County Social Services Aide 1 (Local Government) – Blair Co C&Y (Multiple Vacancies) Position Available In Blair, Pennsylvania

County Social Services Aide 1 (Local Government) – Blair Co C&Y (Multiple Vacancies)
Salary
$28,119.00 Annually
Location Blair County, PA
Job Type
Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number

CS-2025-27567-L0620

Department
Local Government
Division
HS Blair Co Child Welfare Serv
Opening Date
06 17 2025
Closing Date
6 30 2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code
L0620
Position Number
Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.
Union
SEIU
Bargaining Unit
LG
Pay Group
LG
Bureau Division Code
88212707
Bureau Division
Blair County Children, Youth & Families
Worksite Address
423 Allegheny Street
City
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Zip Code
16648
Name
Sandra Wharton, Shannon Tucker
Phone
814.693.3130
Email
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POSITION

Are you ambitious, dependable, and interested in a rewarding career that can make a positive difference in day-to-day life events of children and families? If so, Blair County Children, Youth & Families would like you to join our dynamic team as a County Social Services Aide 1. This position provides families with supportive services such as visitation, transportation, and other services that may help address and reduce allegations of abuse and neglect within the family. If you have a passion for helping children and families, we want to talk with you!
OF WORK
As a Social Services Aide 1, you will receive requests from caseworkers to initiate visitation or reunification services. Work begins with contacting all parties involved in the case to establish a suitable time, place, and length of child and family visit. You will have the opportunity to work with families on goal setting, budgeting, homes safety housekeeping, health and wellness, and time management. Ensuring children are living in a safe environment is the goal. Following family interactions, you will be expected to accuratelyplete contact reports.
Other duties to include but not limited to:
Meeting the transportation needs of families in and out of the county
Assisting in coordinating items donated to the agency
ing agencies and assisting in making referrals to relatedmunity programs
Supervising children during hearings and family meetings
Conducting drug testing of clients
Attending meetings, training, seminars, and conferences as required

Work Schedule and Information:

Full-time Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with 30-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 furthermunication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

Graduation from high school; or
Any equivalentbination 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.

Legal Requirements:

You must pass a background investigation.
A conditional offer of will require a drug screening.
This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
Under the Law, a conditional offer of 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 Finger clearance.
How to :
Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained tin 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 toply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about preferences for veterans, go to and click the Veterans’ Preference tab or contact us at .
Telmunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need amodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for amodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal opportunity employer and ismitted 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 .

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

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 provideplete and accurate information or:
your score may be lower than deserved.
you may be disqualified.
You may only test once for this posting.
Your results will be provided via email.
County Social Services Aide 1 (Local Government) – Blair Co C&Y (Multiple Vacancies)