Benefits
• Health Insurance (100% paid for Employee – 85% paid for Family)
• Defined Benefit Pension – Vested in 5 Years
• 13 Paid Holidays
• 5 Paid Sick Days, 1 Paid Personal Day
• Progressive Paid Vacation Time starting at 1 Week after 150 Working Days
• Salary will be determined based on experience
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
The Township of Salem is seeking a collaborative, strategic, and highly organized professional to serve as Assistant Township Manager. This key leadership position reflects a planned transition and internal promotion and offers the opportunity to support municipal operations, lead cross-departmental initiatives, and advance strategic priorities in a well-managed Berwick community.
Reporting directly to the Township Manager, the Assistant Township Manager will play a central role on the executive team, coordinating Township operations, supporting policy implementation, and ensuring effective communication across departments, boards, committees, and the public.
Salem is a stable, professionally managed organization committed to transparency, thoughtful decision-making, and long-term sustainability. This role blends operational leadership, project management, and organizational coordination, providing broad exposure to municipal functions and strategic initiatives.
The Township is approaching this recruitment with flexibility and may tailor the role based on a candidate’s experience. For a dedicated and qualified individual, opportunity to step into a senior leadership role and make a lasting impact exists. Salem Township is a stable, well-managed organization with strong leadership that offers a collaborative, low-friction work environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the Township Manager in oversight and coordination of municipal operations
Supervise key functions including Communications, IT, HR and media operations
Lead cross departmental projects and strategic initiatives
Assist with procurement, purchasing and compliance with Pennsylvania laws
Facilitate coordination amount departments, boards, and committees
Serve as an Open Records Officer, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer
Attend meetings as necessary, take notes, prepare minutes
Prepare payroll as necessary, complete payroll tax forms and submit payments
Assist in quarterly and/or annual reporting
Assist in grant application preparation and grant management
Any other tasks as assigned by the Board of Supervisors and/or the Township Manager
Qualifications
Health Insurance (100% paid for Employee – 85% paid for Family)
Defined Benefit Pension – Vested in 5 Years
13 Paid Holidays
5 Paid Sick Days, 1 Paid Personal Day
Progressive Paid Vacation Time starting at 1 Week after 150 Working Days
Salem Township is a quiet, rural municipality located along the Susquehanna River in southwestern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Home to roughly 4,000 residents, the township beautifully blends its deeply rooted agricultural identity with a rapidly growing footprint in the energy and tech infrastructure sectors. Its history began in 1786 when it was established as one of the original 11 townships in Luzerne County. It was settled primarily by colonists from Connecticut, who named the area after Salem, Connecticut, and survived the intense land-grant disputes of the Yankee-Pennamite Wars. Early development centered heavily around mills, blacksmiths, and highly prized shad-fishing operations along the riverbanks. Geographically, Salem covers approximately 30 square miles, bounded by the Susquehanna River to its east and south. The local landscape splits dramatically between the thick forests of Lee Mountain to the north and the flatter, fertile valleys running through the central and southern areas. Unincorporated, tight-knit residential and farming communities like Beach Haven and East Berwick shape local life, while U.S. Route 11 serves as the primary transportation artery cutting t...hrough the region. Students here attend schools within the Berwick Area School District, and municipal business is managed by a three-member Board of Supervisors from the township building on Bomboy Lane. While traditionally recognized as a peaceful bedroom community, Salem Township is fast becoming a pivotal center for cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. The area is situated adjacent to the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station nuclear power facility, which provides a massive supply of direct, carbon-free electricity. This unique resource attracted Amazon Web Services, which established an early footprint to harness the nuclear energy. More recently, a group of local landowners finalized a historic 1,700-acre land sale to Blackstone-owned QTS Data Centers, launching a multi-facility tech campus project that is set to permanently reshape the township's economic future.
