Legal Clerk Typist 2

The duties to be performed are diversified. This Clerk Typist 2 position requires a good working knowledge of the agency.  This individual must have a good background in the use of punctuation and grammar, must be a competent typist and possess knowledge of word processing equipment operation.

• Attends Court Hearings with the purpose of completing the drafted court orders according to the court proceedings, the testimony and the Court’s directives.
• Responds to requests for records. This involves obtaining the case record, scanning it in its entirety and submitting it to the assigned attorney who redacts the documents and sends them back to the Clerk Typist to send it to the intended party.
• Enters legal documents into the Child Accounting Profile System (CAPS) Document Tab. This includes scanning the original document, naming it according to the Agency Naming Guidelines and uploading it into the appropriate case record in CAPS.
• Data entry: Entering information from the Court Orders into the case family’s Legal Tab in CAPS.
• Maintaining service provider reports for each family in Legal Share.Reviewing legal records to ensure that they are accurate and complete for the purpose of sealing the adoption records.
• Maintaining the Termination of Parental Rights Decrees and the Adoption Decrees and filing the certified copies in the child’s legal records.
• Maintains the provider reports for case families in an organized case by case manner. 
• Creates case legal records and ensures files are up-to-date and maintained in an organized manner.
• Knowledge of and utilization of office equipment including: computer, photo copier, printer, scanner and fax machines.
• Assist with transporting mail and legal documents from county building to building securely.
• Utilization and knowledge of computer programs such as: Excel, Word, AOPC/CPCMS and CAPS. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation at a level equivalent to that used in writing or adjusting written materials normally consisting of simple sentence structures, one and two syllable words, and punctuation marks for word, number, and sentence separation.
• Knowledge of the required care and maintenance of a typewriter.
• Knowledge of standard office procedures, practices, conduct, and actions necessary in maintaining harmonious working relationships.
• Knowledge of the techniques applied in using the English dictionary.
• Knowledge of the types, organization, and use of standard office files, logs, forms, and letter formats.
• Knowledge of intermediate arithmetic which involves calculations similar to adding and subtracting common fractions, and multiplying and dividing by two or more digits, whole numbers, or decimal multipliers and divisors.
• Skill in using a typewriter console at a minimum speed rate of 40 words per minute. Ability to learn the use of specialized typewriters.
• Ability to learn the use of a magnetic transcriber.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions which explain multifaceted procedures.
• Ability to perform within processing procedures which involve an understanding of multiple aspects and application of varied standards.
• Ability to proofread information for conformance with a prescribed pattern or form, to assure the adherence to clerical office methods, or for compliance with specific administrative or procedural rules.
• Ability to transfer information and present it in a modified form according to rules and procedures.
• Ability to collect and organize material for reports by determining what available information should be included and presenting the information in a prescribed, organized format.
• Ability to compose straightforward informational correspondence such as transmittals or acknowledgements in reply to requests or questions on the work process or related information.        
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations such as the adding and subtracting of whole numbers and decimals; and multiplying and dividing by one digit whole number or decimal multipliers and divisors.
• Ability to instruct and advise clerical employees on the methods and procedures used in the work area.
• Ability to organize work and develop effective work methods in an area which involves variable phases of different techniques and procedures.
• Ability to make duty oriented decisions on the basis of well-defined standards and precedents.
• Ability to operate office and mail processing machines such as the adding machine, photo­ copier, postage meter, and  addressograph; and instruct others on their use.
• Special selection criteria based upon the nature of the position.

ELIGIBILITY -ALL CANDIDATE{S): 
1.) Must meet the minimum experience and training (METs) required for the job. The METs for this position are:

2.) Be a resident of Pennsylvania.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1.) Interested qualified applicants must submit all the requested materials as specified in the "How to Apply." Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position. 

Position Details:
L0032 - Clerk Typist 2
Full Time 
Union

Contact:
Megan Stone 
Human Services Division Head 
570-826-8800
megan.stone.ohs@LuzerneCounty.org

 

HOW TO APPLY:
 All CANDIDATES must apply and submit an application via:  https://www.governmentjobs.com/CAREERS/LUZERNECOUNTY 

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations for the interview due to a disability, please advise the interviewer of the accommodations you require well in advance of the scheduled date.

LUZERNE COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.