County Caseworker 2 (Local Government) - Lycoming County C&Y

Description of Work

This position focuses on assessing service referrals and ensuring safety for families entering the child welfare system.

Responsibilities

• Referral Processing: Review service requests and determine appropriate actions
• Family Assessment: Conduct short term evaluations through interviews, home visits and collateral contacts
• Safety Checks: Complete required in home visits to evaluate safety, permanency and well being
• Risk Determination: Assess risks of harm and begin protective steps when safety cannot be ensured
• Record Keeping: Document contacts and service activities in State or Joinder systems
• Client Support: Help clients apply strengths and resources to meet personal and family needs

Schedule

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• 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.

Other Requirements:

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

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports
• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening

Exam Information

Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam). Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. Your score is valid for this specific posting only. You must provide complete and accurate information or your score may be lower than deserved or you may be disqualified. You may only apply/test once for this posting. Your results will be provided via email.

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