OPS Page & Messenger Program Assistant (Office of the Clerk)

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Requisition No: 843426 

Agency: Florida Legislature

Working Title: OPS Page & Messenger Program Assistant (Office of the Clerk)

Pay Plan: Legislature

Salary:  15.00 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 02/27/2025 

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General Summary

The Office of the Clerk is accepting applications for OPS Page & Messenger Program Assistants to help with the House Page & Messenger Program. This is full-time temporary employment during the legislative session (February 17, 2025 through May 9, 2025).

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

The Page & Messenger Program is a long-standing tradition of the Florida House of Representatives. Students enrolled in grades 6-12 travel from all over Florida to serve the House for one week at a time during the legislative session.

Applicants for the role of Page & Messenger Program Assistant are responsible for the safety and accountability of each student involved in the program. Page & Messenger Program Assistants will assist the Program Coordinator by checking students in each morning, promptly responding to incoming message requests and providing instructions for delivery to Messengers, scheduling visits with representatives and other elected officials, facilitating program activities, and checking students out any time they leave the building.

Minimum Qualifications

Qualified applicants will hold a minimum of a high school diploma and have previous experience in a supervisory role with teenage children.   A major in education studies and/or law enforcement background are a plus. Basic computer and office skills (computer, copy machine, fax etc.) are required. The applicant should be able to pass a background check.

Rate of Pay

$15.00/hour  

Submission of Application

Interested parties may submit a cover letter and resume with their online application via GovernmentJobs.com or send an Alternate Application to:

Office of Administration & Professional Development
Florida House of Representatives
402 South Monroe Street, 1201 Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Or email HouseAPD@myfloridahouse.gov

Accommodation for Disability   

If an accommodation is needed for a disability, please notify Human Resources at (850) 488-6803.

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.