Requisition No: 873270 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III - SES - 48001726

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 48001726 

Salary:  $40,320.81 - 42,500.00 

Posting Closing Date: 04/24/2026 

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Florida Department of Education

Office of the Inspector General

Location: Turlington Building – Tallahassee, Florida

Position Title: Administrative Assistant III - SES

Salary Range: $40,320.81 - $42,500.00

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies up to six months.

APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS

Application Information:

• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of:

• • Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
  • Any position held by a Florida University
  • All periods of employment from high school graduation
  • All periods of current or prior unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
  • Any Education
  • Any Volunteer Experience
  • Your resume and application must match
• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.  

Hiring Information and Requirements:

• The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.

• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, the candidate MUST attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and your VA Letter that reflects level of disability if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only.

If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

NOTE: 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.

OFFICE CONTACT:

Laishka Popoca, 850-245-0050

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position is the assistant to the Bureau Chief of Personnel Management and acts as office manager for the Bureau of Personnel Management. The person in this position is expected to perform highly responsible administrative work as related to the statutory regulations of the education profession in the State of Florida. This position requires excellent communication skills in dealing with the public, appointed commissioners, and members of both the legal and educational professions. Our administrative positions will give you experience in state-related programs such as MyFloridaMarketPlace/Ariba, STMS, and WORKS. You will be immersed in the Division of Administrative Hearings cases while tracking and providing updates to the Executive Director. This is a great opportunity for someone highly organized, detail-oriented, and can communicate effectively.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Note: The omission of specific job duties does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.)

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has an open position that is responsible for executing the following functions:

• Provides executive support to the Inspector General and staff and oversees the general office administration of the Office of Inspector General.
• This position has expanded access to information and reports in the People First System. This access must be used for business purposes only. The incumbent must always maintain confidentiality of this information.
• Responsible for answering the primary OIG phone line and routing callers within the OIG and throughout the DOE, addressing difficult calls with patience and professionalism. 
• Routes and tracks all OIG correspondence requiring the Commissioner’s signature.
• Responsible for processing personnel, procurement, and travel transactions and serves as liaison from the Office of Inspector General to the Department of Education personnel, procurement, and travel sections.
• Assists in daily processing of routine mail, including preparing, screening, stamping, and disseminating to staff.  This position answers and directs telephone calls to appropriate staff as required.
• Functions as Office Training Liaison, including procuring specialized CPE training for Auditors and Investigators and maintaining employee training records.
• Compiles findings and recommendations from audit reports issued by either the Auditor General or the Chief Internal Auditor from the current fiscal year and the previous fiscal year, summarized in Schedule IX, and submitted as part of the standard final Legislative Budget Request.
• Maintains adequate inventory of office supplies for the office and serves as the central point of contact between the Custodian Delegate and Inventory Agent within the Office of Inspector General.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

The employee in this position must be productive under tight timeframes, balance multiple, competing priorities, and maintain goal-directed behavior and performance sometimes under stressful conditions. Attendance is an essential function of this position.  The employee’s performance and behavior must demonstrate consideration of the workload concerns of others and must not negatively affect productivity and morale of the unit.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Licensure/Registration/Certification/Experience or Education:

• Ability to communicate effectively including verbal and written communication
• Ability to organize and work independently
• Ability to handle difficult callers and work towards a successful resolution

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Preference will be given to applicants who have excellent organizational skills, administrative assistant experience, and a background in an Office of Inspector General or some other investigative office.

EDUCATIONAL SUBSITITUIONS:

SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements.

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or University in related field can substitute for 4 years of direct experience.

Related work experience may not substitute for any licensure, certification, or registration required by an agency and indicated in the advertised job description.

THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE HIRING OFFICE

The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to assist the Commissioner of Education in achieving the department's mission of increasing student proficiency and maintaining an accountability system that measures student progress. The OIG accomplishes this by providing independent audits and reviews of programs and activities, conducting investigations of alleged violations, and offering consulting services to assist management in their efforts to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.

Florida Department of Education

WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BENEFITS!

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

LEAVE INFORMATION:

• Annual Leave - Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions are credited with 176 hours of annual leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of the initial appointment.

• • Sick Leave - Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions shall be credited with 104 hours of sick leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of initial appointment.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

It is the policy of the Florida Department of Education that applicants for employment/volunteer undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. No applicant for a designated position will be employed, contracted or permitted to volunteer until the level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Department. Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, finger printing for all purposes and checks under this requirement, statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local criminal records checks through local law enforcement.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM (SSS) AND REQUIREMENT

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Other Personal Services (OPS) or Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. 

For more information, please visit the Selective Service website.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287

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.