Job Description

Posting number: CS-2026-53942-31421

Department: Department of Human Services

Division: HS Sel Ctr

Job classification: Residential Services Aide

Posting type: SCSC E&T Vacancy

Categories: Social Services, Rehabilitation Services

Join Selinsgrove Center as a Residential Services Aide and help provide meaningful care to individuals who rely on daily support. If you are interested in serving Pennsylvania's most vulnerable citizens, this full-time role offers an encouraging place to grow your skills. Selinsgrove Center is conveniently located near the Borough of Selinsgrove, Selinsgrove Area Schools, and Susquehanna University. Come join us and start your career in public service today!

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Examples of duties

This position focuses on assisting residential staff with providing treatment, training, and daily supports to individuals at Selinsgrove Center. The role emphasizes teamwork, communication, and consistent delivery of services that follow each individual's plan. As a Residential Services Aide, you will perform the following duties:

• Plan Development: Assist with completing portions of assessments and training plans to support individual needs
• Active Treatment: Carry out assigned training plans and procedures to help individuals build daily living skills
• Progress Monitoring: Record and report information to support updates to each individual's treatment plan
• Team Interaction: Share observations and communicate skill strengths and need areas with interdisciplinary team members
• Environmental Support: Help enhance living areas through selection, placement, and upkeep of personal items and equipment
• Role Modeling: Promote dignity, privacy, and rights while following all policies and procedures

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Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are available on the following shifts, with rotating break days and every 3rd weekend off:
  • 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM (1st shift), with a 30-minute lunch
  • 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM (2nd shift), with a 30-minute lunch
• Overtime and travel as operationally necessary
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $43,376.00 (before taxes).
• FREE parking!
• 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:

• Successful completion of the Aide Trainee program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) ; or
• Six months of paid experience in the care, activities, and personal guidance of individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and 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.

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).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing dateLate 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.