MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION BY: April 11, 2025

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates for this position must possess a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a closely related field, including Human Services, Criminal Justice, Psychology, or a major of which a substantial component is working with social service issues. Additionally, one year of casework experience, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities. Must have a valid driver's license, satisfactory pre-employment drug screen, FBI fingerprinting, background check, Child Abuse Clearance and completion of the computer skills testing.

SALARY: $40,518.00 (Grade J)

Summary: This position will function as a Case Manager for Family Centered Services with a caseload of 6-10 families with children at risk of out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect, and/or delinquency or with families whose children are currently placed outside the home. This Case Manager will provide short-term services to families and children to promote positive long-term changes to strengthen and maintain the family unit. Services are offered along a continuum of intensity and duration based on the needs of the family and must be delivered at times that are consistent with these needs, primarily on the site of their natural occurrence. Case Manager will sculpt the service to what the family needs most, and use different techniques and interventions to give them the tools they need to succeed. The case manager will typically work as a team with another FCS staff member.

Essential Functions: The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned. 1. In conjunction with the family, develop a plan to outline the process for working towards positive and measurable change, designing time frames for achievement of objectives and addressing liaison and linkage responsibilities. 2. Provide short-term intensive services to families to promote positive change, including activities to improve parenting skills; household organization; use of praise; time out; task restructuring; parent/child communication/interaction; trauma and stress management. 3. Build support network for the child and his/her family members. 4. Utilize community resources to include assistance to children and family members in identifying and accessing needed services and entitlements, and learning to use community resources. 5. Develop linkages to make maximum use of existing community resources and services. 6. Maintain coordination and brokering with other child serving systems. 7. More . . . See full job description available online at www.clintoncountypa.gov

MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION BY: April 11, 2025

How to apply:  Additional steps are required.  Interested and qualified candidates, please click on "Apply Now," then proceed through screens to this employer's special instructions.  You will be required to *submit cover letter, application, and resume to Clinton County Government's *designated contact person.  Contact name and email address will be provided in special instructions.  *Note: * If you have questions regarding this employer's special instructions and steps required to be considered for this position, please contact PA CareerLink® at 570.893.2963.  To request a printout of the paper application and job description, stop by PA CareerLink®, 8 North Grove Street, Suite C, Lock Haven, PA.  Application and job description are available online at www.clintoncountypa.gov.  MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION BY: April 11, 2025