Aging Care Manager 3 (Local Government)-Schuylkill County Area Agency on Aging (Multiple Vacancies)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Schuylkill County, PA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

This Aging Care Manager 3 role works as part of the Protective Services team for the Schuylkill County Office of Senior Services, your local Area Agency on Aging. The position supports individuals who are unable to carry out the activities of daily living, manage their own resources, or protect themselves from abuse, neglect, or exploitation by providing case management and intervention to improve their living situations. The role involves providing protective services, social services, and service referrals for older adults.

Requirements

• One year as an Aging Care Manager 2 or Aging Program Assessor; or
• One and one-half years of professional human services, law enforcement, or nursing experience; and a bachelor's degree in social sciences, behavioral sciences, human services, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes six months of professional human services, law enforcement, or nursing experience.
• Meet the PA residency requirement.
• Be able to perform essential job functions.
• Pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and a drug screening.
• Satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
• Satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Schuylkill County.

Responsibilities

• Receive and investigate reports of neglect and abuse of the elderly.
• Perform intensive care management and advocacy.
• Provide professional guidance about protective services.
• Perform intensive care management duties for individuals in high-risk circumstances.
• Conduct assessments.
• Develop and establish care plans to stabilize clients effectively.
• Thoroughly investigate circumstances of clients who need protection from abuse, exploitation, abandonment, or self-neglect.
• Recommend cases for court intervention when necessary.
• Independently document all actions in databases within required time frames while paying close attention to detail.
• Work effectively with and gather information from clients and other people involved.
• Regularly coordinate with physicians, community agencies, financial institutions, hospitals, nursing homes, personal care homes, and others to get clients evaluated and linked with the services they need.
• Advise staff and the public in specialized areas such as legal, medical, privacy laws, rules, and regulations as they relate to protective service clients.
• Testify in court.
• Respond to client emergencies.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level