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- Full-time employment
- Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
- Salary:
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
- Possession of the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.
- 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 Erie County. If no eligible candidates who live within Erie County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents willnotbe 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 college 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.
- 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 and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs- .
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
- 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/testoncefor this posting.
- Your results will be provided via email.
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- A. I have experience sorting, filing, and retrieving documents. I sorted documents and filed them using a specific system to keep them organized. I retrieved documents/files as needed.
- B. I have experience sorting documents and filing them using a specific system to keep them organized; OR I have experience retrieving documents/files.
- C. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.
- The name of the employer(s) where you gained this experience
- The type(s) of filing systems utilized (alphabetic, numeric, geographic, subject, chronological, color coding, etc.)
- The actual duties you performed
- Your level of responsibility
- A. I have experience entering information into a computer and formatting it according to established standards.
- B. I have experience entering information into a computer using previously formatted documents or templates.
- C. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.
- The name of the employer(s) where you gained this experience
- The type(s) of data you entered into the computer
- The actual duties you performed
- Your level of responsibility
- A. I have experience answering phone calls external contacts, providing assistance or information to inquiries, and forwarding complicated inquires to other staff for follow-up.
- B. I have experience answering phone calls from other internal staff members or occasionally from external contacts; however, answering phone calls from external contacts was not a routine function of my job.
- C. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.
- The name of the employer(s) where you gained this experience
- How often you answered calls and from whom
- The actual duties you performed
- Your level of responsibility
- Computer
- Printer
- Copy Machine
- Fax Machine
- Scanner
- None of the Above
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Clerk Typist 1 (Local Government) - Housing Authority of the City of Erie (Multiple Vacancies)Print )
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Clerk Typist 1 (Local Government) - Housing Authority of the City of Erie (Multiple Vacancies)
Salary
$35,471.80 Annually
Location
Erie County, PA
Job Type
Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number
CS L0031
Department
Local Government
Division
CS Erie City Housing Auth
Opening Date
04/23/2024
Closing Date
4/29/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code
L0031
Position Number
Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.
Union
AFSCME
Bargaining Unit
LG
Pay Group
LG
Bureau / Division Code
Bureau / Division
Housing Authority of the City of Erie
Worksite Address
606 Holland Street
City
Erie, Pennsylvania
Zip Code
16501
Contact Name
Karen Carneval
Contact Phone
Contact Email
THE POSITION
Would you like to join a team with It's All About People as its motto? This position as a Clerk Typist 1 with the Housing Authority of the City of Erie (HACE) could be right for you.
If you are highly detail oriented and want work that is meaningful, apply today and see what you can achieve with a clerical career in public serviceDESCRIPTION OF WORK
Clerk Typist 1 is a responsible clerical position which performs general clerical duties including, but not limited to, answering phones, data entry, filing, typing, mathematical calculations, and communicating with tenants and landlords.
This position greets visitors as they enter the office, handles transactions, and assists with residential problems and requests.Attention to detail is essential for proofreading, typing, and copying information to provide office support as part of our team.
The HACE exists to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing for lower-income families and people who are elderly or have disabilities.
We strive to help our residents achieve economic self-sufficiency and we try to instill a sense of community and pride in the neighborhoods where they reside.
As a Clerk Typist 1 for HACE, you will be joining a staff that takes great pride in working with the tenants who we serve.
Join our team and help make a positive difference in your communityWork Schedule and
Additional Information:
ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Experience and
Training Requirements:
Other Requirements:
How to Apply:
Veterans:
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
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You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored.
They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position.
Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay the processing of your application or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.
Youmustcomplete the applicationandanswer the supplemental questions.Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents willnotbe reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score.
All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty.If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.
Read each question carefully. Determine and select which Level of Performance most closely represents your highest level of experience/training. List the employer(s)/training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience/training.The Level of Performance you choose must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered.
In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.
If you have read and understand these instructions, please click on the Yes button and proceed to the exam questions.
WORK BEHAVIOR 1
Sorts, files, and retrieves documents.
Levels of Performance
Select the Level of Performance which best describes your claim.
In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed in this work behavior.
Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.WORK BEHAVIOR 2
Enters information into the computer.
Levels of Performance
Select the Level of Performance which best describes your claim.
In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed in this work behavior.
Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.WORK BEHAVIOR 3
Answers phone calls and provides assistance or information regarding inquiries. Forwards complicated inquiries to other staff for follow-up.
Levels of Performance
Select the Level of Performance which best describes your claim.
In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed in this work behavior.
Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.WORK BEHAVIOR 4
Operates office equipment.
Instructions
From the list below, please select all of the office equipment you have experience in operating.
In the text box below, please list the name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained the experience with office experience you claimed.
If you indicated you have no work experience operating any of the equipment, type N/A in the box below.Required Question
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Address
613 North Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120
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