County Caseworker 2 (Local Government) - Allegheny County C&Y (Multiple Vacancies)

As a County Caseworker 2 with Allegheny County Children & Youth Services, you will help families work through challenges and build stronger foundations. This role offers meaningful, people-centered work that changes lives every day. You will be part of a supportive agency that believes in teamwork, growth, and community. Use your skills to lift up children and families when they need it most.

This role focuses on supporting families from the moment they are referred to the agency until their involvement ends. The position centers on investigation, planning, service coordination, and documentation to ensure child safety and family progress. As a County Caseworker 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Investigative Work: Conduct interviews, visits, and record reviews to assess child safety and determine service needs
• Family Planning: Lead conferencing processes, prepare families, and guide teams in building effective Family Plans
• Court Preparation: Develop reports, petitions, and testimony materials required for hearings and legal proceedings
• Case Documentation: Maintain accurate records and enter case information in required systems according to regulations
• Service Coordination: Connect families with supports, monitor progress, and provide crisis intervention when necessary
• Child Supervision: Oversee children in placement and maintain contact with families, foster caregivers, and service partners

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 1-hour lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 2 days per week after 6 months of employment. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
  
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Six months of experience as a County Caseworker 1; or
• Successful completion of the County Social Casework Intern program; or
• A bachelor's degree with a social welfare major; or
• A bachelor's degree which includes or is supplemented by 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences and one year of professional social casework experience in a public or private social service agency; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within two months of graduating with a qualifying degree/credits.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.

• This particular position also requires you to possess a valid driver's license which is not under suspension.

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.

  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.