CASEWORKER (HELP PROGRAM)

DEPARTMENT:                            SOCIAL SERVICES 

TITLE OF POSITION:                  CASEWORKER (HELP PROGRAM)

LOCATION:                                   VARIOUS LOCATIONS (CPS & CS)

JOB GROUP:                                  JOB GROUP VIII (Starting Salary: $50,839)  or 

                                                        JOB GROUP IX ( Starting Salary $53,972)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree* (see Note 1) and one (1) year of social case work experience** (see Note 2). 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Eligibility for a New York State driver license at the time of application. Possession of the license and use of a private automobile required at time of appointment. Applicants for designated positions in the Department of Social Services that may have regular and substantial unsupervised or unrestricted contact with children shall be subject to background checks according to the New York State Justice Center’s Staff Exclusion List (SEL) and New York State Office of Children and Family Services Statewide Central Register of Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Inquiries on current employees shall be made annually and prior to promotion but no more often than once in any six month period (N.Y. Social Services Law 424-A.) Candidates/applicants with conditional offers of employment may be required to submit the necessary fee(s) for background screening and inquiries shall be completed prior to employment hiring/start date. Refusal to sign the necessary clearance forms, submit the required associated fees and/or participate in the review process shall be cause for an automatic non-selection. In addition, inquiry responses are subject to evaluation and may result in disqualification pursuant to Section 50 of the New York State Civil Service Law. Applicants for designated positions in the Department of Social Services that may have access to federal tax information to perform his/her job duties shall be subject to a suitability background check investigation, including FBI fingerprinting, local law enforcement check, and verification check of citizenship/residency. A criminal record does not necessarily disqualify applicants from employment, rather an individualized determination will be made. The cost of the background check will be assumed by the Department of Social Services.

NOTE 1: Candidates may be appointed as a Caseworker Trainee (Job Grade VIII) with only the Bachelor’s Degree qualification.  Upon satisfactory completion of the one year training term an appointee shall be entitled to advance permanent status as a Caseworker (Job Grade IX) without further examination.

NOTE 2: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

NOTE 3: *Per resolution (see L-2023-341 Item #1.9) presented to State Civil Service Commission on January 17, 2024, action approved and filed with the Department of State on January 24, 2024, under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program this title is temporarily re-assigned to NON-COMPETITIVE Classification.

This notice will be posted for the period April 2, 2024, through and including April 11, 2024. 

If interested and meet the above qualifications, please send a resume to: DSS_Caseworker@erie.gov

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