Clerical Assistant

Position Overview

As a Clerical Assistant 2 with the Department of Environmental Protection, you will support an important mission that helps protect Pennsylvania’s natural resources. This role offers a chance to grow your office skills while making a real difference in your community and is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented administrative professional with strong communication and computer skills.

This position provides clerical and program support to the Waterways and Wetlands Program in the Southcentral Regional Office. It plays an important role in keeping program operations accurate and organized. As a Clerical Assistant 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Data Entry Support:
  Enter program information into electronic systems with accuracy and completeness
• Application Intake:
  Log and process incoming permit applications and related fees
• Document Processing:
  Upload digital and paper files into the OnBase system and prepare scan sheets
• Communication Assistance:
  Answer calls, greet visitors, and provide non‑technical support to the public
• Mail Handling:
  Sort, distribute, and prepare outgoing program mail according to procedures
• General Clerical Tasks:
  Maintain files, type documents, and assist other programs as needed

• Full‑time employment, 37.5 hours per week.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch.
• Telework:
  After training, you may have the opportunity to work from home part‑time, up to 3 days per week, if you have a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
• Salary:
  Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting salary of $36,108 (before taxes).

• Six months as a Clerical Assistant 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Graduation from high school; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

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.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required.
• 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. Your score may be lower than deserved or you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.