Reference #: 4623657 THE POSITION Do you want to share your clerical skills with an agency that is committed to best practice standards in child welfare? The Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth Services (OCYS) has a mission to protect children from abuse and neglect and strengthen families. Join our team as a Clerk Typist 3 and help accomplish this important goal!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

In this position, you will provide lead clerical support to OCYS caseworkers and supervisory staff. This includes preparing, processing, scanning, and filing family service plans as well as processing and organizing case file for openings, closings, transfers, and court. You will assist with conducting random moment surveys, updating worker client cards, and maintaining car seat logs. Other clerical responsibilities include determining supply needs and maintaining supplies for the clerical unit, processing incoming mail, printing labels and handle mailings, distributing incoming faxes, and filing and copying documents.

You will also perform clerical tasks for Child Protective Services and other sensitive, legal, or confidential processes. Additionally, this position acts as the liaison or agency contact person for the FUND to Benefit Children and Youth requests, access to the high-density file room, and maintenance requests. Effective communication with casework staff in the event an emergency arises is essential to minimize length of time required to address concern. In the absence of the Clerical Supervisor, you will coordinate phone coverage schedules as well as provide direction and assistance to support staff as needed. Grow your career and make a difference with our team!

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 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. 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.

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 co lege 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.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

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.