Aging Care Manager ; Local Government - Cambria County Area Agency Aging

THE POSITION

Aging Care Manager 1 is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of older adults. This role with the Cambria County Area Agency on Aging offers training to develop your professional abilities while you provide assessment, care coordination, and supportive services to older individuals who are unable to fully meet their own needs. Apply now to begin a meaningful career that that helps people maintain their independence, dignity, and quality of life while remaining safely in their homes and communities.

This position includes a comprehensive training program designed to equip employees with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully manage care services for older adults. Training covers the methods, procedures, regulations, and policies that govern the Area Agency on Aging and its programs, while work supports consumers served by Personal Care Homes, Domiciliary Care Homes, and Waivers. As an Aging Care Manager 1, you will participate in the following duties and opportunities:

• Assessment
  
  Activities:
  
  Complete timely annual and bi-annual recertifications and assessments, maintain lists, send advance notices to providers, and help consumers prepare and submit eligibility forms
• Care Management:
  Develop care plans, link consumers with appropriate service agencies and care placements, enter service details into required systems, and conduct routine visits and monitoring to ensure compliance with regulations and care plan effectiveness
• Consumer Support:
  Explain regulations, policies, and programs as well as provide counseling on available services to consumers, their families, and community members
• Formal and On-the-Job Training:
  Participate in individual coaching, group instruction, case reviews, professional reading, training sessions, and ongoing supervision to support your continued growth and success in the role
• Professional Development:
  As experience is gained and proficiency is demonstrated, employees are assigned progressively more complex responsibilities, provided with increased independence in judgment and decision-making, and earn eligibility for promotions over time

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• 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.

• 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

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

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical exam and 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, 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.

• 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.

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