THE POSITION

Would you like a rewarding career where your fiscal, bookkeeping, and clerical-accounting skills can make a positive difference in the lives of others?

The Lycoming County Children and Youth Program is interested in talking to you! We provide a wide array of services including Child Protective and Ongoing Casework services, Specialized Services such as Foster Care and Family Group Decision Making, and related community services.

With our accounting team, you can help ensure these benefits are possible for all children and families in need. Apply today and be part of something bigger than yourself!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This para-professional position is assigned to the Lycoming Children and Youth Services, Joinder Operations Unit. You will support our Joinder accounting operation by serving as the Children and Youth Accounts Payable Specialist and the Joinder Payroll processor.

Work includes managing the agency's repaid card program, participating in audits, assisting in the quality assurance of child specific data in our database, and managing the agency's fleet of vehicles.

This position is supervised by to the Joinder Fiscal Director and works in direct coordination with the Joinder Accountant.

Your collaborations with our other fiscal professionals will help you advance your skills and support our mission to ensure the health, safety, welfare, and social growth of children and youth in Lycoming County.

Use your fiscal skills to make a positive difference with us!

Work Schedule and Additional Information :

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8 : 00 AM to 4 : 30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• 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.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements :

• One year as a Fiscal Assistant; or
• Three years of work involving the maintenance of fiscal or financial records, including one year of responsible work which involves the application of accounting or fiscal principles and practices, and graduation from high school; or
• One year of experience in maintaining and reviewing fiscal records and an associate degree in accounting or business administration; 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.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Lycoming County. If no eligible candidates who live within Lycoming County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements :

• 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 drug screening.

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.

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 veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov / Additional Info / Pages / default.

aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov .

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) :

711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

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.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• 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 or :
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply / test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.

Last updated : 2024-06-21