UDS Community Liaison

CISC, a non-profit organization, helps immigrants throughout King County achieve success by

providing information, referral, advocacy, social, and support services.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

TITLE: Community Liaison

REPORTS TO: BSK-UDS Program Coordinator

HOURS: Full-time Monday – Friday, Non-Exempt position

STARTING PAY: $18.00 per hour (depending on experience)

BENEFITS: Medical, dental, vision, vacation & sick leave

JOB SUMMARY: 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 Chinese, Russian, Latino, and other immigrant communities at our office locations and numerous community-based

sites throughout King County, Washington.

The Community Liaison will integrate developmental screening and referral services with our bilingual/bicultural

Kaleidoscope Play & Learn groups families. 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.

JOB DUTIES:

• Initiate collaborative partnerships with parents /caregivers to establish mutual trust and respect;
• Implement developmental screening to children who attend Kaleidoscope Play and Learn Groups;
• 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 Asian immigrant communities, especially related to early childhood and

families.

• Skilled at relationship building with individuals, and families while maintaining appropriate boundaries, respecting

family choice, and having cultural competency.

• Basic knowledge of child development and interest in working with children and FFN caregivers.
• Valid Washington driver’s license, own car and auto insurance required.
• Bilingual ability in English and Cantonese or Mandarin.

LOCATION: Kent CISC Office

18020 80TH AVE S STE #102

Kent, WA 98032

APPLICATION:
Submit resume and cover letter to: CISC

Attn: Human Resources

611 South Lane Street

Seattle, WA 98104

Or email resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

CLOSING DATE: Open until position filled

CISC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CISC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race,

color, creed, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression or

identity, age, religion, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, political

affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for persons with disabilities.