Aging Care Manager 1 (Local Government) - Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging

Aging Care Manager 1

If you have a passion for working with the older adult population, apply here! You will make a difference in someone's life by the work you do!

At the Lackawanna County Department of Aging, we are hiring an Aging Care Manager
1. This role is trained to conduct Protective Service assessments and investigations, develop effective care plans, and collaborate across teams to ensure consumer needs are met. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for older adults by providing them with access to a range of community and home-based services. Take the next step in your career with a team that is dedicated to empowering and advocating for the rights of older adults while supporting their family and other caregivers!

Aging Care Managers are trained to assess the needs of older adults; develop and implement care plans; and provide advocacy, ongoing care management, and key services to protect consumers from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment. As an Aging Care Manager 1, you will learn and perform the following duties:

• Care Management: Assess consumer needs, develop and implement care plans to stabilize consumers in their living environment or arrange for a better daily situation
• Protective Service Investigations: Conduct interviews, obtain relevant documents, and use standardized assessment forms to analyze facts, recognize when a consumer is at risk, and initiate appropriate steps to provide protection
• Home Visits: Travel to each consumer's home to verify their safety and welfare, provide connections to available resources, and measure progress toward goals
• Collaboration: Work with consumers, their families, other providers, and law enforcement to complete investigations and support consumer well-being
• Documentation: Record case information and activities accurately, in a timely manner, and according to agency policy and procedures

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• You must be able to travel to areas that may or may not be accessible by public transportation.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years as an Aging Case Aide 2; or
• A bachelor's degree which includes or is supplemented by twelve (12) credits in social sciences, behavioral sciences, human services, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree/credits.

Other Requirements:

• 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.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Lackawanna County. If no eligible candidates who live within Lackawanna County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act. Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
• 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.

• 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.

Benefit packages are determined by the county and may vary. Please contact the applicable county human resource office directly to inquire about a specific benefit package.