Counseling & Case Management for Families of Children with Special Needs
The Family Social Worker provides short-term counseling and short-term case management for families of children with disabilities, special health care needs and families facing high risk challenges, implements needs assessment, assists families to identify priorities, provides referrals, provides regular follow-up to ensure that the child and/or family needs were met, makes home visits, works with the Support Services Program Director and a team of Family Resource Specialists; represents agency in the community, takes part in training, data collection and reports.
Supervised hours are available for registered interns. This position can be part time or full time.
Qualifications:
- Must be fluent in both English and Cantonese OR English and Spanish
- Master’s degree in the social services field: including mental health, social work, psychology, counseling, family therapy, or related field. MSW, ASW, MFTi or LCSW or LMFT
- Prior experience working with parents as partners in the design and delivery of services
- Experience working with a collaborative or project team
- Experience facilitating support groups
- Knowledge of the range of services in San Francisco for children with special health care needs
- Knowledge of child development
- Cultural sensitivity to ethnic and cultural minority mental health issues,
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proven communication skills (both written and verbal) and experience in data collection and reporting
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
Support Families of Children with Disabilities is a San Francisco non-profit organization that offers parent-to-parent support to families who have children with disabilities, and information and educational services to families and the professionals who work with them. Services include: a phone line, drop-in center, information and referral, support groups, parent mentor program, trainings, workshops, community education, special family events, newsletter and website.
Support for Families is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, and gays and lesbians are encouraged to apply.
