County Caseworker 1 (Local Government) - Mifflin County Children & Youth

Local Government

Agency: Local Government
Location: PA
Type: Full-Time
Work arrangement: onsite
Posted: 2026-05-04

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County Caseworker 1 (Local Government) - Mifflin County Children & Youth

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County Caseworker 1 (Local Government) - Mifflin County Children & Youth

Salary

$42,752.00 Annually

Location

Mifflin County, PA

Job Type

Civil Service Permanent Full-Time

Job Number

CSSC-2026-46658-L0623

Department

Local Government

Division

HS Mifflin Co Child Welfare Se

Opening Date

04/28/2026

Closing Date

5/11/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Job Code

L0623

Position Number

80006274

Bargaining Unit

Pay Group

Bureau / Division Code

88212744

Bureau / Division

Mifflin County Children & Youth

Worksite Address

101 W. Third Street

City

Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Zip Code

17044

Contact Name

Sue Zimmerman

Contact Phone

717.248.3994

Contact Email

szimmerman@mifflincountypa.gov

Union

United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service

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THE POSITION
NOTE: THIS IS A REPOSTING OF CSSC-2026-46658-L0623 WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OPEN FROM APRIL 6, 2026 TO APRIL 19, 2026. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY.Do you feel rewarded when helping others? Would you find satisfaction in making a positive difference in the life of a child? Working at Mifflin County Children and Youth Services could be the job for you! Being a caseworker can be an extremely rewarding position. Apply today to join our team of professionals!
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
In this position you will be implementing initial action plans on new intake calls, conducting follow-up visits and review of existing cases, conducting CPS investigations, and assuring clients have access to service providers. You will provide and/or coordinate services and goals for families to help strengthen and stabilize the family unit to prevent out of home placement, and work cooperatively with families to ensure the safety of children, while encouraging healthy family environments in order for the family unit to remain intact. Additionally, you will provide and/or to coordinate services and goals for families and to monitor family progress thus helping to strengthen and stabilize the family unit in an effort to reunite child(ren) with their families. You will also provide some permanency for the child(ren) while in placement (foster care, residential treatment or pre-adoption care) for whom reunification is no longer an option through adoption or Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship (SPLC).Work Schedule and Additional Information: Full-time employment. 72.50 hours bi-weekly Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 45-minute lunch.Caseworkers will share on-call duties.Travel and overtime as needed basis.Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position. You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONSMinimum Experience and Training Requirements:Two years of experience as a County Social Services Aide 3 and two years of college level course work which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences;?orA bachelor's degree which includes or is supple