Aging Care Manager ; Local Government; Westmoreland County Area Agency Aging

THE POSITION

Are you a compassionate individual looking for a rewarding career? Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging is seeking a professional full-time Aging Care Manager 2 to help us make a positive impact on the families and communities we serve. Our mission is help older and disabled persons live their lives as independently as their circumstances will allow and in the best possible and desired manner.

Bring your skills and ambition to our team!

This role focuses on protecting adults aged 60 and older who may be at risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or unsafe living conditions. We will rely on you to identify and coordinate services needed support consumers in meeting their social, economic, emotional, health, and physical safety needs.

As an Aging Care Manager 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Caseload Management:
  Maintain a caseload of vulnerable consumers, visit homes, and follow up with each consumer and their formal and informal supports as needed
• Consumer Support:
  Advocate for consumers to help connect each person with the services they need to be safe, stable, and connected to their communities; testify at court proceedings
• Reports of Need Investigation:
  Interview consumers, family members, and other contacts; review relevant records; and evaluate information and apply regulations to determine appropriate next steps
• Protective Service Intervention:
  File emergency petitions, provide referrals for community based services and assessments, and pursue other remedies as warranted by investigative findings
• Professional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work with legal, medical, financial, and other appropriate professionals to reduce hazards, end danger, and stabilize consumers
• Confidential Documentation:
  Maintain case records including intakes, assessments, care plans, correspondence, referrals, and progress notes in accordance with agency policy and directives

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. May be required to be on a standby rotation for off-hours coverage.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. This position combines office and fieldwork. After the initial training and probationary period, telework may be considered on a case-by-case basis. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Six months as an Aging Care Manager 1 or a County Caseworker 1;or
• Successful completion of the County Social Casework Intern program;or
• Six months of professional human services or nursing experience; and a bachelor’s degree in social sciences, behavioral sciences, human services, or a closely related field;or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• 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.
• 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.
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