Lexington
County
Online Job
Application
Instructions
and HELP
Contact
Information
Hours
of Operation
Available
Jobs
How
to Apply for Jobs Listed
Help
Completing the Online Application
Testing
Interview
and Hiring process
Contact
Information
Applications are accepted
at:
Lexington County Human
Resources Department
Lonnie Hamilton III, public
Services
building
4045 bridge View
Drive, Suite b207-
2nd
Floor
North
Lexington
, SC 29405-7464
phone: (843) 958-4700
Fax: (843)
958-4720
JobLine
(843) 958-4719
(843)
958-4717 (TDD)
Questions related to Lexington
County Government employment should be directed to the Human
Resources Department. You may e-mail this
department at, job@Lexingtoncounty.org
Hours of
Operation
We are open Monday
through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Available Jobs
You can access information
regarding current job openings in one of the following manners:
·
Go to http://www.Lexingtoncounty.org/,
click on "Employment" on the left side of the page. Click on
"County
Job
Openings."
·
Access the County's JobLine listing by dialing (843) 958-4719 or (843)
958-4717 (TDD).
·
Job listings are updated weekly at
the Lexington County Human Resources Department.
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How to Apply for Jobs
Listed
-
Complete the application.
All applicants must complete the Lexington County Application Form.
Current employees of Lexington County Government can also apply
online. A resume may be attached; however, all sections of the
application form must be completed. All applications must be
received by the posted deadline specified in the job listing for the
position.
-
View the current job openings.
-
Apply by clicking AppLY at the
bottom of the available position listing.
Methods of applying for a
job:
·
Complete an online application
(preferred method).
·
Apply in person at the Lexington
County Human Resources Department (see address above).
·
Fax or mail your resume in to the
Human Resources Department (see information above).
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Help Completing the Online
Application
·
First time applicants:
o
Click on Create
an Account. You must enter a unique Login Id and password that will
identify you within the Online Application system. Your Login Id: may be
any string with at least 6 letters or numbers, and will not be case
sensitive. Your password: must be at least 6 characters but must include at
least a letters and a number, and will also not be case sensitive. Do not
use special characters or dashes. You may enter a statement or question in
the "password Reminder" field that will help you to remember your password
in the case that you forget.
·
Returning Applicants: You
MUST use the same login id
and password you used to create an account in order to login to the system
to apply for additional positions in the future.
·
In all pages, the areas marked
with * are required fields and data must be input in these fields.
·
We
will periodically purge applications that have not been accessed within
the last 18 months. Accessing means Signing On - either when applying
online for Jobs or when updating your application data. If you have not
applied for a job recently, sign on even if you do not change any
information. This will keep your application from being purged. You must
do this once within an 18 month period of time to keep your application
from being purged.
·
This site stores only one application/resume per person. IF YOU AppLY FOR MORE THAN ONE pOSITION, THE SYSTEM SUbMITS THE SAME AppLICATION/RESUME FOR EACH pOSITION. YOU CANNOT CREATE MULTIpLE AppLICATIONS AND/OR RESUMES.
For this reason, please include employment, knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant to all positions for which you wish to apply.
You may update your application or resume at any time. be advised, however, that the new application or resume will override your previous one.
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·
The
following pages of the Application process are required to be
completed:
o
personal Information: You need to type in this information (name,
address, etc.) only one time, during your initial visit to the site.
If you apply for additional positions in the future, your personal
information will automatically be entered for you. If you need to
change anything on this page, you may do so at any time by clicking on the
page.
o
Education: You
need to type in this information only one time, during your initial visit
to the site. If you apply for additional positions in the future,
your education information will automatically be entered for you. If
you need to change your educational information, you may do so at any time
by clicking on the page.
o
Employment History: You need to type in this information only one time,
during your initial visit to the site. If you apply for additional
positions in the future, your employment history will automatically be
entered for you. If you need to change or add employment history,
you may do so at any time by clicking on the page.
o
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Type
"None" if you have none that apply or either type in the box
provided. You are limited to 600 characters in your text.
o
References: You
need to type in this information only one time, during your initial visit
to the site. If you apply for additional positions in the future,
your employment history will automatically be entered for you. If
you need to change or add references, you may do so at any time by
clicking on the page.
o
Agreement Statement: After reading, click Agree or Do Not
Agree. When you click agree, your information is then saved to the
applicant database.
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·
pages of the application that are
not required to be completed:
o
Equal Employment
Information (Applicant Data Record): This
data is for periodic government reporting and will be kept in a confidential
file separate from the application for employment.
All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected
status.
o
Selective
Service:
For male applicants only.
pursuant to Section 1-1-560 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, a male
person who is eighteen years of age or older and who is not in compliance with
the federal Military Selective Service Act is not eligible for employment by or
service with the State or a political subdivision of the State, including all
boards and commissions, departments, agencies, institutions, and
instrumentalities of the State.
o
Resume: A
resume is not required however, if you would like to include one, it can
be done in two ways:
§
preferred method: Attach the
electronic copy of your resume by clicking on the browse button and select
your file. Next, press the submit button to include your resume in
your application file.
§
Or, cut and paste, from an
existing document, into the text area. Existing documents formats
that can be used are MS Word (.doc) and Adobe (.pdf). Next, press
submit to include your resume in your application file.
Once you have applied for a
position a confirmation of your application submission will be displayed.
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Testing
If the position for which you are
applying is clerical and a certified typing score is a requirement, you
must submit your typing test score from a test taken within six (6) months
of your application. If this documentation of your typing skills is not
included, your application will not be considered. You must mail a copy of
your certified typing test score, to the County's HR Dept. (address above)
by the closing date of the position to be considered for the position. As
a service to Lexington County Government, the two sites below have agreed
to offer a typing test, free of charge, to all applicants who require
it:
SC
Employment Security Commission (SCESC)
(Job
Service)
176 Lockwood
Drive
Lexington
, SC 29402
please
report directly to SCESC to request test.
No phone
Calls please.
Monday,
4:00 pm; Wednesday, 9:00 am;
Friday,
9:00 am & 2:30 pm
Alternative
Staffing
4925 LaCross Road, Suite
209
North
Lexington
, SC
please
call to make an appointment
(843)
747-5627
Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Interview and Hiring
process
Applications that are submitted
for open positions will be reviewed and screened to ensure that
applications meet the basic requirements for the position. After your
application has been reviewed by our Employment Staff, you will be
notified within four (4) weeks regarding the status of your application.
Applicants who are qualified are referred to the hiring departments and
considered for interviews. Applicants who are selected for an interview
will be contacted. past employment history may be verified. Applicants are
responsible for providing sufficient information to accomplish
this.
An employment physical is required
for all individuals selected for regular full-time, regular part-time or
selected temporary positions. This appointment is scheduled after a job
offer has been made and accepted. Failure to complete or pass the physical
may result in withdrawal of a job offer.
New employees must present
evidence of U.S.
citizenship or legal residence in the
U.S.
in
order to be eligible for employment.
All new employees assigned to
regular full-time or regular part-time positions are required to enroll in
the County’s direct deposit program.
Lexington
County
is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.
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