Jobs at Lancaster County

Learns and performs 9-1-1 call-taking and dispatch support duties, including operating telephone, radio, and computer systems; following emergency protocols; entering caller and incident information into CAD; transmitting messages; and coordinating with public safety agencies. Requires training progression to Telecommunicator II, accurate multitasking, geographic knowledge, typing proficiency, certifications, drug screening, and availability for irregular hours or emergencies.

Provides adoption and permanency casework for children in agency custody, including safety assessments, home visits, family evaluations, adoption matching, court filings, subsidy negotiations, service coordination, and post-adoption support. The role requires collaboration with children, biological and adoptive families, agencies, and courts; detailed documentation; home visits; testimony; transportation; and occasional work outside standard hours.

Supervises caseworkers and clerical staff in child welfare services; assigns cases, reviews records and documentation, ensures regulatory compliance and child safety, conducts staff evaluations and coaching, approves administrative paperwork, supports court proceedings, resolves client and staff conflicts, and represents the agency in the community.

Provides child welfare casework services through intake investigations, family support, and permanency planning. Responsibilities include investigating abuse and neglect referrals, assessing safety risks, providing crisis and short-term services, coordinating family and community resources, conducting home visits, developing court-approved case plans, monitoring progress, preparing written reviews, and presenting information in court. The role serves children and families affected by abuse, neglect, substance use, mental health challenges, domestic violence, and housing instability.

Provides clerical and receptionist support for Adult Probation and Parole Services. Responsibilities include retrieving and filing client records, maintaining file-room records, processing mail and legal documents, logging court filings, answering phones, greeting visitors, checking in clients, transporting drug-test specimens, and performing confidential shredding. The role requires strong organization, communication, attention to detail, basic computer skills, and the ability to manage multiple administrative tasks.

Supervises, trains, and monitors aging program assessors; manages referrals, functional eligibility and OBRA assessments, workloads, deadlines, and recertification data. Coordinates with county assistance offices, healthcare providers, nursing facilities, and other agencies. Conducts supervisory sessions, completes reports, supports intercounty transfers, maintains confidentiality, and performs backup assessments and routine home visits.

Leads professional standards for a 9-1-1 emergency communications center, including accreditation, telecommunicator training and certification, quality assurance, and continuous improvement. Supervises up to six staff, manages compliance with public safety standards, analyzes operational performance, coordinates corrective actions, supports significant incidents and staffing emergencies, and partners with law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other stakeholders. Maintains dispatch proficiency and assists with budgets, technology, policies, reporting, and emergency communications programs.

Coordinates and evaluates Lancaster County IDD administrative programs, including quality management, waiver services, fiscal approvals, eligibility, incident management, provider oversight, and compliance activities. Collects and analyzes HCSIS data, prepares reports, supports budgets and contracts, provides technical assistance and training, participates in committees, and performs certified investigations. Requires regular travel to consumer homes and meetings, on-call duties, and collaboration with providers, support coordinators, government agencies, consumers, and families.

Provides clerical support for Adult Probation and Parole Services’ Electronic Monitoring Unit. Responsibilities include processing case paperwork, reviewing home assessments, preparing and tracking monitoring equipment, maintaining inventory, billing vendors, coordinating SCRAM equipment removal, following up on delayed or lost equipment cases, and conducting orientations. The role requires professional communication with clients, staff, agencies, and community partners, along with organized independent work and basic office technology skills.

Provides administrative and clerical support for Adult Probation and Parole Services, coordinating record retention, training records, asset data, fleet vehicles, meeting schedules, correspondence, reception, mail, fees, and special projects. Reviews, organizes, scans, stores, and disposes of files according to retention requirements. Communicates with staff, agencies, judiciary members, offenders, and the public while independently managing priorities and office procedures.

Provide trial-level legal representation for indigent adults charged with homicide and serious felonies in district, common pleas, and appellate courts; mentor junior attorneys; prepare reports; maintain case data in the case management system; complete CLE and death-penalty certification; serve on committees as directed.

Provide legal representation to indigent adults and juveniles in magisterial district court, court of common pleas, and Pennsylvania appellate courts. Handle trials, hearings, pleas, sentencing, appeals, client communications, factual investigation, legal research, filings, and coordinate experts and investigative staff.

Provide front-desk reception and telephone coverage, assist clients and visitors, perform clerical tasks (copies, mail, e-faxes, shredding), run court-related errands, and support special projects and departmental needs under supervisor direction.

Provide child welfare casework in Intake, Family Support, and Permanency: investigate abuse/neglect reports, deliver short-term/crisis intervention, create and implement court-approved case plans, supervise placements, make service referrals, monitor progress, maintain records, and conduct home visits for a caseload of roughly 15–25 families.