Residential Services Aide (1st & 2nd Shifts) - Selinsgrove Center

About the role

As a Residential Services Aide with the Department of Human Services (DHS), you will help create a caring and engaging environment for individuals at the Selinsgrove Center. You will support daily routines, encourage personal growth, and build meaningful connections that bring greater purpose to each day. Your commitment will help individuals develop skills, reach important goals, and enjoy more independent and fulfilling lives. This is an inspiring opportunity to make a strong impact and be part of work that truly matters.

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This position supports the Selinsgrove Center by assisting with daily care, treatment, and training activities designed to help individuals build skills and maintain health. The role works as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide consistent support and meaningful interactions. As a Residential Services Aide, you will perform the following duties:

• Support Plans: Assist with completing Individual Habilitation Plan/Individual Support Plan (IHP/ISP) assessments and implementing plans to meet individual needs
• Provide Care: Help individuals with daily IHP/ISP routines, self-care tasks, and health maintenance activities
• Record Information: Document observations, progress, and required data in unit records for team communication
• Team Participation: Work with Interdisciplinary Team members to share updates, discuss needs, and support active treatment
• Enhance Environment: Help maintain therapeutic spaces by assisting with the selection and placement of personal items and equipment
• Model Professionalism: Promote dignity, privacy, and respectful interactions while following policies and procedures

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 1st shift (6:00 AM to 2:30 PM) and 2nd shift (2:00 PM to 10:30 PM), with a 30-minute lunch. You will have rotating break days and every 3rd weekend off.
• Overtime and travel as needed
• Free parking
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $43,376.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• Successful completion of the Aide Trainee program(Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Six months of paid experience in the care, activities, and personal guidance of individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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 a medical examination and a 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).
• 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.