TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER 2005-665

ISSUED  DECEMBER 23, 2005

REVISED NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

Examinations

for

LCB LICENSING TECHNICIANS

Exam No.	Job Titles	Job Codes	Pay Schedule and Range
1.	LCB Licensing Technician 1	02292	ST04
2.	LCB Licensing Technician 2	02293	ST05

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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 and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

NATURE OF WORK

You will review and process liquor license requests and related documents for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.  You will review material sent by applicants to ensure that it is complete and in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations.  You will also resolve discrepancies in reports and case files, and recommend approval or denial of liquor license requests.  Technicians at the 2 level work more independently and on more complex applications.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

You will be tested before your qualifications are reviewed.  Your test results will count only if you meet all job requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

You must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.

Your background will be checked.  If you have been convicted of a felony within the last ten (10) years, you cannot work for the PLCB.  If you have other criminal convictions, they will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine if they are job related.  If they are, you may not be appointed or could be removed from the position.

Minimum Requirements

LCB Licensing Technician 1 - Three years of clerical experience supporting a legal, licensing or other regulatory program requiring the application of statutes, program policies or industry regulations; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

LCB Licensing Technician 2 - Four years of clerical or administrative experience supporting a legal, licensing or other regulatory program requiring the application of statutes, program policies or industry regulations; OR 1 year of experience as a LCB Licensing Technician 1; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Clarification of Requirements

College level training can be substituted for the required experience at the rate of 30 college credits equals to one (1) year of experience.  Unrelated experience will not be accepted.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

There are 35 positions statewide with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in Allegheny, Dauphin and Montgomery counties.  On average there are 5 to 10 anticipated vacancies per year.

Additional opportunities may occur due to normal turnover from retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact:

PA Liquor Control Board

Bureau of Human Resource Management

HR Staffing and Development Division

Recruitment and Placement Section

Room 407 - Northwest Office Building

Capital & Forster Streets

Harrisburg, PA  17124-0001

(717) 783-2549 or Toll Free:  1-888-299-0125

E-mail:  RA-LBPersonnel@state.pa.us

Internet:  www.lcb.state.pa.us

TESTING

The test will be administered on a computer.  Information about computerized testing is available online at www.scsc.state.pa.us OR in paper form at any State Civil Service Commission Office.  You will have a maximum of 3 hours to complete the test.

The test will cover the following subject areas:

Subject Areas	Number of Questions
Reading Comprehension	40
Reports	10
Vocabulary	10
Effective Expression	10
Arithmetical Computation	10
Interpersonal Relations	15
Total	95

The test will be administered in the Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh State Civil Service Commission offices, Monday through Friday.

The test will also be held approximately 10 days a month at additional test centers located in Allentown, Erie, Johnstown, Lock Haven, and Scranton.  For further details on test dates, contact the Commission’s Information Services Unit; Telephone (Voice) (717) 787-7811, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard of Hearing callers only)

(717) 783-8896. 

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your test.  You must submit a new application to be retested. 

When completing your application, please make sure you apply for all job titles for which you want to be tested.  You will NOT be permitted to add job titles after you test.

If your name is on an eligible list for these job titles and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

TEST RESULTS

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application to:

State Civil Service Commission

(ATTN:  Applications)

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

Applications and further information can be obtained from:

1.	State Civil Service Commission:
	Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St.,
	P.O. Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058,
	Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685
	Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone
	(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (215) 560-4367
	Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone
	(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (412) 565-2484
	Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us
2.	PA CareerLink offices
3.	The Human Resources Office listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section of this announcement

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."