County Casework Supervisor; Local Government - Lebanon County C&Y

If you care deeply about helping children, youth, and families, then we may have the position for you! Lebanon County Children & Youth Services is actively seeking a Casework Supervisor to round out our staff. In this challenging and very rewarding position, you will join our mission to assess and ensure safety, provide permanency, and advocate for the well‑being of all children and youth.

Take the next step in your career with an agency that values compassion, accountability, respect, and empowerment for both our dedicated team and the people we serve!

In this supervisory professional social service position, we will rely on you to directly supervise individual caseworkers, ensure all cases are in full compliance with all state and federal requirements, provide training, and participate in administrative and outreach activities. As a County Casework Supervisor, you will perform the following duties:

• Direct Supervision: Oversee professional caseworkers; conduct meetings to review active placement cases; give guidance suggestions, direction, instruction, and advice with case planning and need for on-going services
• Legal Compliance: Maintain direct knowledge of laws and regulations governing child welfare services; ensure compliance with all State and Federal regulations and Agency policies and procedures; oversee and monitor investigations of suspected child abuse and neglect
• Quality Assurance: Ensure that all required documents and forms are completed timely and that all services are being provided to clients; review and schedule all petitions for Court Reviews
• Foster Parent Training: Oversee and provide training for new foster parents, on-going training for current foster parents, and foster home evaluations and reevaluations
• Needs Based Budget Support: Maintain reports, statistics, data, and summaries to help administrators prepare the unit budget; meet with other community representatives and agencies to ensure we are coordinating appropriate services that meet the needs of children and youth within the community
• Professional Social Service Work: Provide case management and counseling services to children, youth, and family members to help them cope with life situations and crises as well as explore methods of adjusting to, modifying, or improving personal and social functioning

• Full‑time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 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.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of professional experience in public or private social work and a bachelor's degree with major coursework in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences;
  or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and education which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences.

• This particular position also requires a valid driver's license which is not under suspension.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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…