ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I - OPS - 67940085

Requisition No: 879322 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I - OPS - 67940085

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 67940085 

Salary:  $16.00 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 08/14/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Administrative Assistant I - Other Personal Services (OPS)

WORKING TITLE: Administrative Assistant I

POSITION NUMBER: 67940085

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

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

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

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:

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

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

$16.00 Hourly

Position Summary

This position provides administrative support for the Clinical Workstream and is responsible for all general office duties to include but not limited to focused work on two areas - Behavior Analysts and Forensic.

The Work You Will Do 

Answers agency phone calls and/or messages in a responsive, professional, courteous manner and direct calls accordingly. Review, track, and assign behavioral service requests regarding clients, providers and agreements. Responsible for general office duties to include, but not limited to: Filing, scanning documents, updating various spreadsheets for tracking, email communication, distribution and preparing of incoming and outgoing mail.

Assist with maintaining files, agendas, minutes, correspondence and schedule participants and meeting rooms for Local Review Committee (LRC). Assist with gathering and distributing LRC behavior plans for upcoming reviews. Provides support and continued correspondence with providers.

Follows up on client behavioral service requests submitted in APD electronic system (iConnect) to ensure requests are completed timely to meet statutory requirements. Uses iConnect or electronic system to update client and/or provider records accordingly.

Assist forensic liaison with court order referrals and competency training referrals. Responsible for preparing various types of mailing. Uses iConnect or electronic system to update client and/or provider records accordingly.

Serve as an information specialist for behavioral providers, parents, unit supervisors and program office staff. Assist in all preparations related to outreach and community events.

Maintains records of consumer and provider files for behavioral, medical and psychological services.

Other work-related duties as needed to support the agency.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least (1) year of professional office experience as an administrative assistant.

• Prefers fluent bilingual individual (English & Spanish speaker).

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• General office procedures and practices.

• Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint), database system, and ability to multi-task.

Ability to:

• Establish, organize and maintain files.

• Communicate orally and in writing, (face-to-face, electronically and/or written) information and ideas clearly, concisely, and effectively.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, families, providers, and staff within and across regions.

• Prioritize and schedule work efficiently, determine work priorities and ensure completion of work assignments.

• Multi-task and work under pressure.

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.

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.