Clerk Typist 3 - Lehigh County Children and Youth - COUNTY OF LEHIGH PENNSYLVANIA : Job Details

Go to www.employment.pa.govClick on open jobs, view open jobs and apply Click on open to public Then the applicant can search by job title or filter by choosing Lehigh County and finding the correct job.THE POSITIONAre you an ambitious administrative professional looking for a new opportunity? Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth Services (OCYS)is eager to welcome a Clerk Typist 3 to our team. In this position, you will play a vital role in our mission to protect children from abuse and neglect and strengthen families. Come join our dedicated team and help us accomplish our goals!DESCRIPTION OF WORKAs a Clerk Typist 3, responsibilities include processing Family Service Plans, case files, and incoming mail in addition to clerical duties related to filing, copying, and scanning documents. You will act as an agency support staff floater with the ability to cover various units in the event the agency is experiencing support staff shortages or there is a need to provide intensive support to a specific area of the agency. You will have the opportunity to assist with the process of training new employees hired to the Clerical Unit.Other duties to include but not limited to:· Acting as the agency contact person and coordinator of staff access to Government Center, Department of Human Services' high-density file room· Serving as a backup for maintaining agency database for staff phone lists and organizational chart to ensure lists are updated and distributed· Maintaining maintenance logs for agency copy machines assuring machine maintenance is managed timely and on an emergency basis as needed· Acting as the agency liaison for maintenance requests by agency staff· Determining supply needs and maintaining supplies for the clerical unitWork 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 & ELIGIBILITYQUALIFICATIONSMinimum Experience and Training Requirements:· Six months as a Clerk Typist 2, and educational development to the level of completion of high school; or· One year of progressively complex clerical typing experience and completion of high school; or· Six months of moderately complex clerical typing work and completion of a post high school business curriculum; or· Any equivalent experience and/or training which provided the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.Other Requirements:· You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.· Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, or Schuylkill 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: · You must pass a background investigation.· This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.o Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.