Protective Services Caseworker

Hirebridge; Hazleton (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Mileage reimbursement

30 days paid time off

Job summary

Liberty Healthcare has an opening for a Protective Services Caseworker within the Pennsylvania Adult Protective Services Program. This field-based role offers autonomy, travel, and the chance to contribute to safeguarding adults with disabilities.

You will travel across Carbon, Schuylkill, Luzerne counties and surrounding areas, conduct investigations in residences, interview individuals, document findings, and develop service plans to closure, with occasional evening hours and overtime

Responsibilities

• Traveling throughout the region with a focus on Carbon County, Schuylkill County, and Luzerne County and surrounding counties
• Conducting investigations in residences
• Interviewing individuals and gathering information
• Identifying, mitigating, and eliminating areas of risk to the individual
• Documenting findings and writing reports
• Developing service plans, coordinating services, and managing cases to closure
• This is a field-based role that comes with a high degree of autonomy, some flexibility in your work schedule, and occasional work into the evening

Job description

Early career and experienced human services professionals are encouraged to consider an exceptional career opportunity.

A full-time Protective Services Caseworker position is now available with Liberty Healthcare and the Pennsylvania Adult Protective Services Program.

As a Protective Services Caseworker you will actively contribute to the program’s mission which is to detect, prevent, reduce and eliminate abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of adults who are living with disabilities.

Your daily work will involve

• Traveling throughout the region with a focus on Carbon County, Schuylkill County, and Luzerne County and surrounding counties

• Conducting investigations in residences

• Interviewing individuals and gathering information

• Identifying, mitigating, and eliminating areas of risk to the individual

• Documenting findings and writing reports

• Developing service plans, coordinating services, and managing cases to closure

This is a field-based role that comes with a high degree of autonomy, some flexibility in your work schedule, and occasional work into the evening.

You can expect

• $48,000 per year (paid $23.08 per hour)

• Opportunities to supplement income through overtime

• 30 days of paid time off annually for holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave

• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

• Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel

A detailed overview of benefits is available at https://www.libertyhealthcare.com/upload/138.pdf

As a new hire, you will receive formal adult protective services training and over time you will gain outstanding resume building experience.

Dedicated top performers can look forward to opportunities for advancement and consideration of promotion into leadership roles.