Employment Opportunity

Aging Care Manager 2 (Assessor/PS)

Grade 11

(Local Government)

Starting Salary – $36,509

+ $275/week periodic on-call pay

Benefits including Health Insurance, Paid time off and Retirement Plan

Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging

Work for an agency that provides valuable services to people 60 years of age and over-one of the fastest growing segments of the population.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK – Responsibilities include – Assessor Functions – This will involve a comprehensive assessment of individuals applying for the aging waiver program, placement in a personal care or a nursing home OR those who have exhausted private nursing home funds and need to convert to Medical Assistant payments. For Protective Services, Care manager will investigate cases of financial exploitation, neglect, abuse, and abandonment as assigned.  This will include work outside normal working hours on an on-call basis.  Training and certification will be provided as necessary.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Must meet PA residency requirement.
• Six months of experience as an Aging Care Manager 1, County Caseworker 1 or County Social Casework Intern; OR 1 year of experience in public or private social work and a bachelor's degree which includes or is supplemented by 12 college-level credit hours in sociology, social work/social welfare, psychology, gerontology or other related social sciences; OR a bachelor’s degree with a social work/social welfare major; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training including successful completion of 12 college-level credit hours in sociology, social work/social welfare, psychology, gerontology or other related social sciences.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants will be evaluated and screened by Civil Service on experience and training.  The position is currently posted on the Civil Service web site and will close February 21, 2021.