Clerk Typist II: Social Services & Aging Care

Luzerne County; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Luzerne County is seeking a Clerk Typist 2 in the Area Agency on Aging, Social Services unit. The role reports to the Deputy Administrator and shares duties with five clerical staff.

Primary tasks include typing, filing, mail distribution, and supporting care management and reassessments within CSP/FCSP processes. Qualifications emphasize strong English grammar, typing speed, basic arithmetic, and ability to learn various office machines.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Knowledge of standard office procedures and harmonious relationships.
• Knowledge of the English dictionary.
• Knowledge of standard office files, logs, forms, and letter formats.
• Intermediate arithmetic for fractions, multi-digit operations.
• Typing at least 40 words per minute on a typewriter.
• Ability to learn and use typewriters and magnetic transcribers.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and processing procedures.
• Ability to proofread and ensure conformance to patterns and rules.
• Ability to organize information for reports and present it in a structured format.
• Ability to compose straightforward informational correspondence.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic and carry out digit operations.
• Ability to guide clerical staff on methods and procedures.
• Ability to organize work and adapt to different techniques and procedures.
• Ability to make duty-oriented decisions based on standards and precedents.
• Operate office and mail processing machines (adding machine, copier, postage meter, addressograph).

Responsibilities

• Act in a support staff capacity to the Social Services Unit and Department.
• Xerox and fax consumer referrals and maintain a log of referrals.
• Type and send Welcome Letters to new consumers and explain care plans.
• Organize CSP Welcome Binders for FCSP consumers.
• Process CSP biannual reassessments and manage files.
• Maintain FCSP paper file folders and prepare FCSP letters and flyers.
• Organize quarterly FCSP support group meetings.
• Retrieve vendor status sheets and distribute to staff.
• Obtain monthly financial reports for representative payee consumers and distribute.
• Keep original financial reports in the binder and manage general mail.
• Operate secondary switchboard and relieve primary operator as needed.
• Balance daily postage and distribute incoming mail.
• Create daily absentee lists and handle copying, faxing, printing as requested.
• Process correspondence for OPTIONS appeal hearings and attend related seminars.

Job description

Luzerne County is seeking a Clerk Typist 2 in the Area Agency on Aging, Social Services unit. The role reports to the Deputy Administrator and shares duties with five clerical staff.

Primary tasks include typing, filing, mail distribution, and supporting care management and reassessments within CSP/FCSP processes. Qualifications emphasize strong English grammar, typing speed, basic arithmetic, and ability to learn various office machines.