STAFF ASSISTANT - 67012970

Requisition No: 863544 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: STAFF ASSISTANT - 67012970

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67012970 

Salary:  $1,336.92 - $1,470.62 Biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 11/04/2025 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: STAFF ASSISTANT

POSITION’S LOCATION: Tacachale – Gainesville, FL

POSITION NUMBER: 67012970

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled with this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This posting may close prior to closing date.

 

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: 

• Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
• $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
• Dental, vision and supplemental insurances available at state rates
• State of Florida retirement package         
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• 10 paid holidays a year
• Career advancement opportunities
• Tuition waiver for state college/university courses
• Training opportunities
• For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

 

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) works in partnership with local communities to support people with developmental disabilities in living, learning, and working in their communities. APD provides critical services and support for customers with developmental disabilities to reach their full potential. The Agency serves people with spina bifida, autism, Down syndrome, children ages 3-5 at high risk of developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, Prader-Willi syndrome, Phelan-McDermid syndrome, and intellectual disabilities. There is no charge or co-payment for services provided through the Agency. www.apdcares.org

Join APD’s TACACHALE and be part of the team that MAKES A DIFFERENCE – NOT JUST A LIVING, impacting the lives of developmentally disabled adults!

SALARY RANGE

$34,760.00 - $38,236.00      $1,336.92 - $1,470.62 Biweekly

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.

 

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The person in this position works for the office of the Tacachale Integrated Programs & Services (TIPS) Operations & Management Consultant II.

Manages the office, including but not limited to answering incoming calls, distributing daily mail, using equipment such as a copier and laminating machine, ordering office supplies, and loaning out small equipment such as iPads and cameras.

Provides administrative assistance, including but not limited to preparing memos and correspondence, preparing meeting minutes, tracking staff annual physicals, training and in-services, preparing a weekly short hour report, scheduling interviews, preparing hiring packets and maintaining vehicle logs.

Assists at center wide and department resident activities and events. Prepares and maintains monthly calendar of resident activities and events. Serves on Planning Committee, assisting in the coordination of major annual resident events such as the Tree Lighting and Rock the Block. Enter resident attendance at activities and events data into our tracking system . Assists with the preparation of activity and event flyers and materials.

Coordinates TIPS accounting functions including but not limited to maintaining and reconciling spreadsheets of the TIPS Department’s Trust Account expenditures, reporting budget needs to Operations & Management Consultant II. Oversee shopping forms and cash for the TIPS Department and reconciles funds daily at the Tacachale Accounting Office and secures funds in a safe. Prepare requisitions in MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) for expense items.

Performs other related duties as required.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Must be willing to perform essential services before, during, and after an emergency.
• Must have a high school diploma.
• Must be proficient in using office equipment.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• One (1) year experience working in an office setting, providing administrative assistance.

This position may be required to perform essential services before, during, and after an emergency per APD OP 2-0035.