County Casework Supervisor; Local Government C&Y

Make a lasting impact as a County Casework Supervisor with Columbia County Children & Youth Services. In this leadership role, you guide caseworkers, support families during challenging situations, and help ensure children receive the services they need. Each day brings opportunities to mentor staff, solve complex problems, and strengthen community partnerships. Join a team that is committed to improving lives and building brighter futures.

The County Casework Supervisor provides leadership, guidance, and direct support for casework services involving children, youth, and families. This role oversees staff activities, assists with difficult cases, and works with community partners to promote effective service delivery. As a County Casework Supervisor, you will perform the following duties:

• Staff Supervision
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  Assign casework, review documentation and service plans, and ensure work meets policy requirements and client needs
• Policy Guidance
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  Explain policies, programs, and procedures to employees, agencies, community leaders, and interested individuals
• Crisis Intervention
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  Handle difficult cases, conduct investigations, assess risk, make recommendations, and connect clients with needed services
• Service Coordination
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  Communicate with attorneys, social service professionals, and foster parents to improve service delivery and collaboration
• Community Outreach
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  Represent the agency, provide education to community organizations and the public, and participate on committees addressing social service issues

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework
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  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary
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  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email.

• Two years of professional experience in public or private social work and a bachelor's degree with major course work in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences;
  or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and education which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

• 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.

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