Description of Work

This role provides short-term supportive services to families facing child abuse or neglect concerns. The position helps staff and families by offering transportation, guidance, and practical assistance. As a County Social Services Aide 3, you will perform the following duties:

• Family Support: Assist families in meeting basic needs such as food, clothing, housing, and employment resources
• Transportation Help: Provide transportation for clients to appointments, visits, and emergency situations
• Visit Monitoring: Observe family visits and report behaviors, concerns, and progress to staff
• Record Assistance: Pick up and deliver records, letters, and documents for caseworkers and other staff
• Community Contact: Help clients connect with community services and participate in multi-service planning meetings
• Staff Collaboration: Support workers with tasks such as home visits, safety plan monitoring, filing, mailing, or clerical needs

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• One year as a County Social Services Aide 2; or
• Graduation from high school, or its equivalency, and three years of experience in public contact work in a human services agency which included one year of experience in interviewing and obtaining information; or
• An associate's degree in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences, and one year of experience in a human services agency; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements

• This particular position also requires possession of a valid driver’s license which is not under suspension.
• 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

• You must pass a background investigation.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
• 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.

To Apply For This Position

• Go to the web site: employment.pa.gov
• Click on the OPEN JOBS tab
• Click on OPEN TO THE PUBLIC tab
• On the far right of the screen FILTER by location and choose Delaware County.
• Select County Social Services Aide 3.
• A dialog box comes up with job duties.
• If interested, click APPLY
• You will need to create an account.
• Complete application and answer all questions that follow.
• You will have to apply to each job posting separately.
• You will receive an email with an examination score.