Aging Care Manager ; Local Government

The Aging Care Manager 2 position with the Pike County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) offers a chance to make a real difference in the lives of older adults. This role allows you to guide individuals through challenges and support them in staying safe and independent. You will join a team that values compassion, dedication, and strong community service. If you are ready to support vulnerable residents of Pike County, this opportunity is for you!

This position focuses on assessing needs, coordinating services, and supporting vulnerable older adults as they work to maintain safety and independence. As an Aging Care Manager 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Care Planning: Develop informed care plans based on thorough medical, social, psychological, and functional assessments
• Safety Compliance: Ensure legal and regulatory time frames are met while following all policies, procedures, and statutes
• Investigative Work: Conduct detailed investigations into situations involving possible abuse, exploitation, abandonment, or self neglect
• Service Coordination: Complete referrals, arrange needed services, and monitor follow up to maintain service quality
• Reassessment Tasks: Perform periodic reviews to identify changes in consumer status and adjust support plans accordingly
• Advisory Support: Provide guidance to staff and the public on legal, medical, and privacy matters affecting protective service consumers

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• There are on call requirements with this position.
• 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.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

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

• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

• 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 www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html 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.