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Requisition No:857594
Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Working Title: OPS Staff Assistant -
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number:
Salary: $18.23 an hour
Posting Closing Date: 08/24/2025
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Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Title: Staff Assistant
Position number:
Address:Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area 1630 Royce Ranch Ave. Lake Placid FL 33852.
Phone:
Supervisor: Vacant
Broadband code:
Region: Southwest
Title: OPS Staff Assistant
County: Highlands
City: Lake Placid
Facility: Lake Wales Ridge WEA Field Office
Working hours: 40 hours 8am-5pm; maximum allowable hours per year: 1920 (prorated)
Pay: $18.23/hour
List of any subordinates supervised: none
Residency requirement: none
Benefits: Potential to participate in group health insurance
Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma and three years of secretarial or clerical work experience.
Preferred Requirements: A Bachelors degree in a business-related field is preferred.
Our organization:
The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities and a strong economy.
Our Mission: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.
Every organization has an identity that is forged not only by what it does but by how it conducts itself. The values embedded in our mission and expressed in the vision of the FWC are to make quality decisions by being dynamic science-informed efficient ethical collaborative and committed to the vitality of the state and its environment.
Description of duties: THIS IS A FULL-TIME OPS POSITION. IT IS NOT CAREER SERVICE. The Division of Habitat and Species Conservation is comprised of six Sections and two offices. An exciting opportunity exists for a Staff Assistant to join a team of employees within the Wildlife and Habitat Management Section in supporting the management of the Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area. FWCs Southwest Region is seeking a motivated applicant that can provide secretarial and staff support for the District Biologist Lake Wales Ridge WEA lead area biologist and staff. Activities in support of these positions include: 1) processing invoices requisitions purchasing card charges and other administrative paperwork; 2) assisting with procurement of commodities and services; 3) assisting in developing and tracking operational budgets and plans; 4) preparing and organizing all correspondence and project-related files; 5) providing routine clerical support including managing correspondence maintaining stocks of office supplies and photocopying; 6) maintaining calendars and making meeting or travel arrangements; 7) researching and assembling data for reports; 8) receiving and routing telephone calls; 9) responding to public requests for publications rules status of projects and other information; 10) providing assistance to other sections/offices/divisions; and 11) completing other duties as assigned or needed.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Experience with computers including the Microsoft Office software package especially Word and Excel; professional office/secretarial/accounting experience with filing bookkeeping and customer service.
Preferred Qualifications: At least twoyears of secretarial administrative support oroffice clericalwork ofMyFloridaMarketPlace the Purchasing Card system and State of Florida purchasing processes preferred.
Additional Requirements: This is a full-time position with a maximum annual hour allowance of 1920 hours (prorated based upon hiring date).
Other requirements: Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Must possess and maintain a valid minimum Class E State of Florida drivers license. Occasional overnight travel is required.
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-). 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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Commission
