Job Description
Posting number: CS-2026-58796-L0623
Department: Local Government
Division: HS Lycoming Co Child Welfare S
Job classification: County Caseworker 1 (Local Government)
Posting type: SCSC E&T Vacancy
Categories: Social Services
Summary
Join the Department of Human Services as a County Caseworker 1 and support children and families in the Lycoming County Child Welfare Office. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to help families stay safe and connected. You will learn important skills while working directly with people in need. Step into a position where your care and commitment make a real impact every day.
Examples of duties
This position focuses on assessing requests for services, supporting families, and helping ensure the safety of children in Lycoming County. The work involves gathering information, evaluating needs, and coordinating resources to support child welfare goals. As a County Caseworker 1, you will perform the following duties:
- Referral Assessment: Receive and evaluate requests for services to determine appropriate steps for families
- Family Evaluation: Conduct short term assessments through interviews and home visits to identify needs
- Safety Assurance: Monitor children through required contacts to ensure safety, stability and wellbeing
- Case Documentation: Maintain case records and enter information into required systems to support service planning
- Resource Coordination: Help families access services and provide transportation when appropriate
- Client Engagement: Work with clients to build strengths and connect them with needed supports
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment.
- Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Two years of experience as a County Social Services Aide 3 and two years of college level course work which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences; or
- A bachelor's degree which includes or is supplemented by successful completion of 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences; or
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences and one year of experience as a County Social Services Aide 3 or in a similar position performing paraprofessional case management functions.
- Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within two months of graduating with a qualifying degree/credits.
Other Requirements:
Legal Requirements:
- A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports at your expense. See hiring agency contact information.
- A conditional offer of employment will require successful completion of a drug screening,
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 www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 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.
Supplemental information
- Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
- Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:
- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
You may only apply/test once for this posting.
Your results will be provided via email.
