County Caseworker 1 (Local Government) - Lycoming County C&Y

THE POSITION

County Caseworker 1 positions with Lycoming County Children and Youth Services offer a chance to make a meaningful difference every day. This role allows you to support families during challenging moments while building a foundation for long-term well-being. You will join a dedicated team that values compassion, teamwork, and steady growth. Step into a career where your efforts help create safer and stronger communities.

This position focuses on assessing requests and referrals for services and ensuring safety for children within assigned families. As a County Caseworker 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Referral Assessment:
  Evaluate incoming service requests and referrals to determine needs
• Family Evaluation:
  Complete short term family assessments through interviews and contacts
• Safety Monitoring:
  Conduct required in-home visits to check safety, permanency and well being
• Risk Assessment:
  Identify initial and ongoing risks of harm and act when safety cannot be assured
• Documentation Management:
  Maintain case records and enter required information into State or Joinder systems
• Client Support:
  Help clients use strengths and resources to meet health, emotional and economic needs

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via e-mail. Check your e-mail, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

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.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
• A conditional offer of employment will require successful completion of a drug screening.

• 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• 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.
• Your results will be provided via e-mail.