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Reference #: 4545240 THE POSITION Are you a compassionate, dedicated, and organized person who is looking for an opportunity to utilize your experience and make a positive impact on the lives of older adults?  If so, Luzerne County Area Agency on Aging is eager to welcome a Clerk Typist 2 to join our team of professionals.  Take pride in the work you do and apply today!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

As a Clerk Typist 2, you will provide support to the Care Management Unit for the Luzerne County Area Agency on Aging and will be responsible for performing a wide-range of clerical duties.  Specific tasks include Xeroxing and faxing consumer referrals to designated service vendors, maintaining a log of all outgoing referrals, and typing and sending welcome letters to new consumers.  You must diligently check the fax machine, at least four times per day, to ensure incoming documents are distributed to the correct recipients in a timely manner.

You will obtain monthly financial reports for consumers who have representative payees, Xerox reports and distribute to assigned care managers, and maintain the file of all original reports.  This position functions as the back up for other clerical support staff in the social services units and operates the secondary switchboard as overflow calls come in to the Area Agency on Aging.  You will relieve the primary switchboard operator as necessary and balance the daily postage usage in the postage machine in the absence of the assigned staff person.  You will also distribute in-coming mail to staff on a rotating basis and create the daily absentee list in the absence of the regularly assigned staff person.  You will have the opportunity to attend seminars, webinars, or workshops that are relative to jobs duties.

Work Schedule and Additional Information: Full-time employment Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. You will receive further communication regarding this position via email.  Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.   REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: 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.

Other Requirements: You must meet the PA residency requirement.  For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the linkand click on Residency. Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan, or Wyoming counties.  If no eligible candidates who live within these counties apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.

You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements: A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports.  See hiring agency contact information.

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). If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements.  Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. 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.

Veterans:

Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

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711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

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.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

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.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.