Employment

What Children’s Aid Society has to offer:

• Highly competitive compensation plans
• Flexible scheduling
• Benefits for all employees include marketplace savings program (discounts on cell phone plans, shopping, travel, and more); bereavement pay
• Benefits for qualifying employees include medical, dental, and vision coverage; wellness programs (including discounted gym memberships, and mail-order prescription plans); 24-hour nurse hotline; 401K retirement plan with company contribution; life insurance; supplemental self-insurance
• Generous PTO plans including vacation, sick, and holiday pay for qualifying employees

Current Openings

• Toddler Childcare Aide (Part-Time)

  • Are you the type of person who is fun, reliable, willing to teach, and supportive? Then Children’s Aid Society wants you! We are looking for qualified applicants who have a High School Diploma or GED and would love to help us make the brilliant minds in our childcare center flourish and grow.

    We are looking for a Toddler Childcare Aide to encourage the healthy growth of the children in our Childcare Center. This role is responsible for providing childcare in a group setting under the supervision of the lead teacher in the classroom. Expected hours are around 12-4, but must be flexible. If this sounds like you, apply today!

  • Adoption Worker (Full-Time)

    • This position is responsible for assisting with the daily operation of our Adoption program, specifically working with adoptive parents and children involved in the Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN). This position assists families through the adoption process and works with children available for adoption or reuniting with their birth family. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills and experience in children and family services, adoption, or intercountry adoption.

Employment Requirements:

All employees must obtain a Staff Health Appraisal before and every two years after employment. Child Care employees are required to obtain a Staff Health Appraisal annually. All first-time employees are also required to obtain a Tuberculosis (TB) test and submit the results to Children’s Aid Society. All first-time employees are required to obtain a Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap) vaccine if they have never received one.

All new employees are required to complete Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse: Mandated and Permissive Reporting in Pennsylvania at the time of employment and every five years thereafter. The link for the training is http://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/

All new employees must have current (one year after the date of issuance) clearances from the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). After initial employment, new clearances will need to be obtained every 36 months for all staff.

When applying for FBI clearance, employees must register under the Department of Human Services.

Clearances can be obtained at the following websites:

Pennsylvania State Police – https://epatch.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History – www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Clearance – https://uenroll.identogo.com/
National Sex Offender Registry – http://www.keepkidssafe.pa.gov/natsexoffreg/index.htm

Click here to view Children’s Aid Society Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.