Requisition No: 797046

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: OPS STAFF ASSISTANT - 37915025

Position Number: 37915025

Salary: $15.00 per hour

Posting Closing Date: 04/02/2023

OPS Staff Assistant

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

“Open Competitive”

Our Organization and Mission:

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water, and land. The vision of DEP is to create strong community partnerships, safeguard Florida’s natural resources and enhance its ecosystem.

The Work You Will Do:

This OPS Staff Assistant position is in the Directors Office, under the Division of Administrative Services.

The Difference You Will Make:

The Division of Administrative services provides centralized administrative support to the department and its employees. Within this Division, the Director’s Office staff assist with various tasks.

How You Will Grow:

DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.

Where You Will Work:

This position is located, and requires the ability to work, in Tallahassee (Leon County), Florida. The city hosts the Capital of Florida, and seat of state government. Florida State University, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Community College and several smaller colleges are located in Leon County. The area is a hub for academic research, athletics, art, music and other student related activities. Numerous parks offer outdoor activities, league sports and natural trails for running, hiking and biking.

Pay:

This position is hiring at $15.00 hourly.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities include assisting Director’s Office staff with various clerical tasks. Coordinates all cell phone activities for departmental accounts, to include purchasing and updating databases. Responsible for back-up security desk coverage, which entails greeting and interacting with internal and external customers, monitoring surveillance cameras, and contacting the appropriate staff members to escort and greet guests. This position will report from 9:30am to 3:30pm with a 30-minute lunch break each day of the week (a total of 5.5 work hours each day, 27.5 hours each week).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Effective Communication – Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Telephone Use – Ability to effectively receive, perform, and transfer calls on a multi-line telephone.
• Computer Application Knowledge – Knowledge of basic computer functions and applicable computer applications.
• Attention to Detail – Ability to perform accurately in a detail-oriented environment.
• Policy – Knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply related policies, procedures, principles, and practices.
• Laws, Rules & Regulations – Knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply related federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background screening.

Preferred Qualifications:

Customer services skills and clerical experience is preferred.

DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:

HR_VeteransPreference@dep.state.fl.us

HR_Recruitment@dep.state.fl.us

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.