County Caseworker ; Local Government; Fayette County MH
Listed on 2026-09-15
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Social Work
Human Services/ Social Work, Family Advocacy & Support Services
THE POSITION
Take on a meaningful career as a County Caseworker 2 with the Department of Human Services. Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration offers an opportunity to help people build stronger, healthier lives. This position lets you help children reach important milestones while supporting parents through each step. Your efforts will strengthen early development and create brighter futures. This is your chance to promote recovery and independence for the youngest members of the community.
THEPOSITION
Take on a meaningful career as a County Caseworker 2 with the Department of Human Services. Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration offers an opportunity to help people build stronger, healthier lives. This position lets you help children reach important milestones while supporting parents through each step. Your efforts will strengthen early development and create brighter futures. This is your chance to promote recovery and independence for the youngest members of the community.
DESCRIPTIONOF WORK
This role focuses on helping young children who are experiencing developmental delays and supporting their families through important early steps.
- Early Screening:
Conduct screenings to identify developmental delays in infants and toddlers - Family Coordination:
Work with families to track progress and plan needed services - Service Support:
Assist families in locating and obtaining early intervention resources - Collaborative Planning:
Coordinate with guardians and professionals to support each child - Progress Tracking:
Monitor developmental outcomes and adjust plans as needed - Support Linking:
Connect individuals to helpful services, resources, and benefits
- Full-time employment.
- Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 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 email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
- 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.
- PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
- This particular position also requires you to possess a valid driver’s license which is not under suspension.
- 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.
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