County Caseworker ; Local Government - Perry County Children & Youth

Do you have a passion for wanting to help children and their families? Are you interested in improving the lives of others in your community? If so, Perry County Children and Youth would love to have you as part of our dedicated team!

The caseworker in this position provides a full range of social and case management services to children, youth, and families. Performs service planning on intakes, including the completion of intake documentation and determination of risk involved, using approved risk assessment model. Investigates reports of mistreatment and abuse of children and provides for the safety of those children. Performs general protective services including a minimum of monthly home visits with families and development of family service plans.

Performs out-of-home placement duties to include monthly visits and family contacts. Maintains detailed family files and performs related work as required. Completion of the Core Training series for County Caseworkers and Caseworker Certification is preferred.

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 1-hour lunch.
  • Position is included in 24-hour on-call rotation.
• Telework: Y You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Six months of experience as a County Caseworker 1;
  or
• Successful completion of the County Social Casework Intern program;
  or
• A bachelor's degree with a social welfare major;
  or
• A bachelor's degree which includes or is supplemented by 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences and one year of professional social casework experience in a public or private social service agency;
  or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within two months of graduating with a qualifying degree/credits.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

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