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CASE ASSISTANT-SOCIAL SERVICES

Exam Type
Notice of Vacancy
Department
Social Services
Job Category
Human Services
Location Category
Buffalo
Location
Appletree Business Park; 2875 Union Road, Cheektowaga
Posting Date
Closing Date
Salary Range
STARTING $45,269 ANNUALLY
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ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

PROVISIONAL/TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT

(Three (3) VACANCIES)

DEPARTMENT:                   SOCIAL SERVICES

TITLE OF POSITION:         CASE ASSISTANT-SOCIAL SERVICES*

LOCATION:                        SERVICES DIVISION        

JOB GROUP:                       JG 6 (STARTING ANNUAL SALARY: $45,269)

*Please note that this position is a competitive civil service title and will require a civil service examination in the future. After the exam, selection for permanent appointment(s) will be made from reachable candidate(s) on the eligible list according to the NYS Civil Service Rule of Three.

The Department of Social Services is seeking Case Assistants for our Adult Protective Services Division. Candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

A.) Completion of sixty (60) semester credit hours of study at a regionally accredited or New York State registered two (2) or four (4) year college or university; or:

B.) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two (2) years of experience which involved coordinating a human services program; or:

C.) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Possession of a valid New York State Driver’s License at time of permanent appointment.

2. Section 424-a of the Social Services Law requires the local social services district to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated child abuse or maltreatment report on file with the State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

 

This notice will be posted for the period February 22, 2024, through and including March 2, 2024.

 

If interested and meet the above qualifications, please send resume to:

 

JOANNA COUELL

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATIOR SERVICES

Department of Social Services

Appletree Business Park

2875 UNION ROAD, SUITE 356

CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14227

Joanna.Couell@erie.gov

 

Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.