Clerical Assistant 1

Do you want to gain valuable experience in hospitality while working in a truly unique setting? If so, your moment has arrived! The Ohiopyle State Park Complex offers an exceptional opportunity for an organized and friendly individual ready to transform our guests' vacations into unforgettable experiences. Do not miss this chance to develop your skills and elevate your career in a beautiful environment. Join us today, by taking the first step towards a rewarding future, and discover the success that awaits you!

In this position, you will assist with clerical tasks at the park, ensuring that the Ohiopyle Visitor Center, campground contact station, and launch area booth run efficiently. Your role will involve providing vital customer service to visitors through face-to-face interactions, phone calls, and emails, as well as organizing and filing important data. While stationed at one of the park's public contact points or the Visitor Center, you will act as a receptionist by welcoming and directing visitors, handling phone inquiries, taking messages, and sharing information about the park and nearby attractions. Additionally, you will process fees, issue permits, register campers, and keep the brochure rack organized. You will also perform various office tasks and light cleaning duties at the Visitor Center and contact stations. This includes using different software applications on park computers, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Internet Explorer, the Park Reservation System, and point of sale software. Daily, you will reconcile the cash drawer according to Bureau cash management policies, as well as copy, scan, sort, file, and retrieve documents. Furthermore, you will keep track of events and activities in Ohiopyle State Park by regularly updating the park's Outlook calendar.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• This is a seasonal, full-time position with no healthcare benefits. The season runs from approximately May 2026, until October 2026, at which time the employee will be placed on leave without pay. The employee will automatically be returned to employment approximately May 2027.
• Days/shifts will vary, will work 5 days/37.5 hours per week to include holidays and weekends
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

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 Guidelines.
• 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.

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).
• 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.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

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.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• 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.