CLERK SPECIALIST - 48006030

Requisition No: 791615 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: CLERK SPECIALIST - 48006030

Position Number: 48006030 

Salary:  $15.00 per hour 

Posting Closing Date: 01/31/2024 

DIVISION OF BLIND SERVICES
LOCATION:  DAYTONA BEACH (VOLUSIA COUNTY)

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A LEVEL 2 BACKGROUND SCREENING IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY.

ALL EMPLOYMENT GAPS MUST BE EXPLAINED AND INCLUDED WITH WORK HISTORY WHEN APPLYING.

Job Description:

This position will work in the Division of Blind Services, Braille & Talking Book Library located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Bureau of Braille & Talking Book Library is seeking a physically strong individual for the position of Clerk Specialist. This position will be assigned to the Library’s Circulation Services Section and will work with a team of others in the daily process of shipping and receiving materials and equipment to and from customers. The Library is unique as it provides materials to Floridians across the state that are visually and physically impaired and cannot see or hold a regular book. The Library provides the books (in both audio & braille formats) and supplies the equipment needed to enjoy them. The successful candidate will need to possess a High School Diploma or GED, have basic computer knowledge, and have the ability to stand, sit, walk, lift, and bend with ease. The Clerk Specialist will be highly mobile in the performance of their work and will be required to learn a variety of skills to be successful. Prior knowledge of basic computer operations is strongly desired, as is a positive record of working well with others.

Examples of Work:

• Assist with the unloading and reloading of the United States Postal (USPS) trailers each day.
• Sort materials that are received daily.
• Open equipment containers and assist with returning the materials to other sections of the unit to be inspected, shelved and checked in.
• Assist in the daily preparation of equipment to be sent to customers including the packaging, labeling and placement of the items in USPS containers.
• Assist in other areas of the section including the inspection section and with checking in materials.
• Assist in the daily shelving and pulling of materials while paying close attention to matching numbers on the books and matching those numbers to the mailing cards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• The employee will be required to walk, stand, bend as well as be able to lift a maximum of 25 pounds.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or its equivalent and one year of warehouse related work experience.

To be considered for a position with the Division of Blind Services:

• All fields in the candidate profile must be completed.
• Work history, hours worked, and formal education fields must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position. Putting "see resume" does not substitute for completing all sections of the candidate profile.
• Responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable in the candidate profile. Not all applicants will be interviewed. Preference will be given for qualifying veterans, employees in layoff status and qualified candidates based on a review of their overall scores, KSAs, primary and supplemental applications, as well as completion of any required work samples, willingness questionnaires, and behavioral/personality/skills tests, and interview responses, as applicable. References and file reviews from previous employment will be verified to determine suitability.
• Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information.
• Individuals lacking the ability to competently do the job and those who are unable to positively contribute to a productive team environment, need not apply.
• The successful candidate must be able to pass a Level II Background screening.
• All previous periods of employment must be listed and accounted for.

The Florida Division of Blind Services is committed

to increasing recruitment and hiring of Veterans and individuals with disabilities and

improving employment outcomes.

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.