Child and Family Social Worker - Bilingual

Location: Onsite – Bakersfield, CA
Schedule: Full TimeExempt
Department: Intensive Home-Based Services
Reports to: Program Supervisor
Pay Range: $70,304.00- $72,104.00

The salary range for this position is $70,304 - $72.104 per annual year for employees hired in the Central Valley, CA. The pay range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired within the Central Valley region. Candidates hired in Southern California or Bay Area locations may have higher starting salaries due to cost of living and market data differences. Factors that may be used to determine your actual starting salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and internal comparison to other employees who hold a similar role.

Make a Meaningful Impact

Are you passionate about helping youth overcome barriers to success? Do you thrive as part of a creative, collaborative team supporting youth with complex trauma? Are you confident communicating and building trust with families in both Spanish and English?

Aspiranet is seeking a Bilingual Child and Family Social Worker in Bakersfield, California to provide leadership within our IHBS program. In this role, you will guide a multidisciplinary Child and Family Team in delivering individualized, trauma-informed interventions directly in homes and community settings.

Through empathy, cultural responsiveness, and a strengths-based approach, you’ll help youth improve daily functioning while building safer, stronger, and more independent families. Reignite your passion for service by making a meaningful difference in your community.

About Aspiranet

Aspiranet is a mission-driven social services agency with a proud legacy of supporting California communities since 1975. We are committed to ensuring that every child is loved, every family is supported, and every individual has the tools to succeed.

Our services span the state and are delivered through six dedicated divisions:

• Foster Care and Adoption
• Transitional Aged Youth (TAY)
• Residential
• Intensive Home-Based Services (IHBS)
• Behavioral Health
• Family and Community Services

At Aspiranet, every role contributes to something greater, helping to create a future where opportunity, hope, and healing are within everyone’s reach.

Position Summary

As a Bilingual Child and Family Social Worker, you will coordinate and lead Child and Family Team services to ensure individualized intervention plans are effectively developed and implemented. This role remains child-centered, family-focused, culturally responsive, and strengths-based at all times.

You will provide leadership to team members while directly supporting youth with extensive trauma histories in their homes and communities. Your work will focus on improving daily functioning, strengthening family systems, and promoting long-term safety and stability.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate, conduct, and document assessments, screenings, and Child and Family Team meetings in homes and community settings
• Lead development and implementation of individualized behavioral support plans
• Inspire and guide multidisciplinary team members to execute strength-based interventions
• Meet individually and collectively with team members for case updates and care coordination
• Use rapport-building and motivational strategies to increase parent engagement
• Adjust your schedule to meet families’ availability (school hours, evenings as needed)
• Participate in a rotating after-hours on-call schedule to provide crisis support
• Ensure all services remain culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate for Spanish-speaking families

Qualifications

Required:

• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills
• Commitment to trauma-informed, strengths-based, family-centered practice

Work Environment & Schedule

• On-site role in Bakersfield, CA

Why Aspiranet?

• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
• Access to the free Aspiranet Employee Perks Program. Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, wellness, pet care, gym memberships, theme parks, and more.
• Flexible paid time off including 11 paid holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick leave days, two diversity days, and paid birthday time off.
• Access to our employee assistance program including 24/7 crisis line; up to 6 counseling sessions per issue.
• Training opportunities are available to support your ongoing development and career aspirations.
• Collaborate in a supportive, inclusive, and mission-aligned culture.
• Opportunity to lead meaningful initiatives that support employee wellbeing.

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
This position typically operates in a standard office environment. The noise level is generally quiet and remains within OSHA’s established safety levels at all times.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Aspiranet is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of diversity. We believe a diverse workforce within a culture of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) increases creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and teamwork for the youth and families that we serve and the organization as a whole. Aspiranet strives to provide our employees with a workplace that is welcoming, inclusive of differing world views, cultures, and lived experiences.

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