Caseworker Cya - Lancaster, United States - Lancaster County, PA

Lancaster County, PA

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Lancaster, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Position Summary:

Discover a rewarding career with us

Our full-time positions come with an array of excellent benefits including comprehensive healthcare coverage, a pension plan, flexible spending accounts and even a student loan reimbursement program.

At Lancaster County, we understand the importance of work-life balance.

That's why we offer paid time off for sick, vacation and holidays, an employee assistance program, and family medical leave.

Lancaster County Children & Youth Social Service Agency is seeking professional individuals to join our Casework team in their Permanency Department.

The Lancaster County Children and Youth Social Service Agency is a public child welfare agency mandated to provide protection services to Lancaster County's children and their families.

The Agency investigates all reports of child abuse and neglect and provides intervention services to address safety threats and risk factors and stabilize the family.

The Agency's mission is to address the safety, permanency and well-being of children and youth at risk of abuse and neglect.

Permanency Division:

This is a casework position with the Permanency department of the Lancaster County Children & Youth Agency.

The caseworker supervises, coordinates, and provides services to families of children who are placed in kinship homes, resource homes, group homes and residential facilities.

Many of the youth have had various acting out behaviors ranging from truancy, sexual abuse, and neglect to violence against other people.

Many of the parents exhibit multiple challenges in functioning as parents or in managing their own lives.

With the assistance of the supervisor, the caseworker is required to prioritize activities to fulfill the demands of the job and maintain quality services to all clients.

For all cases, the caseworker is responsible for creating and implementing written, court-approved case plans for children and their families.

The caseworker is responsible for making referrals for services to complete the tasks on the plans to achieve permanency.

The caseworker supervises clients' progress on their plans, develops written reviews of progress and presents those reviews to the Court.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Six months of experience as a Caseworker Trainee; or

Successful completion of the County Social Caseworker 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, human services, or other related social sciences and one year of professional social casework experience in a public or private social services agency: or,

Any equivalent combination of experiences and training which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, human services, or other related social sciences.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The County of Lancaster offers comprehensive benefits to our employees. Read more about our benefits here.

Lancaster County Government provides Equal Employment Opportunity for all persons regardless of race, religion, age, sex, national origin, genetic information or disability. The County also observes all applicable laws regarding Veterans status. The County reflects this action in all areas of employment and compensation practices and policies. Employment with the County is based upon the ability to perform the job as well as dependability and reliability once an individual is hired._