Clerk 2 (Local Government) - Erie City Housing Authority

THE POSITION

Would you like to join a team whose motto is "It's All About People"? The Clerk 2 position with the Erie City Housing Authority offers an upbeat and welcoming role that supports both staff and residents. This job gives you the chance to help visitors, organize important information, and assist with daily office tasks. Your efforts will help create a positive experience for the people who rely on the Housing Authority every day.

Your work will help strengthen the quality of services offered to tenants and partners.

Would you like to join a team whose motto is "It's All About People"? The Clerk 2 position with the Erie City Housing Authority offers an upbeat and welcoming role that supports both staff and residents. This job gives you the chance to help visitors, organize important information, and assist with daily office tasks. Your efforts will help create a positive experience for the people who rely on the Housing Authority every day.

Your work will help strengthen the quality of services offered to tenants and partners.

This position focuses on clerical support, customer service, and organizing information for the Erie City Housing Authority. It requires clear communication, careful recordkeeping, and steady assistance with office activities. As a Clerk 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Front Desk Support:
  Greet visitors, direct individuals to the correct office, and manage incoming phone calls
• Mail Processing:
  Open, sort, and distribute mail and other incoming materials
• Document Preparation:
  Type forms, envelopes, reports, labels, policies, and lease agreements
• Eligibility Assistance:
  Calculate income, apply required deductions, and prepare letters for eligibility decisions
• Public Inquiry Response:
  Provide information on program guidelines, requirements, and housing availability
• Data Entry Tasks:
  Enter information into computer systems and maintain accurate records

The Housing Authority of the City of Erie exists to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing for lower-income families, elderly, and persons with disabilities. We strive to assist our residents to achieve economic self-sufficiency and we try to instill a sense of community and pride in the neighborhoods where they reside.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Six months as a Clerk 1 and educational development to the level of the eighth grade; or
• Completion of a high school business curriculum; or
• Any equivalent experience and/or training which provided the required knowledges 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 Guidelines.
• 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.

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and drug screening.

• 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).

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