Luzerne County, PA
Salary:
$29,278.99 Annually Location :
Wilkes-Barre, PA Job Type:
Full-time Job Number:
01948 Department:
Aging Opening Date:
08/06/2025 Closing Date:
8/19/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
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. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 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.
Minimum Qualifications
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. I. Medical Insurance The coverage begins for the employee the on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Cost to the employee to participate in the plan varies by the coverage selection and the number of dependents; and may be subject to collective bargaining agreement. The employee may also elect to opt out of the County's medical insurance if proof of coverage is provided. Under this arrangement, the employee is provided with an annual opt out payment.
II. Vision and Prescription The coverage begins for the employee on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Contributions may vary, subject to collective bargaining agreement.
III. Dental Coverage The coverage begins for the employee on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Contributions may vary, subject to collective bargaining agreement.
IV. Life Insurance A $50,000 life insurance policy is afforded to full-time employees, unless specified differently in a collective bargaining agreement. It remains in effect as long as the employee is actively employed and terminates upon resignation or retirement.
V. Retirement All full-time employees and part-time employees working more than 1,000 hours per year qualify for Luzerne County retirement benefits, in which employees must contribute 5% of their earnings, and may choose to add to an additional voluntary contribution, not to exceed an additional 10%. 01
Do you have or have you ever had regular Civil Service status as a Clerk Typist I? **note** you must possess regular civil service status to apply to this posting. If you do not, you must apply via Civil Service at https://www.govermentjobs.com/careers/pabureau
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$29,278.99 Annually Location :
Wilkes-Barre, PA Job Type:
Full-time Job Number:
01948 Department:
Aging Opening Date:
08/06/2025 Closing Date:
8/19/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
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. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 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.
Minimum Qualifications
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. I. Medical Insurance The coverage begins for the employee the on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Cost to the employee to participate in the plan varies by the coverage selection and the number of dependents; and may be subject to collective bargaining agreement. The employee may also elect to opt out of the County's medical insurance if proof of coverage is provided. Under this arrangement, the employee is provided with an annual opt out payment.
II. Vision and Prescription The coverage begins for the employee on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Contributions may vary, subject to collective bargaining agreement.
III. Dental Coverage The coverage begins for the employee on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Contributions may vary, subject to collective bargaining agreement.
IV. Life Insurance A $50,000 life insurance policy is afforded to full-time employees, unless specified differently in a collective bargaining agreement. It remains in effect as long as the employee is actively employed and terminates upon resignation or retirement.
V. Retirement All full-time employees and part-time employees working more than 1,000 hours per year qualify for Luzerne County retirement benefits, in which employees must contribute 5% of their earnings, and may choose to add to an additional voluntary contribution, not to exceed an additional 10%. 01
Do you have or have you ever had regular Civil Service status as a Clerk Typist I? **note** you must possess regular civil service status to apply to this posting. If you do not, you must apply via Civil Service at https://www.govermentjobs.com/careers/pabureau
Yes No
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