County Social Services Aide ; Local Government

McKean County Department of Human Services employs a County Social Services Aide 1 to support caseworkers and ensure smooth daily operations across the agency. The role includes the following duties:

• Transportation Support: Provide safe, reliable rides for children and families to scheduled appointments.
• Visit Assistance: Observe and document supervised visits between parents and children.
• Family Support: Assist clients in accessing community services directed by casework staff.
• Administrative Assistance: Complete logs, organize case files, and handle routine clerical tasks such as copying and data entry.
• Court Support: Assist with transportation and tasks related to court-ordered services.

• Full‑time employment.
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday–Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch break.
• Occasional nights, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Telework: Not available for this position.
• Salary: Starting salary may be non‑negotiable in some cases.

• Minimum:
  Graduation from high school, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Must meet the PA residency requirement.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Conditional offer of employment requires 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.

• According to Pennsylvania law, qualified veterans receive employment preference for many state and local government jobs.

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.