Protective Services Caseworker

About the role

Early career and experienced human services professionals are encouraged to consider this full-time Protective Services Caseworker position with Liberty Healthcare and the Pennsylvania Adult Protective Services Program. As a Protective Services Caseworker you will actively contribute to the program’s mission to detect, prevent, reduce and eliminate abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of adults living with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Traveling throughout the region with a focus on Greene, Fayette and Washington Counties
• Conducting investigations in residences
• Interviewing individuals and gathering information
• Identifying, mitigating, and eliminating areas of risk to the individual
• Documenting findings and writing reports
• Developing service plans, coordinating services, and managing cases to closure

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in social work, criminal justice or a human service field is preferred but not required if you have experience in one of these areas: Service Coordinator, Supports Coordinator, Program Specialist, or Case Manager roles; Child, Family and Youth Services or Older Adult Protective Services; Behavioral/mental health or developmental disabilities services; Law enforcement (e.g., police, parole, probation); Field-based healthcare or human services roles
• Ability to navigate emotionally challenging situations while exercising compassion and resilience
• Must have your own insured vehicle for travel throughout the region
• Open to recent graduates as well as early career and experienced human service professionals

Benefits

• 30 days of paid time off annually for holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave
• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel
• Formal adult protective services training for new hires
• Opportunities to gain resume‑building experience and advance into leadership roles
• A detailed overview of benefits is available at Liberty Healthcare benefits PDF

Pay

$48,000 per year (paid $23.08 per hour). Opportunities to supplement income through overtime.

Schedule

Field‑based role with a high degree of autonomy, some flexibility in your work schedule, and occasional work into the evening.