Clerk/Typist II (Children & Youth Services)

County of Berks • Reading, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

These are responsible, but supervised, positions involving basic clerical duties and providing support services to all units of BCCYS. Confidentiality is expected in all phases of employment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D. certification from a recognized issuing agency.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Working knowledge and use of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Ability to use specialized procedures and equipment, including a personal computer.
• Ability to proofread.
• Ability to collect, organize, and transfer information according to specific rules.
• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with the public and peers.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions with multi-faceted procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Physical presence in the office is required.
• Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds a distance of fifteen (15) feet or less.

Responsibilities

• Typing – Family Service Plans/Reviews, Risk Assessment, Child Permanency Plans.
• Performs data entry – Activity Slips, screening forms, in-home service invoice reconciliation, etc.
• Performs miscellaneous typing – transcription, Emergency Petitions/Exhibits for court, in-home reviews, and family contacts.
• Filing – open family files, closed family files, and Child Abuse forms.
• Copying/faxing – court packets, placement referrals, e-mail referrals.
• Performs receptionist duties – answers telephones, processes mail, and provides public contact.
• Scanning – 1 yr. Closed family files, CPS files, closed adoption, and information-only referrals.
• Shredding – all scanned files, used court packets, and all confidential paperwork.
• For bilingual Clerk Typist II, translating forms from English to Spanish, and interpreting client phone calls from Spanish to English.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED