SENIOR CLERK - 43000607

Requisition No: 853191 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: SENIOR CLERK - 43000607

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43000607 

Salary:  $33,760.00 

Posting Closing Date: 05/29/2025 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION: STATE FIRE MARSHAL

BUREAU: FIRE STANDARDS AND TRAINING

CITY: OCALA

COUNTY: MARION

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

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

SPECIAL NOTES:

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Additional requirements:

• One (1) year of secretarial or office clerical work experience
• One (1) year computer Microsoft experience (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• A valid and current driver’s license.

Preference:

• Experience operating phone and directing calls.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

This position is located in Ocala, Florida and will be hired at an annual salary of $33,760.00.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of general office, administrative, and clerical procedures and systems.
• Knowledge of customer service techniques.
• Knowledge of the principles of interpersonal relationships.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communication.
• Knowledge of Safety Program specific software, Florida State Fire Service database, SharePoint.
• Ability to understand applicable Florida Statutes, Florida Administrative Code, policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate a personal computer with proficiency in MSOffice Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain internal and external working relationships with others.
• Ability to work with confidential materials.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Receive and route telephone calls for the Safety section.
• Compile data for administrative decisions, type letters and correspondence, make copies of program documents for public speaking engagements, maintain files for the Safety section, assist with preparing Compliance Inspection Reports and Certificates, provide general clerical support for Safety Field Representative.
• Inputs and maintains fire department data in the Florida State Fire Service database.
• Monitors media for firefighter safety related issues and fire department changes and performs other related work assignments as required.

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 canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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.