County Caseworker 1 - Honesdale, United States - Wayne County

Wayne County

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Honesdale, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Part time

Description

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This part-time, 10-month position is responsible for performing Student Assistance Program (SAP) duties by planning and implementing prevention and intervention programs for schools and the community, as well as consulting and educating school personnel, students and parents.

As an SAP liaison, you are an integral part of our team as you help identify students who are at risk, evaluate their needs and eliminate the barriers that hinder their learning progress.

In addition, this person will be responsible for facilitating and initiating behavioral health case management services for children and adolescents and their families by planning, developing and participating in programs and attending SAP meetings.

This is in accordance with the needs identified through program requests, the general public, other services providers, representatives of special interest groups, and law enforcement and court related personnel.

You will be responsible to evaluate in-coming materials prior to presentation and prepare the distribution of evaluation surveys.

As a caseworker, you will co-facilitate SAP group meetings within the schools and complete SAP pre-assessments as necessary. Coordinates with BHIDEI intake, CASSP, Blended Case management and participates in team meetings as needed. You will serve and participate in agency/county initiatives such as suicide prevention and cross-system education.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

Parttime employment, 1520 hours per week.
Work hours are 7:30 AM 1:00 PM, Monday-Friday.
This is a 10 month, parttime position that follows the school calendar.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

Two years of experience as a County Social Services Aide 3 and two years of college level course work which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences;
or:
A bachelor's degree which includes or is supplemented by successful completion of 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences;
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 and one year of experience as a County Social Services Aide 3 or in a similar position performing paraprofessional case management functions.
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:

You must pass a background investigation.
A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
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.

Veterans:

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Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

Job Type:
Part-time

Pay:
$17.06 per hour

Expected hours:
per week

Benefits: