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Community Engagement Coordinator – Spanish Fluent Posted on January 22, 2026
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Reporting Manager: Mentorship Program Manager
Hourly Wage/Salary: $69,745.00 - $72,189.00
About the Organization
The San Francisco In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority is dedicated to helping older adults and people with disabilities live independently and thrive in the community. We are a small agency with a dedicated staff working to connect Consumers to the services of Home Care Providers and other community partners. Our work is crucial, challenging, and rewarding and each member is critical to our success.
Successful Team Members are driven by:
- A deeply held belief and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our workforce and the persons we serve.
- The understanding that every action we take directly and positively impacts the well-being, safety, and dignity of our consumers.
- A culture of empathy, encouragement, and support in interactions with each other, those receiving our services, and our community partners.
Summary
The Public Authority’s Mentorship Program takes a solutions-based approach and serves Consumers within a culture of empathy and encouragement. The Program helps Consumers receiving IHSS PA services navigate the IHSS system, find stable home care providers, and get connected to other community resources to promote and support independent living throughout San Francisco.
The Community Engagement Coordinator works directly with Skilled Nursing Facilities and other institutional settings to provide information and guidance to facility staff and community based service providers, while collaborating with the Consumer to create a plan of action for the transition from institutional care to home care with IHSS PA and additional community supports in place.
The Community Engagement Coordinator assesses Consumer needs and creates an individualized support plan. Once the support plan is in place, a Mentor is assigned to work with the Coordinator and Consumer to initiate service. The Coordinator continuously monitors service progress, recommends improvements, schedules home visits to ensure the Consumers’ needs are being met, and maintains service case records. This position is part of a team of full-time and part-time staff and Mentors who ensure that IHSS PA Consumers receive efficient responses, are heard, have their questions answered, and are supported throughout the process of engaging IHSS PA service.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Coordinates and responds to details of Consumer referrals for IHSS service from Skilled Nursing Facilities and other institutional settings, the Public Authority, the Registry, the Department of Disability and Aging Services, and community partners.
- Evaluates and identifies the Consumer’s needs and works with the Consumer and the Consumer’s community-based support providers in-person and by telephone to create a plan of action including community referrals, home care provider interview assistance, timesheet training, and scheduling.
- Actively maintains information pertaining to Mentors and home care providers in the Registry, in order to match the Consumer to an appropriate provider based on Consumer needs and preferences.
- Matches and connects the Consumer with a Public Authority Mentor who works with the Consumer to implement the action plan.
- Coordinates and guides the Consumer’s interviewing and selection of a home care provider from the Registry.
- Continuously monitors the Consumer’s progress and works with the Consumer when the care plan changes.
- Coaches and reinforces Consumer’s understanding of IHSS rules and practices especially concerning home care provider timesheets and scheduling.
- Schedules and makes home visits as needed to ensure the action plan is current, and to ensure the Consumer’s needs are being met.
- Identifies service issues, researches complaints from Consumer or home care provider or others and scheduling gaps, escalates issues and consults interdisciplinary team members for resolution. Provides Consumers and Providers with skills and tools to promote a lasting and successful partnership.
- Documents all communications regarding the Consumer care plan and service visits in Salesforce within one business day. Maintains up-to-date cases status in various systems.
- Routinely generates reports and analysis of mentorship services.
- May participate in organization and community-wide outreach and events.
- Supports the Mentorship Program through provision of relevant education and training to community partners across agencies and roles.
- Attends collaborative multi-agency events and presents on Mentorship and other Public Authority programs and services.
- Contributes to program development through participation in relevant projects and research.
- Other duties as assigned.
Administrative Support
- Communicates Consumer support plans clearly and concisely to Mentors.
- Trains, coaches, and reinforces Mentors’ interactions with the Consumer, and provides general supervision on their case development.
- Provides feedback to Mentorship program manager on Mentor performance.
- Helps on-boarding of new Mentors.
Qualifications
- Four years of relevant experience or a combination of college education in social services or a similar field and work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of mentoring skills and able to model these skills with compassion and empathy for peers, mentors, consumers and their families, hospital staff, community partners, and the general public.
- Demonstrated knowledge or capacity to understand issues and services related to disability, aging, personal assistance services, Registry operations, the IHSS program and independent living principles.
- English fluency in speaking and writing in English and Spanish. Bilingual always a plus.
- Must provide proof of Tuberculosis (TB) clearance prior to the start of employment and annually thereafter.
Technical Knowledge
- Intermediate level skills in MS Office Suite.
- Ability to learn Salesforce and other systems.
Skills
- Consumer-oriented: respectful, empathetic, compassionate, and engaged in all interactions.
- · Maintains a mentoring mindset – a way of seeing every situation as a learning opportunity.
- Cultural sensitivity to diverse backgrounds.
- Strong communication skills in person and on telephone with Consumers, their families, home care providers, office staff, management, business partners, and the public.
- · Proactive in building relationships with the goals of providing open communication, guidance, support, and collaboration, and of empowering consumers to navigate their own solutions.
- · Ability to be a good listener and sounding board, to be flexible and nonjudgmental, and to provide constructive feedback.
- Alert to changes in Consumer needs, behavior, response to IHSS services. Able to research, investigate, report and escalate service issues appropriately following policy and procedure.
- Self-directed with ability to work with moderate supervision.
- Ability to work cooperatively and support other members of a team.
- Flexible, patient and detail-oriented. Able to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining and prioritizing workflow under demanding volume.
- Experienced in writing and maintaining case notes.
Mandated Reporter
Every employee complies with Welfare & Institutions Code (W&I) section 15630(a) California law (mandated reporter) requiring them to report known or suspected abuse of dependent adults or elders, immediately by telephone or as soon as practically possible, and by written report with two (2) working days (W&I) section 15630(b).
Confidentiality
Every employee protects and secures confidential personal information related to our staff, home care providers, and consumers.
COVID-19
All staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and able to submit proof. A reasonable accommodation may be requested.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
The IHSS Public Authority is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. The IHSS Public Authority prohibits discrimination and harassment based on the following characteristics: race, color, caste, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic conditions), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, medical leave or other types of protected leave (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other characteristic protected by state or federal antidiscrimination law covering employment.
Reasonable Accommodation & Disability
We strive to make a healthy, productive work environment for all. Reasonable accommodation(s) to qualified individuals with disabilities are available as part of the application and interview processes. If accommodations are needed as part of the application or interview process, or workplace accommodations are needed after a job offer is made, please contact Human Resources at (415) 593-8114.
Benefits
SFIHSSPA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, pre-tax commuter benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), flexible spending account (FSA), 401k with 3% employer contribution, and generous paid vacation and sick time pro-rated based on a 40-hour work week.
People with Disabilities at the San Francisco IHSS Public Authority
The San Francisco In-Home Supportive Service Public Authority recognizes the value of having significant representation of people with disabilities in all units and at all levels of staff and management. For this reason, the Public Authority strongly encourages applications for employment from people with disabilities. To maximize flexibility related to benefits, the agency has adopted a "cafeteria" benefits plan. The Public Authority provides several health care plans and dental options for employees working 75% time or more. All employees with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation (as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act and California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Act.).
How to Apply
The San Francisco In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority is an Equal Opportunity employer. We actively seek applications from people with disabilities, seniors, women, and people of color.
To be considered for this position, upload your resumé and cover letter of no more than two pages to the PA Job Application page.