The Administrative Assistant 1 position with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at Raccoon Creek State Park offers a meaningful opportunity to support daily park operations. This role places you at the center of communication, recordkeeping, and visitor assistance within a busy and scenic environment. You will help ensure that important administrative tasks run smoothly and support the work of park staff. This position provides a chance to grow your skills while contributing to the success of one of Pennsylvania’s beautiful state parks.
This position supports the administrative functions that keep Raccoon Creek State Park operating smoothly, including purchasing, accounting, visitor assistance, and daily office activities. As an Administrative Assistant 1, you will perform the following duties:
- Purchasing Support: Process purchasing documents, arrange bids, and coordinate delivery of park supplies
- Fiscal Records: Update fiscal systems, reconcile ledgers, and maintain accurate accounting documentation
- Visitor Services: Assist park visitors, manage reservations, process permits, and support public inquiries
- Revenue Processing: Handle park revenue, prepare deposits, maintain logs, and reconcile financial statements
- Office Coordination: Prepare correspondence, manage files, process mail, and support daily office functions
- Staff Assistance: Coordinate schedules, train seasonal clerical staff, and support park managers with reports and documentation
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Shift and schedule may vary to meet the needs of a facility operating seven days per week. Employee works 37.5 hours across five days each week.
- 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
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Such training as may have been gained through graduation from a four year college or university 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 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).
- 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.
- 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.