Residential Services Aide - Selinsgrove Center (1st and 2nd Shift)
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- Location
- Selinsgrove or Snyder County
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $43,376 - $57,772/yr
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Apply on
- governmentjobs.com
About this role
About the Department
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!
Watch this video to see how you can make a difference at the Selinsgrove Center!
Position 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
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
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.
Minimum 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.
- 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.
- 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 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
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Health & Wellness
We offer multiple health plans so our employees can choose what works best for themselves and their families. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health coverage, vision, dental, and wellness programs.*
Compensation & Financial Planning
We invest in our employees by providing competitive wages and encouraging financial wellness by offering multiple ways to save money and ensure peace of mind including multiple retirement and investment plan options.
Work/Life Balance
We know there’s more to life than just work! Our generous paid leave benefits include paid vacation, paid sick leave, eight weeks of paid parental leave, military leave, and paid time off for most major U.S. holidays, as well as flexible work schedules and work-from-home opportunities.*
Values and Culture
We believe in the work we do and provide continual opportunities for our employees to grow and contribute to the greater good. As one of the largest employers in the state, we provide opportunities for internal mobility, professional development, and the opportunity to give back by participating in workplace charitable giving.
Employee Perks
Sometimes, it is the little “extras” that make a big difference. Our employees receive special employee-only discounts and rates on a variety of services and memberships.
For more information on all of these Total Rewards benefits, please visit www.employment.pa.gov and click on the benefits box.
*Eligibility rules apply.
Supplemental Questions
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No
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
- A. I have experience instructing AND physically assisting individuals in the performance of basic self-care skills, activities of daily living, rehabilitative activities or exercises, AND recreational activities. The individuals under my care COULD NOT complete these tasks independently.
- B. I have experience instructing individuals in the performance of basic self-care skills, activities of daily living, rehabilitative activities or exercises, AND recreational activities. I provided minimal or no physical assistance to the individuals completing these tasks.
- C. I have experience instructing AND physically assisting individuals in the performance of basic self-care skills, activities of daily living, rehabilitative activities or exercises, OR recreational activities. The individuals under my care COULD NOT complete these tasks independently.
- D. I have experience instructing individuals in the performance of basic self-care skills, activities of daily living, rehabilitative activities or exercises, OR recreational activities. I provided minimal or no physical assistance to the individuals completing these tasks.
- E. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.
- The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
- Your experience instructing or physically assisting individuals with self-care, ADLs, rehabilitative activities/exercises, or recreational activities.
- The level of care or assistance required by the individuals (i.e., complete physical assistance, minimal assistance, or no physical assistance).
- The actual duties you performed and level of responsibility.
- A. I have experience gathering information regarding individuals' care including vital signs, schedules, AND activities. I documented the information in case files.
- B. I have experience gathering information regarding individuals' care including vital signs, schedules, OR activities. I documented the information in case files.
- C. I have experience gathering information regarding individuals' care including vital signs, schedules, OR activities. I provided the information to SOMEONE ELSE who documented it in case files.
- D. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.
- The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
- Your experience gathering information regarding an individual's care.
- The type of information gathered.
- Your experience documenting in case files.
- The actual duties you performed and level of responsibility.
- A. I have experience observing individuals' behaviors to note changes, improvements, or unusual or inappropriate behavior. I met with the interdisciplinary team/team members to discuss concerns regarding an individual's safety and well-being and supports provided.
- B. I have experience observing individuals' behaviors to note changes, improvements, or unusual or inappropriate behavior. I communicated my observations to SOMEONE ELSE who met with the interdisciplinary team/team members to discuss concerns.
- C. I have experience attending interdisciplinary team/team member meetings to report on individuals' progress in meeting goals.
- D. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.
- The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
- Your experience observing individuals' behavior to note changes, improvements, or unusual or inappropriate behavior.
- Your experience meeting with interdisciplinary team/team members to discuss concerns, supports provided, or progress.
- The actual duties you performed and level of responsibility.
Required Question
Agency Information
EmployerCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaAddress 613 North StreetHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120 Website http://www.employment.pa.gov