NOTE: This posting will close on JULY 20, 2026 or after a total of 50 applications are received, whichever occurs first.
Join the Department of Transportation and help keep important processes moving smoothly. This role gives you the chance to support daily operations that make a difference statewide. You will handle mail, organize documents, and help keep information flowing where it needs to go. Step into a job where your attention to detail helps the entire bureau.
This position focuses on processing incoming and outgoing mail while supporting document sorting and preparation for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. As a Clerical Assistant 1, you will perform the following duties:
- Mail Handling: Receive, open, sort, batch, and deliver incoming and outgoing work for multiple areas
- Package Processing: Scan, log, and track bulk packages using handheld scanners and designated systems
- Document Preparation: Remove staples, flatten documents, mend torn pages, and organize materials for batching
- Address Sorting: Read and separate work for pipeline processes and delivery to specific bureaus
- Customer Contact: Notify internal customers when bulk packages arrive and complete batch headers as needed
- Work Distribution: Deliver and pick up work, place items on shelves, and rotate duties at the dock
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
Additional Requirements:
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents willnotbe 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.