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Overview

Permanency Caseworker

Surrounding Greater Pittsburgh Counties

Casual postion; hours varies.

Lutheran SeniorLife provides a comprehensive array of community-based health and social service programs throughout western Pennsylvania.

Our services include LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly); skilled nursing, home health; personal care; adoption & foster care; assisted living; adult day services; memory care; hospice; palliative care; residential living; affordable housing; home safety monitoring; Meals on Wheels; rehabilitation services and private duty.

Lutheran Service Society is a nonprofit human services provider with the mission to empower our neighbors to lead independent, dignified, and secure lives. Programs include adoption and foster care, Meals on Wheels, senior centers and affordable housing

The Permanency Caseworker is responsible for providing direct services & supervision for Adoption and Foster Services. The Caseworker creates safe and supportive relationships with children and families, supports children’s understanding of life circumstances, and supports permanency goals for both children and families through various capacities.

Qualifications

The Permanency Caseworker requirements:

+ Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field required.

+ 3 years’ experience in a related field.

+ Background and/or experience in child welfare, adoption, foster care, State Wide Adoption Network (SWAN) services, family services and child development a plus.

+ Assessments

+ Must have efficient and dependable transportation and the ability to visit clients in their homes; Valid PA Driver’s License

+ Working knowledge of computers, Microsoft Word and Excel required.

Benefits

Lutheran SeniorLife offers a variety of benefits to employees and their families, as applicable, including but not limited to: *based on employment status*

• Competitive Wages, Hiring Incentives, Generous Paid Time Off, Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays • Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) health benefits solution. ICHRA provides larger flexibility and customization in medical plan options while still providing the tax benefits of a group plan. • Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability plans. • Voluntary Suite of Benefits Available at Low Group Rates, including Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, and Additional Life Insurance Options • Employer-sponsored child care benefits. • Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan • FSA availability, depending on the individual health plan selected • Total Wellness and WorkLife Balance resources, discounts, programs • Tuition Reimbursement and Mileage Reimbursement for Eligible Employees • Career Success - coaching, training, internships and recognition program

Lutheran SeniorLife and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers.