ABOUT: CISC is a non-profit organization, founded in 1972, that supports immigrants and their families by creating opportunities for them to succeed, while honoring their heritage. We provide youth, family, and senior services including preschool, after-school, ESL/naturalization, in-home care case management, and healthcare navigation programs. We serve immigrants who speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Vietnamese, Spanish and additional languages at our office locations and numerous community-based sites throughout King County, Washington.

Our core values are Community, Compassion, Empowerment, Equity, and Inclusion. Read more about our core values, Land Acknowledgement, and equity statement at cisc-seattle.org/about-us.

The Community Liaison (Early Intervention) Provides outreach and partners with families to increase interest in and access to developmental screening and referrals for young children. To provide culturally and linguistically responsive services to support immigrant children’s development. To help families whose child is identified as having a developmental delay navigate the process and follow up with them to ensure that they have accessed the services they need and to help resolve cultural misunderstandings between immigrant families and mainstream providers. To provide community education to promote information about early childhood development and destigmatize developmental differences.

JOB DUTIES:

• Outreach to Chinese immigrant community to provide information on developmental screening;
• Initiate collaborative partnerships with parents /caregivers to establish mutual trust and respect;
• Implement culturally relevant and logistical appropriate developmental screening to children who are under age five;
• In collaboration with other staff, as appropriate, assess each family’s need for social services; develop an individualized plan that responds to the family’s need; deliver and/or coordinate the delivery of needed social services to each family; review and update;
• Provide comprehensive community resource information to families, individualizing to respond to the family’s needs and concerns to the maximum extent possible;
• Refer families to community agencies/programs; assist with navigation of the early intervention system, assess accessibility, relevance and usefulness of assistance received;
• Assist with the establishment and maintenance of ongoing collaborative relationships with community organizations responsive to the concerns of the families of children birth through age 5;
• Provide culturally relevant information and resources on child development and developmental screening to immigrant and refugee communities via social media and media;
• Participate in evaluation work.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experienced in working with immigrant families and young children.
• Understanding of issues specific to Chinese immigrant communities, especially related to early childhood and families.
• Skilled at relationship building with individuals, and families while maintaining appropriate boundaries, respecting family choices, and having cultural competency.
• Basic knowledge of child development and interest in working with children and families.
• Valid Washington driver’s license, own car and auto insurance required.
• Bilingual ability in English and Chinese.
• Employees must reside in Washington state and be within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

BENEFITS:

• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• Flexible Spending Arrangement plan
• Life insurance
• Accrue up to 4 hours paid sick leave per month
• Accrue up to 4 hours paid vacation per month
• Accrue up to 3 paid floating holidays annually
• 10 paid holidays annually
• 401k Retirement plan (with employer discretionary contribution matching contribution)
• Transportation stipend (available for staff required to work at the Seattle office location)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $22.04 - $25.76 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b) matching
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a valid drivers license, access to a vehicle and auto insurance?
• Do you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment? (ex: H1-B)
• Please describe your experience in working with immigrant families and young children.

Language:

• Cantonese (Preferred)
• Mandarin (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Renton, WA 98057: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person