Administrative Officer 1 (Local Government) - Luzerne County C&Y

Salary: $41,000.00 - $47,000.00 Annually
Location : 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 01908
Department: Children & Youth
Opening Date: 06/15/2026
Closing Date: 6/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern


Description


This is a professional administrative position reporting directly to the Children and Youth Administrator. This position is responsible for assisting the Administrator with daily functions of the agency while working independently. In this Administrative Officer 1 position, you will manage a wide range of administrative duties that keep our agency's daily operations effective. This role gives you opportunities to build experience in planning, coordination, and communication while providing essential support for staff, agency leadership, and the community. Your duties will include the following:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Agency Communication: Serve as a central point of contact for employees to help address operational issues and learn about opportunities, programs, and events; establish excellent relationships with community partners and outside agencies; and attend agency, provider, and public meetings to gather information and share input when assigned
  • Operational Assistance: Help the agency Administrator review, update, develop, and implement agency procedures, policies, and plans
  • Records Management: Maintain logs, documentation, and compliance materials for audits, reporting, and budget development needs
  • Program Coordination: Provide administrative support and collaborate with management and staff to ensure public and agency needs are addressed by key programs including Limited English Proficiency, Continuity of Operations Plan, and the Safety Committee
  • Advisory Board Liaison: Help prepare agendas for Children and Youth Advisory Board meetings, maintain meeting and Board member records, and provide administrative support for Board activities and policies
• All other related duties required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration.
• Knowledge of the principles of governmental accounting, statistics, and public personnel administration.
• Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts and devise solutions to administrative problems.
• Ability to comprehend program goals, objectives, and operations, and to relate these to administrative analysis.
• Ability to develop, install, and evaluate administrative policies and procedures.
• Ability to apply and interpret Departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other administrative officials and the public.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.

Minimum Qualifications

RECRUITMENT METHODS:
Applicants must meet one (or more) of the following method(s) to be considered for this vacancy:
Seniority Promotion: Bidding employees within the designated seniority unit, when collective bargaining unit obligation(s) have been met then the following recruitment methods may be used:
Promotion Without Examination
Transfer
Reassignment
Voluntary Demotion
Reinstatement
Civil Service Lists

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

• Six months of experience as a Clerk Typist 3

or

• Six months of experience as a Clerk 3

or

• Two Years of experience in varied office management or staff work; and a bachelors degree

or

• Any combination of experience and Training

2.) State Civil Service Commission Approved Additional Special Requirements: None
3.) Be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations


ELIGIBILITY

COMPETITIVE PROMOTION WITHOUT EXAMINATION ONLY: CLASS RESTRICTIONS:
1.) Have held regular civil service status in the following classifications:

• Clerk Typist 3
• Clerk 3

SELECTION CRITERIA:
1.) Meet the minimum experience and training required for the job.
2.) Meritorious Service defined as:

• The absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date on the posting,
• The last due overall regular or probationary performance evaluation was higher than unsatisfactory.

3.)Seniority

• Worked as a Clerk Typist 3 or Clerk 3 for a minimum of 6 months for the next lower class(es) by the closing date of this posting 6/28/2026

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.

2.) Additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Megan Stone
Human Services Division Head
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POSITION DETAILS: Full time
Civil Service
Permanent
Class Code: L0121
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (75 hours bi-weekly)
Ray Rate: 37
Location: 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
HOW TO APPLY:

** YOU MUST HOLD CIVIL SERVICE STATUS IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS POSTING **
All EXTERNAL CANDIDATES must apply and submit an application via:
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.
I. Medical Insurance
The coverage begins for the employee the on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Cost to the employee to participate in the plan varies by the coverage selection and the number of dependents; and may be subject to collective bargaining agreement. The employee may also elect to opt out of the County's medical insurance if proof of coverage is provided. Under this arrangement, the employee is provided with an annual opt out payment.


II. Vision and Prescription
The coverage begins for the employee on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Contributions may vary, subject to collective bargaining agreement.


III. Dental Coverage
The coverage begins for the employee on the first of the month following the first full 30 days of full-time employment for employees and their eligible dependents. Contributions may vary, subject to collective bargaining agreement.


IV. Life Insurance
A $50,000 life insurance policy is afforded to full-time employees, unless specified differently in a collective bargaining agreement. It remains in effect as long as the employee is actively employed and terminates upon resignation or retirement.


V. Retirement
All full-time employees and part-time employees working more than 1,000 hours per year qualify for Luzerne County retirement benefits, in which employees must contribute 5% of their earnings, and may choose to add to an additional voluntary contribution, not to exceed an additional 10%.