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Korean American Family Services (KFAM) is Hiring a BILINGUAL FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKER Near Los Angeles, CA
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION : KFAM AFFI is the only Foster and Adoption agency in the nation specializing in recruiting, training and supporting Asian Pacific Islander (API) resource (foster) parents and adoptive parents to provide culturally appropriate homes for API and other children in need. AFFI also provides various services with a focus on child abuse prevention and intervention to promote healthy families. KFAM AFFI is seeking a Bilingual Social Worker for a full-time position under the supervision of the Program Director. Current opportunities include specializations in: prevention, intervention & stability PROGRAM
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
1) Lead and manage AFFI’s auxiliary programs that include case management and navigation, mental health therapies, parenting education and support groups
2) Perform administrative duties: intake, assign cases and report activities including intern management
3) Carry cases as a case manager to provide culturally appropriate referrals to relevant community services and resources
4) Carry a small caseload of mental health service clients
5) Conduct or facilitate parenting education, support groups, and other program deliverables
6) Monitor contractual deliverables, fulfill reporting duties, and attend contract/partner meetings
7) Assist with FFA and Adoption case management if needed
a. Conducts placements and in home visits to complete case records and reports in a timely manner
2) Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Must be bilingual in an API language, such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
• MSW, MFT or similar field from an accredited college or university preferred. A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Behavioral Science or similar field will be considered with relevant work experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in child welfare preferred (internships count towards experience).
• Experience in program coordination, foster care, adoptions, or DCFS a plus.
• Strong ties to API community and/or experience working with API immigrant populations a plus.
• Must be willing to work some evenings and weekends and to serve on the emergency on-call rotation
• Must have driver’s license, auto insurance, and be willing to drive regularly.
Job Summary
Full Time
$71k-87k (estimate)
06/07/2024
06/23/2024
kfamla.org
LOS ANGELES, CA
25 - 50
1983
$5M - $10M
Social & Legal Services
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About Korean American Family Services (KFAM)
KFAMs mission is to empower underserved Korean American and Asian Pacific Islander families through culturally responsive programs. Since its inception in 1983, KFAM provides assistance to over 7,000 Asian American immigrants annually (unduplicated adults and children)particularly women, children, immigrants, and low-income families. KFAM specializes in providing linguistically and culturally appropriate social services through its multilingual and multicultural staff. Our culturally competent staff provides core services in: (1) Clinical Counseling and Mental Health Services, including indivi...dual and family counseling, psychiatric assessment, medication support, group counseling and psychoeducation, parenting education, mental health screenings, and preventive care education/workshops. (2) Domestic & Family Violence Intervention Programs, including 24-hour crisis hotline, victim/trauma counseling, case management, survivor support group, batterers intervention program, child abuse prevention and intervention, financial empowerment training, collaborating with faith leaders to become first hand responders and preventive education. (3) Child & Adult Wellness Services, including Child Care Food Programs, Family Law Clinics, consumer mediation, Senior yoga, Second-Hand smoking Prevention and Education, Physical health and wellness programs and bridging support to housing, medical, legal and social services. (4) Asian Foster Family Initiative, including recruitment, training and support for Korean and other Asian Pacific Islander (API) foster parents to provide culturally appropriate, safe homes to API foster children, child supervised visitation and parenting education. KFAM is the nations first and only Asian Pacific Islander (API)-focused Foster Family Agency with services available in Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
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