Clerical Assistant 2 (Bureau of Motor Vehicles)

Clerical Assistant 2 with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Department of Transportation is an opportunity to support a team that keeps vital services moving for communities across the state. This role offers a chance to grow your skills while helping ensure accurate and efficient processing of important vehicle documents. You will join a friendly and dedicated environment where your attention to detail truly matters. Step into a position where your work makes a direct difference every day.

The Clerical Assistant 2 plays an important part in reviewing and entering key information that helps the Bureau of Motor Vehicles issue accurate and timely vehicle documents. The role involves checking forms, confirming requirements, and ensuring that all details meet accuracy standards. As a Clerical Assistant 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Document Review: Examine vehicle title and registration applications for accuracy and completeness
• Data Entry: Enter information from bureau forms into the computer system to support correct issuance of documents
• Verification Tasks: Confirm names, addresses, identification numbers, insurance, signatures, liens, and other required elements
• Fee Processing: Determine proper fees and apply fee waiver guidelines when needed
• Application Decisions: Accept or reject applications based on compliance with requirements

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week.
• 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: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $38,515 (before taxes).
• 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:

• Six months as a Clerical Assistant 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Graduation from high school; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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.

• 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.