PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 10TH CIRCUIT- COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT I - 21079104

Requisition No: 842100 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 10TH CIRCUIT- COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT I - 21079104

 Pay Plan: Public Defndrs JAC

Position Number: 21079104 

Salary:  $31,700.00 

Posting Closing Date: 12/26/2024 

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Communications Assistant

 

Annual Starting Salary: $31,700.00

Geographic Location: Bartow, Polk County

Starting Date: approx.: Immediately

Hours:  M-F 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

 

• Answering and directing phone calls to appropriate departments
• Inputting data into a case maintenance system
• Clocking in and disbursing mail
• Greeting the public, logging in clients for appointments

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• Must have organizational skills
• Good oral and written communication skills a must
• Must conduct one’s self in a professional manner
• Good computer skills
• Proper phone and email etiquette including grammar
• **Must be bilingual in Spanish/English**

 

THE BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

 

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:

 

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

 

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

 

THE BENEFITS OF WORKING IN THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT:

 

Polk, Hardee, and Highlands Counties are ideally located:

 

• On the I4 corridor midway between Tampa and Orlando
• Less congested than major metropolitan areas
• Less than an hour drive to the Gulf beaches and Florida’s theme parks
• Low cost of living
• High quality schools
• Beautiful Bok Tower, Legoland, and spring training home of the Detroit Tigers
• World famous fishing and water sports on hundreds of lakes
• See the real Florida in numerous state and local parks with hiking trails and bountiful wildlife

 

TO APPLY:

 

Submit resume through the People First website at https://jobs.myflorida.com/

 

OR

 

Employer: Office of the Public Defender – Tenth Judicial Circuit

Contact Name/Title: Martha Villarreal, Staff Assistant

Address: P.O. Box 9000 – Drawer PD; Bartow, Florida 33831