County Caseworker 1 (Local Government) - Lebanon County C&Y

THE POSITION

NOTE : THIS IS A REPOSTING OF CSSC-2025-36212-L0623 WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OPEN FROM NOVEMBER 5, 2025 TO NOVEMBER 18, 2025. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY.

If you have an interest in helping children, youth and families, then we may have the position for you! Lebanon County Children & Youth Services is actively seeking a Caseworker to round out our staff. You will provide a variety of child abuse and neglect services including investigations, in-home services, and placement services. These are challenging and very rewarding positions.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This is a professional social work position in a County Children and Youth Agency. An employee in this position provides a full range of social and case management services to children, youth, and families. This includes the investigation of child abuse and neglect cases, providing in-home services to families, and performing placement services. An important aspect of this work is the employment of casework skills in obtaining essential information, counseling children and members of their families, and helping them to utilize all available resources. Work also involves the application of problem solving techniques, monitoring client behavior, and interacting with agencies within the social services network. Work is performed in accordance with established laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, but employees are expected to exercise initiative and judgment in discharging their duties. The employee is responsible for the integrity and accuracy of all documents and reports created in the course of providing these case management services.

Work Schedule and Additional Information :

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 8 : 00 AM to 4 : 30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30 minute lunch.

On-call rotation, overtime as needed.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements :

Other Requirements :

Legal Requirements :

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 :

Veterans :

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) :

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.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

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.

Your results will be provided via email.