Administrative Assistant 1

Administrative Assistant 1

Join the Insurance Department's Licensing Services Division as an Administrative Assistant 1 and become part of a mission-driven team that keeps vital licensing processes on track. This position gives you the opportunity to grow your skills while supporting the needs of insurance professionals across Pennsylvania. Your attention to detail and commitment to quality will help safeguard consumers and strengthen the industry.

Take the next step in a meaningful and rewarding career!

This role supports the licensing activities that allow insurance professionals to conduct business properly in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The position involves careful review of applications, clear communication, and accurate recordkeeping. As an Administrative Assistant 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Application Review: Examine specialty license applications and check them for accuracy and required documents
• Compliance Checks: Ensure applications meet federal and state insurance laws and regulations
• Guidance Delivery: Provide clear instructions to applicants, insurers, officials, and the public regarding licensing procedures
• Data Processing: Input, update, and maintain information in licensing systems and related programs
• Record Validation: Confirm bonding requirements, business entity details, and contract content for licensing approval

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $46,827.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirement:

• Such training as may have been gained through graduation from a four year college or university; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be 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.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• 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…