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 timeframes needed to protect our elderly and aging neighbors. Responsibilities in this role include:
- 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
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- 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.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- 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.
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.
- 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.
Legal Requirements:
- 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.
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.
- 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.