Administrative Services Supervisor - Confidential and Non Confidential

This posting is for City employees only. This is a promotional opportunity. This list will be used to fill positions in the confidential and non-confidential roles.

This is administrative support work at the first supervisory level with responsibility for supervising a large clerical/technical staff. Employees typically work in a departmental division or a functional operations unit requiring a number of varied administrative office support services. Employees supervise a large specialized clerical / technical staff engaged in performing administrative support of a non-confidential nature that includes a variety of limited scope and complexity office management functions that are comprised of budget/accounting, personnel, purchasing, and records maintenance, and other clerical support services, as required.

Supervisory positions in this class are distinguished from lower-level supervisory clerical classes by the wider scope and complexity of work, the extent of supervision received, and the level of staff supervised. Interacting with vendors, departmental and divisional administrators and officials in other City departments, reviewing operating procedures and performance and making recommendations to improve efficiency are significant to the work.

Work is performed under the supervision of an administrative or technical superior.

The analyst responsible for reviewing applications and additional documentation for this job opportunity is

Cornell Q. Weaver
City of Philadelphia – Office of Human Resources
1401 JFK Blvd., Room 1530
Philadelphia, PA
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Email: cornell.weaver

For all other inquiries, please contact Customer Service at  or email hrhelpdesk

Departmental and interdepartmental promotional eligible lists will be established as a result of this examination. An appointment in any department may be made from either one of the above-established promotional lists as deemed appropriate by the appointing authority.

Candidates who pass the exam and are placed on the civil service list will be retained on the list for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years after the establishment of the Eligible List.

Candidates who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other people receiving an identical test score.

To receive such preference, candidates must respond to the question regarding residence later in this form. The response on this application will be used to determine eligibility for preference for residents. Documentation of residence may be required if there is any question as to whether you meet the residency preference requirements.

If an applicant does not respond to the appropriate residence question, it will be assumed that the applicant does not qualify for residence preference. Eligibility for residence preference must be determined by the date of the test administration. No requests for residence preference will be granted after the test administration

This computer-based examination will be scheduled for October 15, 2026. Please note that this examination date is subject to change.

Candidates will need access to a desktop computer or laptop with a webcam and internet access to take the examination. Candidates will need to be able to operate computerized software proficiently and independently.

If you do not have access to a desktop computer or laptop with a webcam and internet access, or cannot operate computerized software proficiently and independently, please contact Cornell Q. Weaver ver, and alternative arrangements will be made for you to take…