Aide Trainee - Selinsgrove Center (1st and 2nd Shift)

About the role

As an Aide Trainee with the Selinsgrove Center, you will be part of a team that helps Pennsylvania's most vulnerable citizens reach their fullest potential. Your work will support their learning, independence, and well-being. Each day brings the reward of seeing progress and making an impact. Step into the Aide Trainee role and become part of a mission that truly matters.

Selinsgrove Center is located in a nice rural location just outside the Borough of Selinsgrove, only a couple minutes from town, Selinsgrove Area Schools, and Susquehanna University.

Come join us at the Selinsgrove Center and start your career in public service today!

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As an Aide Trainee, you will be responsible and accountable for learning the duties of a Residential Services Aide and begin with a paid in-classroom and on-the-job training program. You will learn how to care for and assist people with Intellectual Disabilities living at the Selinsgrove Center. Upon successful completion of a six-month probationary period as an Aide Trainee, you will be promoted to a Residential Services Aide.

As an Aide Trainee, you will perform the following duties

• ISP Support: Assist with completing assigned portions of assessments and planning documents to ensure accurate information
• Training Implementation: Conduct assigned training activities to help individuals learn daily living skills
• Progress Monitoring: Record and report information to support updates and improvements to each individual’s support plan
• Team Participation: Share observations and insights with team members to support coordinated care
• Environmental Support: Help maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic living environment
• Advocacy and Respect: Model appropriate behavior and uphold individual rights and dignity

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding the duties of this position may be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours during training: 1st shift 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Work hours after training: 1st shift 6:00am - 2:30pm, with a 30 minute lunch
• Work hours after training: 2nd shift 2:00pm - 10:30pm, with a 30 minute lunch.
• Rotating break day with every third weekend off.
• Travel and overtime as needed.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.
• FREE PARKING!
• The Department of Human Services provides excellent benefits, pay increases, paid leave and holidays, as well as opportunities for career advancement.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $40,038.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Please check your email, including spam folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• No previous experience needed, training provided.

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 Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements

• A conditional offer of employment will require satisfactory completion of a medical examination and drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
• Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

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.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

Additional information

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.

• 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.