County Social Services Aide ; Local Government - Independent Living

The Position

Join our caring team in scenic Honesdale, PA, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of families with children. This rewarding position provides parent education, nutrition guidance, life skills, and family support to help families thrive at every stage of life. We offer paid training, opportunities for personal and professional growth, a supportive team environment, and an excellent benefits package.

This role focuses on supporting caseworkers and children through supervision, transportation, documentation, and day-to-day assistance. You will help ensure that agency procedures run smoothly and that children have what they need during appointments and transitions. As a Social Services Aide 1, you will perform the following duties:

Child Supervision:
Supervise and monitor children during appointments, visitation, court events, and approved activities Placement Support:
Assist with admission, placement, and discharge procedures for children in agency custody Home Visit Assistance:
Accompany caseworkers on home visits and report observations about child and family functioning Record Management:
Obtain and maintain medical, dental, vision, immunization, and related records Transportation Tasks:
Transport foster children to visits, school, appointments, and approved activities Resource Coordination:
Support communication between the agency and resource families during placement transitions

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
• Possible travel requiring overnight stays. Possible after-hours appointments for supervised visitation and 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:

• Graduation from high school; or
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience.

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.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require 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.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• 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.

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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,…