which parents may choose to participate.
- Arranges for education and other appropriate intervention including opportunities for families to participate in counseling or to receive information on mental health, substance abuse, child abuse and neglect and domestic violence.
- Assists families in making the transition into and out of the Early Head Start/Head Start Program.
- Documents efforts to assist families in identifying their strengths, needs and sufficiency goals. Performs data entry functions as necessary to keep files up-to-date. Uses COPA or other database software.
- Submits reports as needed and requested, such as monthly summary tracking reports, follows up with families to determine if services received through referral met the their expectations and circumstances.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE/POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Associates degree required, Bachelors degree preferred.
- Two (2) or more years of experience in social work, administration or similar field.
- Demonstrated understanding Head Start Performance Standards and local child care licensing regulations.
- Demonstrated understanding and ability to generate documentation supporting in-kind and other allowable costs as applicable to the non-federal share requirement.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the regulations associated with prevention of occupational disease and injury, including the exercise of universal precautions and the prevention of contamination.
- Bi-lingual preferred (Spanish, Armenian, Chinese, Mandarin)
- Must have good verbal/written skills.
- Ability to work within deadlines and maintain time management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in Windows environment (including MS Office, Excel, Internet).
- Must maintain DOJ, FBI, and Child Abuse Index Clearance.
- Must possess a current Pediatric CPR and First Aid Certification.
- Must possess a valid California driver's license, reliable transportation and maintain an insurable driving record under the Clinics' liability policy.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Travel time to make contact with families and agencies is required.
- Some exposure to communicable diseases.
- Travel/overnight many be required associated with attendance at conferences, meetings and other duties.
- Noise level in work environment may be moderate to loud.
- Must be available, as requested, for a variety of evening and weekend meetings as well as social and community events.
- May be required to lift up to 40 pounds.
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We comply with Assembly Bill AB1933, candidates are required to show proof of full vaccination (including Booster) to begin work. Candidates who are partially vaccinated, cannot begin work until they are fully vaccinated and waited fourteen days post second vaccine. Requests for Medical and Religious exemptions may be submitted post offer for consideration.
Unvaccinated May Not begin work until:
- Received one Johnson & Johnson or two Pfizer or Moderna and waited 14 days past the last vaccine.
- Pfizer second dose – taken after 21 days = can start after 35 days from 1st dose
- Moderna second dose – taken after 28 days after first dose = can start work after 42 days from 1st dose
Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Education
Required
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Bachelors Degree or better in Human Services
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Associate Degree or better in Social Work