County Social Services Aide 1 (LG) - Columbia-Montour-Snyder-Union County (Multiple Vacancies)
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- Location
- Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $35,152/yr
- Posted
- 4 days ago
- Apply on
- governmentjobs.com
About this role
About the Department
Help CMSU fulfill its mission "To participate actively in a community-wide partnership to support residents of Columbia, Montour, Snyder, and Union Counties in achieving independence and personal development in order to enhance their quality of life."
Our team is hiring part-time County Social Services Aide 1s work with our 24-7 Crisis Residential Program. This is a short-term alternative to hospitalization for anyone experiencing an acute crisis. If you want to help people find the community support and internal resources they need to make it through their darkest days, we want to hear from you.
Position Duties
This position provides support to guests and clients during interview, intake, arrival, and departure with our 24-7 Crisis Residential Program. As a part-time County Social Services Aide 1, you will perform the following duties:
- Help Develop Plans: Talk to individuals to help them come up with crisis plans and post-crisis plans such as Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and Personal Medicine
- Teach New Skills: Work with guests to help them learn and practice recovery oriented coping skills during their stay at our facility
- Aid Daily Living: Assist guests with activities of daily living such as budgeting, nutrition, and meeting their other health and life needs
- Support Guest Comfort: Contribute to maintaining a clear, safe, and secure environment for our guests
- Receive Training: Participate in continuing education activities and meetings
- Act with Integrity: Adhere to all laws, regulations, rules, and policies related to outpatient recovery, confidentiality, and agency standards
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Part-time employment
- Work hours vary. Work includes different shifts as well as various start and end times.
- A shift differential is available for those working a night shift.
- 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:
- Graduation from high school; or
- Any equivalent combination of training and 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.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
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
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 question 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 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
Assist clients/residents and their families with activities of daily living (such as family budgeting, marketing, housekeeping standards, personal health and hygiene, nutrition, food preparation and storage, care of clothing and use of resources), direct clients/residents in areas of childcare, and supervise interactions between children and parents per the caseworker.
Level of Performance
I have experience assisting others in any activities of daily living (such as those listed above), areas of childcare, or supervising children and parent interactions. If you have no experience with any of these items, select "No".
- Yes
- No
Provide transportation for clients to medical, dental, and other needed services, including the transport to foster homes or other facilities; assist clients/residents with making appointments for services needed; arrange for transportation or give the client/resident appropriate travel directions to appointments to ensure appointments are kept; and supervise the attendance and monitor the behavior of children during appointments and visits.
Level of Performance
I have experience providing transportation for clients to appointments, services, or facilities; assisting clients with making appointments; arranging for transportation for clients; or supervising children during appointments. If you have no experience with any of these items, select "No".
- Yes
- No
I have successfully completed college-level coursework in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences. If you have no college coursework, select "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 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
- College/University
- Course Title(s)
- Credits/Clock Hours
Required Question
Agency Information
EmployerCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaAddress 613 North StreetHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120 Website http://www.employment.pa.gov