County Caseworker ; Local Government; Allegheny County C&Y

The County Caseworker 1 position with the Allegheny County Child Welfare Services offers a chance to support families during important times of need. This role helps you grow critical skills while serving your community. You will work with a team that values safety, stability, and strong communication. Start a meaningful career where you make a positive difference each day.

This position provides protective and supportive services for children and families to help improve safety and stability. The work ensures that families receive guidance, resources, and support throughout their involvement with the agency. As a County Caseworker 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Family Support: Provide protective and supportive services for abused or neglected children and their families
• Counseling Services: Offer guidance and counseling to children, families, foster parents, or adoptive parents
• Case Coordination: Work with families from referral through completion of agency involvement
• Crisis Response: Participate in crisis intervention and conferencing to support family safety and planning
• Court Participation: Present case facts and provide testimony in Children Court when required
• Training Completion: Perform duties under supervision during probation and complete required classroom and field training

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 1-hour lunch.
  • Schedules vary and travel is required.
• Various CYF Locations within Allegheny County
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Allegheny County offers a complete benefit package.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, 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.

• 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 email.