GENERAL SERVICES SPECIALIST

Requisition No: 862366 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: GENERAL SERVICES SPECIALIST

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70013357 

Salary:  $39,321.10 - $41,500.94 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/03/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

WORKING TITLE: GENERAL SERVICES SPECIALIST

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at South Florida Reception Center in the Office of Administration’s Fleet Maintenance department and reports to Central Office in Tallahassee, FL.

The mission of the Office of Administration’s Fleet Maintenance in the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the Department's vehicle fleet.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

• Fleet Management Accuracy: Ensure all vehicle logs and work order information are accurately entered and current in the fleet management system.
• P-Card Transactions: Process, monitor, and review P-card transactions for vehicle-related repairs, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
• Report Preparation: Review, analyze, and prepare reports from the Department of Management Services fleet management platform, pulling reports for management as needed.
• Maintenance and Repairs: Monitor vehicle repairs and preventative maintenance costs, ensuring accurate entries in the Department’s Fleet database, and manage toll violations and transponders.
• Fuel Card and Records Management: Manage the Regional fuel card program, perform monthly inventory, ensure accurate vehicle records, handle vehicle surplus and disposal, and create purchase requests in Ariba on Demand.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of professional or nonprofessional experience in business administration, purchasing, supply inventory, property management, financial accounting. Experience as above can substitute on a year for year basis for the required college education.
• At least one year of experience in financial accounting as documented on your state application.
• Experience working in an office environment.
• Experience using Ariba on Demand and/or MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) as documented on your state application.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet search and research as documented on your state application.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.