Social Worker/Participant Navigator
New Castle, PAFull-timeSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Social Worker/Participant Navigator works with an interdisciplinary care team to promote and maintain the mental and social health of LIFE Program participants. The role provides assessment, treatment, teaching, counseling, casework and consultation, facilitates communication among participants, families and the care team, and implements social work care plans while coordinating services. The program supports county residents in maintaining independence at home and in the community.
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Overview
Social Worker/Participant Navigator - $4,000 Sign-On Bonus (to be paid throughout the first year of employment).
Full-Time, Daylight shift
Lawrence County, PA
Lutheran SeniorLife provides a comprehensive array of community-based health and social service programs throughout western Pennsylvania.
Our services include LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly); skilled nursing, home health; personal care; adoption & foster care; assisted living; adult day services; memory care; hospice; palliative care; residential living; affordable housing; home safety monitoring; Meals on Wheels; rehabilitation services and private duty.
LIFE is a program that serves county residents living in Armstrong, Butler, Beaver and Lawrence Counties. It is an all-inclusive comprehensive program that helps individuals maintain their independence in their home and community through supportive services. The LIFE programs offer an array of person-centered services from medical care to adult day supports with the primary goal of allowing individuals to remain in their own home.
The Social Worker/Participant Navigator works within an Interdisciplinary Care Team setting, incumbent promotes and maintains the mental and social health of enrolled participants through assessment, treatment, teaching and counseling. Provides basic casework and consultation for LIFE Program participants. Facilitates communication between participants, their family and the Care Team. Responsible for the implementation of social work care plan and coordination of social work with other services.
Qualifications
Social Worker/Participant Navigator requirements include:
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Bachelor’s degree (BSW) in social work, human services or related field from an accredited school or relevant experience.
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Minimum of one (1) years’ experience working with a frail or elderly population.
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Thorough working knowledge of current community health practice for the frail elderly from direct service experience.
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Working knowledge of the interdisciplinary model of care management.
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Experience working with cognitively impaired seniors.
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Working knowledge of computers.
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Microsoft Word and Excel required.
Benefits
Lutheran SeniorLife offers a variety of benefits to employees and their families, as applicable, including but not limited to: based on employment status
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Competitive Wages, Hiring Incentives, Generous Paid Time Off, Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays
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Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) health benefits solution. ICHRA provides larger flexibility and customization in medical plan options while still providing the tax benefits of a group plan.
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Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability plans.
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Voluntary Suite of Benefits Available at Low Group Rates, including Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, and Additional Life Insurance Options
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Employer-sponsored child care benefits.
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Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan
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FSA availability, depending on the individual health plan selected
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Total Wellness and WorkLife Balance resources, discounts, programs
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Tuition Reimbursement and Mileage Reimbursement for Eligible Employees
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Career Success - coaching, training, internships and recognition program
Lutheran SeniorLife and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,340 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Pennsylvania median$59–81K/yr23 salary ranges
- US median$31–45/hr904 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 123 open Social Worker jobs in Pennsylvania and 3,340 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,630 postings).
- Education
- 2,144 of the 3,340 open Social Worker jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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