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

The Position

Do you have a passion to help others, especially the older Pennsylvania population? If so, the Schuylkill County Office of Senior Services, your local Area Agency on Aging, would like to talk to you!

This Aging Care Manager 3 role works as part of our Protective Services team. We support individuals who are unable to carry out the activities of daily living, manage their own resources, or protect themselves from abuse, neglect, or exploitation by providing case management and intervention to improve their living situations. Apply now to share your professional skills providing protective services, social services, and service referrals for older adults and make a difference with us!

In this Aging Care Manager 3 position, you will receive and investigate reports of neglect and abuse of the elderly, perform intensive care management and advocacy, and provide professional guidance about protective services. Your specialized duties and independent judgment in achieving objectives will ensure critical support and intervention are provided within strict time frames needed to protect our elderly and aging neighbors.

• Specialized Casework:
  Perform intensive care management duties for individuals in high-risk circumstances; conduct assessments; develop and establish care plans to stabilize clients effectively.
• Conduct Investigations:
  Thoroughly investigate circumstances of clients who need protection from abuse, exploitation, abandonment, or self-neglect; recommend cases for court intervention when necessary.
• Complete Documentation:
  Independently document all actions in databases within required time frames while paying close attention to detail.
• Coordinate
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work effectively with and gather information from clients and other people involved; regularly coordinate with physicians, community agencies, financial institutions, hospitals, nursing homes, personal care homes, and others to get clients evaluated and linked with the services they need.
• Provide Guidance:
  Advise staff and the public in specialized areas such as legal, medical, privacy laws, rules, and regulations as they relate to protective service clients.
• High-Stakes Support:
  Testify in court; respond to client emergencies.

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week.
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Periodic on-call hours when required. Some training would be out of county and may require overnight stay.
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.

• One year as an Aging Care Manager 2 or Aging Program Assessor; or
• One and one-half years of professional human services, law enforcement, 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 which includes six months of professional human services, law enforcement, or nursing experience.

• 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 Schuylkill County. If no eligible candidates who live within Schuylkill 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 medical examination and a drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
• Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
• 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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