Job Information
Philadelphia Housing Authority Clerk 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This is routine clerical work performing clerical tasks which follow easily learned, established procedures and which, after learning, can be performed regularly without continual supervision. Employees in this class may be assigned to check each other's work for accuracy, and may perform a variety of these tasks on a regular or cyclical basis. Work is performed under the immediate supervision of a clerical or administrative supervisor. Assignments are limited in nature and are performed in accordance with detailed instructions. Employees in this class are responsible for the proper performance of assigned clerical tasks.
Annual salary $43,264.86
Qualifications
Education equivalent to completion of the tenth school grade, or any equivalent combination of acceptable training and experience; knowledge of the English language and spelling; knowledge of arithmetic; skill in making varied arithmetic computations with speed and accuracy; ability to learn the operation of office machines; ability to learn Authority regulations regarding specific clerical procedures; ability to learn clerical procedures and routines regularly.
Responsibilities Posts information from one or more sources to various fiscal or other records; performs necessary computations to obtain cumulative, comparative or total figures; Selects items for keypunching according to predetermined categories; codes information into categories; proofreads run-offs; Sorts and files papers and forms alphabetically, numerically and by other categories into predetermined file systems; removes obsolete papers and forms at regular intervals; Receives correspondence, forms, complaints; posts information concerning these forms to register or log; routes papers to proper sources; checks log or register at regular intervals and follows up to achieve completion of items; Receives visitors; guides to proper destination; receives, screens and routes telephone calls, gives out standard Authority information; Operates office equipment for which no prior training or experience is required
How To Apply All applications will be accepted through the Philadelphia Housing Authority's Jobs Board at www.pha.phila.gov/jobs
Closing Statement
About the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA)
Established in 1937, and with an employment workforce of over 1,100, the Philadelphia Housing Authority is a municipal agency providing public housing services to over 76,000 residents in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Financial support for Authority operations and capital needs comes primarily from rent payments and subsidies provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). PHA is one of a very select group of housing authorities across the nation that has attained Moving to Work (MTW) status. This designation allows housing agencies the opportunity and flexibility, on a local level, to develop and implement innovative housing and self-sufficiency strategies to benefit public housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) participants.
PHA is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of individual qualifications without regard to race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, pregnancy, national origin, ethnicity or ancestry, religion, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.