Aging Care Manager 2

Centre County Government; Bellefonte (Centre County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Centre County Government seeks a dedicated caseworker to assess clients’ overall situations, including abilities, disabilities, and needed resources. You will make referrals to community resources and coordinate needed services with County and external agencies.

You will interpret programs, policies, and procedures to individuals, groups, and agencies, and participate in a 24-hour on-call system for weekends, holidays, and evenings.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Assesses clients' overall situation, including abilities, disabilities, and needed resources.
• Makes referrals to appropriate community resources.
• Coordinates needed services for clients and interacts with County and outside agencies as needed.
• Interprets the program, policies, and procedures to individuals, groups, and agencies.
• Participates in 24-hour on-call system for weekends, holidays, and evenings, as required.
• Formulates, presents, and implements agency presentations and workshops.

Job description

• Assesses clients' overall situation, including abilities, disabilities, and needed resources.
• Makes referrals to appropriate community resources.
• Coordinates needed services for clients and interacts with County and outside agencies as needed.
• Interprets the program, policies, and procedures to individuals, groups, and agencies.
• Participates in 24-hour on-call system for weekends, holidays, and evenings, as required.
• Formulates, presents, and implements agency presentations and workshops.
• Provides information and referral services for persons 60 years and older.
• Takes reports of abuse and investigates those reports under the Older Adult Protective Services Law, for persons 60 years and older. Will testify in court as needed.
• Acts as client advocate in all matters.
• Operates computer and other office equipment as necessary.
• Travels as necessary to meet and/or assist clients and obtain or arrange needed services.
• Prepares social studies, case histories, writes letters, maintains reports, and maintains records.
• Coordinates assigned special programs; trains and supervises any volunteers as necessary.
• Must be able to travel to various locations in the County which may not be accessible by public transportation.
  
  

Essential Job Functions

• Assesses clients' overall situation, including abilities, disabilities, and needed resources.
• Makes referrals to appropriate community resources.
• Coordinates needed services for clients and interacts with County and outside agencies as needed.
• Interprets the program, policies, and procedures to individuals, groups, and agencies.
• Participates in 24-hour on-call system for weekends, holidays, and evenings, as required.
• Formulates, presents, and implements agency presentations and workshops.
• Provides information and referral services for persons 60 years and older.
• Takes reports of abuse and investigates those reports under the Older Adult Protective Services Law, for persons 60 years and older. Will testify in court as needed.
• Acts as client advocate in all matters.
• Operates computer and other office equipment as necessary.
• Travels as necessary to meet and/or assist clients and obtain or arrange needed services.
• Prepares social studies, case histories, writes letters, maintains reports, and maintains records.
• Coordinates assigned special programs; trains and supervises any volunteers as necessary.
• Must be able to travel to various locations in the County which may not be accessible by public transportation.
  
  

Other Duties

• Attends meetings, training, and seminars as necessary.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.