Overview

Are you a bilingual-Spanish mental health professional passionate about working with youth and families in the foster care and probation system?

Join our committed team in delivering services at Seneca!

The Bilingual Family Connections Specialist on the team plays a vital role in addressing permanency and connectedness for youth and families within Marin County's Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice systems.

You will collaborate with social workers and probation officers, guide families through the six stages of Family Finding, and offer support groups and case management for parents navigating the foster and adoption process.

ABOUT SENECA

Seneca Family of Agencies is a non-profit with a simple but powerful mission : to help children and families through the most difficult times of their lives.

Since then, Seneca provides a broad continuum of permanency, mental health, education, and juvenile justice services, which today reach over 18,000 youth and families throughout California and Washington State each year.

The agency’s growth has been guided by a commitment to our Unconditional Care model doing whatever it takes to help children and families thrive, even when faced with tremendous challenges.

Seneca is committed to supporting historically underrepresented communities and informing agency policies and practices through its agency-wide and DEI Advisory Board.

Seneca is committed to fostering an agency culture that is welcoming, cooperative, and inclusive of diverse peoples and worldviews.

Responsibilities

• Understands and applies Family Finding principles and stages in collaboration with families
• Establishes connections with youth, family, extended family, and natural supports regionally, utilizing in-person, phone, and video-conference interactions
• Supports family members in the Resource Parent certification process
• Organizes and leads up to 2 monthly support groups for pre- or post-adoptive parents
• Collaborates with Marin's Juvenile Justice Department to coordinate and facilitate Child and Family Team Meetings
• Attends site-specific supervisory and program meetings
• Engages in regional training and consultation groups
• Participates in the scheduled regional on-call crisis response line

Qualifications

Required :

• Education / Experience Requirements : Bachelor’s degree in Social Work / Psychology / Counseling 2 years of experience ORAssociate’s degree or equivalent 3 year of applicable experience ORHigh School Diploma / GED 4 years of applicable experienceApplicable experience can include paid or unpaid experience working with youth or families, or working in the social services field
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Flexibility to work some earlier mornings or evenings, scheduled ahead of time
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Own vehicle, Valid California driver's license and insurability with Seneca's automobile policy
• Must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Preferred :

Positive client engagement and communication with parents whose children have been removed due to abuse or neglect

Schedule

Part-timeMon-Fri; 20 hours a weekCombination of in-person & remote workExact schedule can be determined with applicant and take into account their preference

Benefits

• Starting at $26.72 - $29.22 per hour, actual salary is dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role
• Mileage reimbursement
• Salary increases each year
• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including : Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverageLong-term disability, family leave, and life insurance50% paid premiums for dependents403b retirement planEmployer-paid Employee Assistance Plan
• 5 weeks of paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• Seneca is a certified employer
• Scholarship opportunities, ongoing training, and professional development opportunities
• Abundant promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington

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Last updated : 2024-04-24