Child Welfare Caseworker I: Help Families Thrive

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Mifflin County Children and Youth is hiring a County Caseworker 1 to support families and protect children through direct assistance, monitoring, and coordination of services. The role emphasizes safeguarding child welfare and promoting family stability in the Lewistown area.

You will perform initial action plans, conduct visits, review cases, and coordinate reunification or permanency efforts as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: two years as County Social Services Aide 3 and two years of college-level coursework including 12 credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, or related social sciences; or a bachelor's degree with 12 credits in those fields; or any equivalent combination with one year of paraprofessional case management experience.

Responsibilities

• Initial Action plans on new intake calls.
• Follow-up visits and case reviews.
• Investigate CPS reports to ensure child safety.
• Coordinate services to stabilize and strengthen families.
• Monitor progress toward reunification when possible.
• Support permanency options for children if reunification is not possible.

Skills

Two years of experience

Paraprofessional case management

Education

Bachelor's degree with social science credits

Two years of college coursework in sociology/social sciences

Equivalent combination with experience

Job description

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Mifflin County Children and Youth is hiring a County Caseworker 1 to support families and protect children through direct assistance, monitoring, and coordination of services. The role emphasizes safeguarding child welfare and promoting family stability in the Lewistown area.

You will perform initial action plans, conduct visits, review cases, and coordinate reunification or permanency efforts as needed.