County Casework Supervisor (Local Government)
Job details
- Location
- Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $63,386/yr
- Posted
- 2 days ago
- Apply on
- governmentjobs.com
About this role
About the Department
Make a lasting impact as a County Casework Supervisor with Columbia County Children & Youth Services. In this leadership role, you guide caseworkers, support families during challenging situations, and help ensure children receive the services they need. Each day brings opportunities to mentor staff, solve complex problems, and strengthen community partnerships. Join a team that is committed to improving lives and building brighter futures.
Position Duties
The County Casework Supervisor provides leadership, guidance, and direct support for casework services involving children, youth, and families. This role oversees staff activities, assists with difficult cases, and works with community partners to promote effective service delivery. As a County Casework Supervisor, you will perform the following duties:
- Staff Supervision: Assign casework, review documentation and service plans, and ensure work meets policy requirements and client needs
- Policy Guidance: Explain policies, programs, and procedures to employees, agencies, community leaders, and interested individuals
- Crisis Intervention: Handle difficult cases, conduct investigations, assess risk, make recommendations, and connect clients with needed services
- Service Coordination: Communicate with attorneys, social service professionals, and foster parents to improve service delivery and collaboration
- Community Outreach: Represent the agency, provide education to community organizations and the public, and participate on committees addressing social service issues
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-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 Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Two years of professional experience in public or private social work and a bachelor's degree with major course work 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.
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:
- 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.
Other Qualifications
- 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.
Benefits
Benefit packages are determined by the county and may vary. Please contact the applicable county human resource office directly to inquire about a specific benefit package.
Supplemental Questions
- 2 or more years
- 1 year but less than 2 years
- Less than 1 year
- None
If you are claiming credits/degree, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s) for this education to be considered in the eligibility decision. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You must attach your transcript(s) prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a transcript(s) to the application after it has been submitted.
If you answer "Yes" to this question based on education acquired outside of the United States, you must upload a copy of your foreign credential evaluation report. We can only accept foreign credential evaluations from organizations that are members of the National Association of Credential Services (NACES). A list of current NACES members can be found by visiting www.naces.org and clicking the Evaluation Services Link.
You must attach your documentation prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a document to the application after it has been submitted.
- Yes
- No
If you are claiming credits/degree, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s) for this education to be considered in the eligibility decision. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You must attach your transcript(s) prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a transcript(s) to the application after it has been submitted.
If your education was acquired outside of the United States, you must upload a copy of your foreign credential evaluation report. We can only accept foreign credential evaluations from organizations that are members of the National Association of Credential Services (NACES). A list of current NACES members can be found by visiting www.naces.org and clicking the Evaluation Services Link.
You must attach your documentation prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a document to the application after it has been submitted.
- 30 credits or more
- Less than 30 credits
- None
All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty. If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.
Read each work behavior carefully. Determine and select which "Level of Performance" most closely represents your highest level of experience/training. List the employer(s)/training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience/training. The "Level of Performance" you choose for each work behavior must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered. In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.
If you have read and understand these instructions, please click on the "Yes" button and proceed to the exam questions.
If you have general questions regarding the application and hiring process, please refer to our FAQ page.- Yes
Levels of Performance
Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.- A. I have experience performing all of the following five aspects of this work behavior: 1) planning and assigning work to subordinates, 2) monitoring and reviewing work for accuracy, 3) managing employee schedules, 4) attending, facilitating, and participating in meetings, conferences, and training programs, AND 5) ensuring all staff received mandatory training and any other relevant training.
- B. I have experience performing at least two of the following five aspects of this work behavior: 1) planning and assigning work to subordinates, 2) monitoring and reviewing work for accuracy, 3) managing employee schedules, 4) attending, facilitating, and participating in meetings, conferences, and training programs, OR 5) ensuring all staff received mandatory training and any other relevant training.
- C. I have successfully completed college-level education or formal training related to this work behavior such as supervisory development courses, labor relations, or human resource management.
- D. I have NO experience or training related to this work behavior.
- The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience
- The specific duties you performed related to supervision
- Your level of responsibility
- Training Source
- Course Titles
- Credits/Clock Hours
Levels of Performance
Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.- A. I have experience overseeing and monitoring coordination of care within the CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES system in collaboration with provider agencies by providing direction to staff; AND I was responsible for providing follow-up.
- B. I have experience overseeing and monitoring coordination of care within ANY social service program in collaboration with provider agencies by providing direction to staff; AND I was responsible for providing follow-up.
- C. I have experience as PART OF A TEAM providing coordination of care within any social service program in collaboration with provider agencies. My duties included conducting meetings with providers, treatment teams, and consumers; and contacting staff at social service agencies, hospitals, clinics, etc. to obtain information about services offered, new resources that may be available, or services needed by consumers.
- D. I have successfully completed college-level education related to this work behavior such as fundamentals of service provision and cross system collaboration.
- E. I have NO experience or education related to this work behavior.
- The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience
- The type(s) of programs you provided coordination of care
- The actual duties you performed
- Your level of responsibility
- College/University
- Course Title
- Credits/Clock Hours
- A. I have experience providing case management AND counseling services to children, youth, and family members to help them cope with life situations, crises, and/or explore methods of adjusting to, modifying, or improving personal and social functioning.
- B. I have experience providing case management OR counseling services in ANY social service area to help them cope with life situations, crises, and/or explore methods of adjusting to, modifying, or improving personal and social functioning.
- C. I have successfully completed college-level coursework related to this work behavior such as counseling, sociology, psychology, or social welfare.
- D. I have NO experience or education related to this work behavior
- The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience
- The type(s) of social service areas you provided case management and/or counseling services
- The actual duties you performed
- Your level of responsibility
- College/University
- Course Title
- Credits/Clock Hours
Levels of Performance
Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.- A. I have experience preparing narrative or statistical reports, case summaries, letters, and other documents. I was responsible for the final documents.
- B. I have experience preparing PORTIONS of narrative or statistical reports; however, I was not responsible for the final version of the report. I have experience preparing case summaries, letters, and other documents and I was responsible for the final version of these documents.
- C. I have successfully completed college-level coursework related to this work behavior such as communications, statistical analysis, or English composition.
- D. I have NO experience or education related to this work behavior.
- The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience
- The type(s) of reports (or other correspondence) you prepared
- Your level of responsibility
- College/University
- Course Title
- Credits/Clock Hours
Required Question
Agency Information
EmployerCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaAddress 613 North StreetHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120 Website http://www.employment.pa.gov