ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I - 67040588 - SUNLAND CENTER - HEALTH SERVICES

Requisition No: 850129 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I - 67040588 - SUNLAND CENTER - HEALTH SERVICES

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67040588 

Salary:  $33,760.00- $37,136.06 Annually/$1,298.46 - $1,428.31 Bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 04/05/2025 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Administrative Assistant I - Career Service

POSITION NUMBER:  67012071

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.  

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$33,760.00- $37,136.06 Annually            $1,298.46 - $1,428.31 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

Serves as Administrative Assistant to the Executive Nursing Director (END). Works independently with minimal supervision. Relates with the public and works closely with department heads, supervisors, peers in situations requiring complete confidentiality and appropriate administrative decisions, carries out instructions and completes projects and deadlines as required/requested in the absence of the Executive Nursing Director. The applicant selected to fill this position shall be required to submit to a pre-employment medical examination.  This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting.

The Work You Will Do 

Completes all purchase requisitions and reconciliation for Nursing and Medical. Maintains and controls supply inventory for Nursing Central Supply. Orders and receives supplies from the Warehouse and Print Shop. Completes Central Supply Physical Year End Report.

Makes arrangements for meetings. Receives and routes telephone calls. Schedules all interviews for Nursing. Types correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other materials related to Nursing Services requested by the END. Maintains all files and records of the END and Nursing Staff. Receives and distributes Nursing interdepartmental mail.

Attend meetings and completes training as required.

Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have at least one-year professional clerical experience.
• Must be able to lift, pull and squat.
• Preferred but not required; experience working in MyFloridaMarketPlace.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, track and coordinate work activities.
• Ability to schedule appointments having the ability to prioritize and coordinate with others.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectually, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• General knowledge and utilization of office equipment.
• Ability to lift, bend, and pick up objects.
• Ability to file and maintain records.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.

Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Recruiting Contact:

Lizzie Holland 

Human Resource Specialist

Recruitment Manager

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Sunland Center – Marianna

3700 Williams Drive

Marianna, FL 32446

E-mail Lizzie.Holland@apdcares.org

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.