Clerk Typist 3 (Local Government)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Mifflin County Children and Youth Services seeks a Clerk Typist 3 in Lewistown, PA. This civil service, full-time role provides clerical and fiscal support to manage casework, financial tasks, and program operations.

You will perform case documentation, fiscal processing, information management, and office coordination while handling program paperwork and maintaining agency records.

Qualifications

• Six months as Clerk Typist 2 with high school completion.
• One year of progressively complex clerical typing experience with high school.
• Six months of moderately complex clerical typing work with post-high school business curriculum.
• Any equivalent experience and/or training providing the required knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Maintain case files, prepare forms, and track required records for children and youth services.
• Prepare payments, track revenue, and enter financial data into agency systems.
• Verify information, submit reports, and manage correspondence for internal and external partners.
• Support staff by answering phones, organizing mail, scheduling tasks, and assisting with general clerical needs.
• Handle paperwork for placements, adoptions, and service programs, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Create, review, and update agency records, including vehicle, audit, and employee files.

Skills

Clerical typing

Recordkeeping

Office coordination

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Post-high school business curriculum

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

$37,907.48 Annually

Mifflin County, PA

Civil Service Permanent Full-Time

Job Number: CS-2026-61032-L0033

Job Code: L0033

Position Number: 80006261

Bargaining Unit: LG

Pay Group: LG

Bureau / Division Code: 88212744

Bureau / Division: Mifflin County C&Y

Worksite Address: 101 W. Third Street

City: Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Zip Code: 17044

Contact Name: Sue Zimmerman

Contact Phone: [phone]

Contact Email: [e-mail]

Union: United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC

THE POSITION

Want to make a difference in a child's life? Working at Mifflin County Children and Youth Services could be the job for you! Being a clerk typist can be one of the most rewarding careers one can have! This role offers a steady pace, clear responsibilities, and a chance to make a real difference every day. You will be part of a team that works with purpose and pride while serving the community. Bring your organizational talents and positive energy to a workplace that values dedication.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position provides clerical and fiscal support that helps the agency manage important casework, financial tasks, and program operations. The role involves frequent communication, document handling, and coordination with staff and partner agencies. As a Clerk Typist 3, you will perform the following duties:

• Case Documentation: Maintain case files, prepare forms, and track required records for children and youth services


• Fiscal Processing: Prepare payments, track revenue, and enter financial data into agency systems


• Information Management: Verify information, submit reports, and manage correspondence for internal and external partners


• Office Coordination: Support staff by answering phones, organizing mail, scheduling tasks, and assisting with general clerical needs


• Program Support: Handle paperwork for placements, adoptions, and service programs, ensuring accurate and timely processing


• Record Maintenance: Create, review, and update agency records, including vehicle, audit, and employee files

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment


• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 45-minute lunch.


• Travel and overtime as needed.


• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.


• 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.


• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirement:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.


• 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.
  
  
  
  

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.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

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.

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.

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.