Caseworker 2 - CYS

Centre County Government; Bellefonte (Centre County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Centre County Government is seeking a dedicated human services professional to support a caseload of clients and families in our community. You will conduct intake, perform interviews, develop and monitor case plans, and coordinate with community services to meet clients' needs.

The role requires documentation, on-call duties, and occasional home visits or transportation arrangements to appointments. Strong communication and advocacy are essential to protect client safety and well-being while

Qualifications

• Conducts intake and preliminary interviews to determine needs of clients/families.
• Provides support to assigned group of individuals.
• Conducts counseling sessions as needed.
• Investigates allegations, provides advocacy, and assesses degree of risk to client.
• Develops and implements case plans for client based on needs.
• Provides for necessary arrangements according to client's needs; contacts other community services/agencies as necessary.
• Arranges transportation for clients' appointments.
• Testifies in court if necessary regarding clients' needs.
• Maintains accurate documentation and records on clients and their progress.
• Prepares required reports as mandated by federal, state, or County policies and procedures.
• Mades home visits to clients as necessary.
• Performs emergency on-call duty.
• Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Conducts intake and preliminary interviews to determine needs of clients/families.
• Provides support to assigned group of individuals.
• Conducts counseling sessions as needed.
• Investigates allegations, provides advocacy, and assesses degree of risk to client.
• Develops and implements case plans for client based on needs.
• Provides for necessary arrangements according to client's needs; contacts other community services/agencies as necessary.
• Arranges transportation for clients' appointments.
• Testifies in court if necessary regarding clients' needs.
• Maintains accurate documentation and records on clients and their progress.
• Prepares required reports as mandated by federal, state, or County policies and procedures.
• Makes home visits to clients as necessary.
• Performs emergency on-call duty.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

• Conducts intake and preliminary interviews to determine needs of clients/families.
• Provides support to assigned group of individuals.
• Conducts counseling sessions as needed.
• Investigates allegations, provides advocacy, and assesses degree of risk to client.
• Develops and implements case plans for client based on needs.
• Provides for necessary arrangements according to client's needs; contacts other community services/agencies as necessary.
• Arranges transportation for clients' appointments.
• Testifies in court if necessary regarding clients' needs.
• Maintains accurate documentation and records on clients and their progress.
• Prepares required reports as mandated by federal, state, or County policies and procedures.
• Makes home visits to clients as necessary.
• Performs emergency on-call duty.
• Other duties as assigned.