MOTORIST SERVICES SPECIALIST (RECORDS SPECIALIST) - 76004912

Requisition No: 847797 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: MOTORIST SERVICES SPECIALIST (RECORDS SPECIALIST) - 76004912

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76004912 

Salary:  $33,760.08 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 04/02/2025 

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Division of Motorist Services

Bureau of Motorist Compliance

Career Service (CS) Opportunity

  *Open Competitive Opportunity*

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history.  Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position. 

Contact Person: Matthew Wright, (850) 617-2871, MatthewWright@flhsmv.gov

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol. 

Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers.

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is responsible for providing operational and clerical support to management and is further authorized to maintain office operations in the areas of dispensing information, answering telephone calls, opening mail and responding to inquiries, maintaining files and records, composing routine correspondence, and processing forms and documents.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Ability to answer phones.
• One year of clerical work experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to operate printer, scanner, fax machine, copier.
• Filing, ordering supplies, schedule appointments, proofread for accuracy in spelling and grammar, and basic math knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Typing and/or data entry experience
• Experience composing professional correspondence
• Skill using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Experience in providing customer service

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
• FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month.  All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

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.