Office Support III (Juvenile Probation Department)

COUNTY OF BERKS

READING, PAFull-time$23.22/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation

$23.22/hr

Location

READING, PA

Schedule

Full-time

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Job overview

The Office Support III performs advanced correspondence and clerical duties for the Juvenile Probation Department. The role processes court documents, maintains case files and databases, prepares reports and correspondence, and responds to calls and visitors. Physical presence in the office is required, and the position may occasionally involve evening or weekend work based on departmental needs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Advanced TypingOffice PracticesMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft ExcelEnglish Language UsageReading ComprehensionSpellingArithmeticRoutine Clerical WorkFilingTelephone HandlingVisitor AssistanceComputer EquipmentOffice EquipmentTyping AccuracyFollowing DirectionsCooperative RelationshipsOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationIndependent WorkTeamworkSelf-StarterIndependent JudgmentStress Management

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED2 Years Advanced Typing and Office Practices

Full job description

New Hires Hourly Starting Rate -$23.22 2. 35 Hours Per Week POSITION SUMMARY: Performs a variety of advanced correspondence and clerical duties, including typing various documents, preparing and processing Court documents, and inputting and maintaining the database. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Essential Functions The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to: 1. Interprets, types, and processes various Court documents and adds Court information to case files. Attends remote court hearings and prepares court orders based on the Judge's instructions. 2. Prepares various reports, evaluations, letters, memos, dictation, forms, court lists, etc. from written or dictated form; reviews and proofreads all work, checking for spelling and grammatical errors. Maintains the good condition of case files. 3. Inputs and updates information in the case management database, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Common Pleas Case Management System (CPCMS), face sheets, and all related databases and files. 4. Answers telephone calls, waits on visitors, and directs them to the appropriate people. Responds to citizen inquiries by giving general information only. 5. Availability to cover the front desk reception area, greeting visitors and answering phones on an as-needed basis. MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 1. High school diploma or G.E.D. certification from a recognized issuing agency. 2. Minimum of two (2) years of experience in advanced typing and office practices, including working with varied computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel. 3. Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 1. Basic elements of English language usage, comprehension, reading, spelling, and arithmetic. 2. Ability to perform routine clerical work, including typing, filing, answering telephones, and waiting on visitors. 3. Ability to utilize various computer equipment and software, including Microsoft Word and Excel. 4. Ability to operate standard office equipment, including photocopier, fax machine, computer, and printer. 5. Ability to type quickly and accurately. 6. Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions. 7. Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships. 8. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. 9. Ability and willingness to learn and to perform tasks of progressively increasing difficulty. 10. Ability to work independently and as a team. 11. Ability to be a self-starter and work with little supervision. 12. Ability to make some independent judgment. 13. Ability to handle stress. 14. Physical presence in the office is required. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds a distance of fifteen (15) feet or less. WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Normal cubicles and individual office environment. Work is primarily performed during regular business hours; however, occasional evening or weekend work may be required based on the department's needs. The position may require working in moderately noisy to loud environments, including cubicles and communal workspaces, and participating in frequent collaborative team meetings. The work environment may include a fast-paced setting with frequent interruptions, changing priorities, and interactions with employees, the public, and other stakeholders. This position description serves as a guideline for communicating the essential functions and other information about the position to the applicant/employee. It is not intended to c eate a binding employment contract nor cover every detail of the position and may be changed where appropriate.

How this job compares

Set against the 944 open Clerical jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay: This posting$23.22/hr
Pennsylvania median$18–20/hr23 hourly ranges
US median$18–21/hr459 hourly ranges
This rate, $23.22/hr, is 15% above the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the top quarter of Clerical hourly ranges in Pennsylvania.
Openings: Olive Jobs lists 53 open Clerical jobs in Pennsylvania and 944 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania: COUNTY OF BERKS (this employer)5 open
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FEDEX CORPORATION AND SUBS 124 open
Experience: This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Clerical postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (361 postings).
Education: This posting asks for a high school diploma; 465 of the 944 open Clerical jobs (49%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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