County Social Services Aide ; Local Government - Independent Living

THE POSITION

Join our caring team in scenic Honesdale, PA, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of families with children. This rewarding position provides parent education, nutrition guidance, life skills, and family support to help families thrive at every stage of life. We offer paid training, opportunities for personal and professional growth, a supportive team environment, and an excellent benefits package.

This role focuses on supporting caseworkers and children through supervision, transportation, documentation, and day‑to‑day assistance. As a Social Services Aide 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Child Supervision: Supervise and monitor children during appointments, visitation, court events, and approved activities.
• Placement Support: Assist with admission, placement, and discharge procedures for children in agency custody.
• Home Visit Assistance: Accompany caseworkers on home visits and report observations about child and family functioning.
• Record Management: Obtain and maintain medical, dental, vision, immunization, and related records.
• Transportation Tasks: Transport foster children to visits, school, appointments, and approved activities.
• Resource Coordination: Support communication between the agency and resource families during placement transitions.

• Full‑time employment.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday–Friday, with 60‑minute lunch.
• Possible travel requiring overnight stays; possible after‑hours appointments for supervised visitation and transportation.
• Telework:
  Telework is not an option in this position.
• Salary:
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Graduation from high school; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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 PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI fingerprint clearance.

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.