Aging Case Aide 1 (Local Government) - Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging

Are you a compassionate individual looking for a rewarding career? Westmoreland County is seeking a professional full-time Aging Case Aide 1 to help us make a positive impact on the families and community. Our mission is to assist and enable older and disabled persons to live their lives as independently as their circumstances will allow and in the best possible and desired manner. Bring your skills and ambition to our team!

As an Aging Case Aide 1, you will be transporting and escorting consumers to medical, dental, and other appointments, court hearings, shopping trips, and recreational outings, utilizing agency vehicles or taxis as directed by aging care manager staff and/or supervisor. You will be responsible for monitoring in-home status of consumers via phone contacts and home visits, providing basic information regarding community resources, policy, and procedures an assisting with preparation of simple forms. You will have the opportunity to advocate for the consumer population at every opportunity in day-to-day performance of job duties. Additional responsibilities include:

• Assisting Aging Care Manager with achieving care plan goals
• Purchasing and delivering personal items for consumers
• Participating in conference with staff and families
• Providing testimony in court
• Maintaining records
• Completing training as needed

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• 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:

• One year of public contact work, which involved obtaining or providing information; or
• Any equivalent of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Allegheny, Armstrong, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, or Westmoreland counties. If no eligible candidates who live within these counties apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• 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.

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• 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.