Location: Howard,PA, USA
This is a clerk typist 2 position in the Area Agency on Aging. The position is located in the Care Management Unit. Candidate will report to the manager of the Care Management Unit.
* Act in a support staff capacity to the Care Management Unit
* Xerox and fax consumer referrals to designated service vendors. Maintain a log of all referrals that leave the Aging Office in this manner
* Type and send Welcome Letters to new consumers, explaining the newly created care plans on behalf of the on-going care managers
* Retrieve weekly vendor status sheets, check SAMS data base for name of care manager assigned, copy status sheets and distribute to staff
* Obtain monthly financial reports for representative payee consumers. Xerox reports and distribute to assigned care managers. Keep original reports in representative payee binder
* Check the main fax machine four times each day and distribute faxes to staff
* Act as a back-up to other clerical support staff in the social services units
* Operate secondary switchboard as overflow of calls come in to the Area Agency on Aging
* Relieve the primary switchboard operator as assigned or needed
* Balance the daily postage usage in the postage machine in the absence of the assigned staff person
* Distribute the in-coming mail to staff on a rotating basis, as scheduled every month
* Create the daily absentee list in the absence of the regularly assigned staff person
* Complete any copying, faxing, typing, scanning or printing as requested by the Supervisor
* Attend any Seminars, Webinars or Workshops that are related to these job duties.
* Performs other duties as required
* Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation at a level equivalent to that used in writing or adjusting written materials normally consisting of simple sentence structures, one and two syllable words, and punctuation marks for word, number, and sentence separation
* Knowledge of the required care and maintenance of a typewriter
* Knowledge of standard office procedures, practices, conduct, and actions necessary in maintaining harmonious working relationships
* Knowledge of the techniques applied in using the English dictionary
* Knowledge of the types, organization, and use of standard office files, logs, forms, and letter formats
* *Knowledge of intermediate arithmetic which involves calculations similar to adding and subtracting common fractions, and multiplying and dividing by two or more digits, whole numbers, or decimal multipliers and divisors
* Skill in using a typewriter console at a minimum speed rate of 40 words per minute
* Ability to learn the use of specialized typewriters
* Ability to learn the use of a magnetic transcriber
* Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions which explain multifaceted procedures
* Ability to perform within processing procedures which involve an understanding of multiple aspects and application of varied standards
* Ability to proofread information for conformance with a prescribed pattern or form, to assure the adherence to clerical office methods, or for compliance with specific administrative or procedural rules
* Ability to transfer information and present it in a modified form according to rules and procedures
* Ability to collect and organize material for reports by determining what available information should be included and presenting the information in a prescribed, organized format
* Ability to compose straight forward informational correspondence such as transmittals or acknowledgements in reply to requests or questions on the work process or related information
* Ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations such as the adding and subtracting of whole numbers and decimals; and multiplying and dividing by one digit whole number or decimal multipliers and divisors
* Ability to instruct and advise clerical employees on the methods and procedures used in the work area
* Ability to organize work and develop effective work methods in an area which involves variable phases of different techniques and procedures
* Ability to make duty oriented decisions on the basis of well defined standards and precedents
* Ability to operate office and mail processing machines such as the adding machine, photocopier, postage meter, and addressograph; and instruct others on their use
* *Special selection criteria based upon the nature of the position
RECRUITMENT METHODS:
Applicants must meet one (or more) of the following method(s) to be considered for this vacancy:
* Seniority Promotion: Bidding employees within the designated seniority unit when collective bargaining unit obligation(s) have been met then the following recruitment methods may be used:
* Promotion Without Examination
* Transfer
* Reassignment
* Voluntary Demotion
* Reinstatement
* Civil Service
ELIGIBILITY -ALL CANDIDATE{S):
1.) Meet the minimum experience and training (MET'S) required for this position
Six months as a Clerk Typist 1 and educational development to the level of eighth grade; OR Completion of a high school business curriculum which included at least one typing course; OR Any combination of equivalent experience and training.
2.) Be a resident of Pennsylvania.
3.) State Civil Service Commission Approved Additional Special Requirements: None
4.) Be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations
RESTRICTIONS:
1.) Have held regular civil service status in the following classifications:
* Clerk Typist 1
* Clerk 2
SELECTION CRITERIA:
1.) Meet the minimum experience and training required for the job.
2.) Meritorious Service- defined as:
* The absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date on the posting
* The last due overall regular or probationary performance evaluation was higher than unsatisfactory
3.) Seniority - defined as: a minimum of six months in the next lower class(es) by the closing
date of this posting 11/20/2024.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1.) Interested qualified applicants must submit all the requested materials as specified in
the How to Apply. Failure to comply with the above application requirements will
eliminate you from consideration for this position.
2.) Additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Brianna Ziller
Human Resources Generalist
570-###-####
...@luzernecounty.org
POSITION DETAILS:
Full-time
Union
Civil Service
Non-Exempt
Pay Range: 27
Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
YOU MUST HOLD CIVIL SERVICE STATUS IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR
THIS POSTING
HOW TO APPLY:
ALL EXTERNAL CANDIDATES must apply and submit an application via:
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations for the interview due to a
disability, please advise the interviewer of the accommodations you require well in advance of the scheduled date.
LUZERNE COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.