County Caseworker 2 - Wayne County, PA, United States - Commonwealth of PA

Commonwealth of PA
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Wayne County, PA, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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THE POSITION:

Wayne County MH/ID has an immediate opening for a County Caseworker 2 position. Do you find it rewarding to make an impact in someone's life? Are you interested in becoming an advocate to ensure that people with behavioral health needs are being heard and achieving their full potential in life?


DESCRIPTION OF WORK:


In this position you will be responsible for case management services, including maintaining close contact with consumer families and service providers in order to evaluate and document treatment being provided and progress in meeting identified goals of treatment.

May serve as a lead worker for professional staff and student interns and advocate for referral for collateral/supportive services in order to meet clients' needs in areas other than behavioral health, including but not limited to economic, health, physical or vocational needs.

Provide frequent direct contact and treatment at least biweekly, or more often as needed by the consumer. Provide crisis intervention and emergency services as needed to the blended consumers. Provides 24 hour / 7 days per week on-call coverage on a rotating basis.

Obtains information from consumers, members of their families and others necessary for the identification of social, economic, emotional, health or physical problems and for assisting consumers in obtaining a wide variety of services on the basis of establishing policy, regulations and statutes.


Work Schedule and Additional Information:


  • Fulltime employment.
  • Work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday
  • Friday, with a 1hour lunch.
  • On call coverage on a rotating schedule.
  • Occasional overnight and out of county travel.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY:


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:


  • 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.

How to Apply:


Veterans:


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.


EXAMINATION INFORMATION:


  • Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
  • You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.

  • You may only apply/test
    once for this posting.
Benefit packages are determined by the county and may vary. Please contact the applicable county human resource office directly to inquire about a specific benefit package.
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