860050 - OPS STAFF ASSISTANT - 40099951

Requisition No: 860050 

Agency: Commerce

Working Title: 860050 - OPS STAFF ASSISTANT - 40099951

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 40099951 

Salary:  $15.00 

Posting Closing Date: 09/16/2025 

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JOB TYPE:    PART TIME / OPS

POSITION LOCATION:       Tallahassee, FL (relocation benefits are not available for this position)  
                                                                        OPS STAFF ASSISTANT

                                                                           OPEN COMPETITIVE 
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Your Specific Responsibilities: 
The OPS Staff Assistant position will be an in-office position in the Tallahassee office and will assist in performing tasks related to the completion of U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) deliverables under the Federal/State Cooperative agreement for the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program.

 

Perform clerical duties such as data entry, logging and distributing mail, filing, faxing, and other clerical related tasks as needed to assist in the collection of OEWS survey responses from a sample of establishments provided by BLS.

 

Receiving and routing telephone calls and emails and facilitating responses to requests for information. Stays informed of cooperating federal and state agencies’ contact information, duties and services each provides.

Perform other duties as assigned to assist other units in the Bureau.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

•    Knowledge of office procedures and practices.
•    Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and arithmetic.
•    Knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word and Excel. Familiar with document scanning.
•    Ability to handle telephone calls in a courteous and effective manner.
•    Ability to operate general office equipment.
•    Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and coordinate work assignments.
•    Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
•    Ability to organize files/records and maintain records management systems.

Qualifications:
As a condition of pre-employment eligibility, a Level 2 security background screening is required, which consists of fingerprinting and a check of local, state, and national law enforcement records.  

Minimum:
•    Duties and responsibilities of this position must be performed at the official work site of the Department

 

Preferred:
•    Telephone etiquette 
•    One year of secretarial, clerical, or administrative support work as experience
•    Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and familiar with document scanning

 

Pay: 
$15.00 Hourly 

 

Our Organization and Mission: 
FloridaCommerce works across the state to support Florida’s economy, robust and talented workforce, and our local communities. We are dedicated to making a stronger and more resilient Florida, so our businesses, communities, and workforce are better prepared to withstand future economic slowdowns and natural disasters. 

FloridaCommerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.  (TTY/TDD 1-800-955-8771 or the Florida Relay Service – 711.) 

Let our mission become yours. To find out more about us, click on the link: http://www.floridajobs.org/

 

The Work You Will Do:        
The OPS Staff Assistant is a member of the Labor Market Statistics team of the Division of Workforce Services.

This position is critical to meeting contract deliverables with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and provides clerical and administrative support duties.
This position involves operating a computer and other office equipment utilizing various computer softwqare programs in the preparation of administrative reports, documents, and correspondence. 

OPS Staff Assistant maintains all files and records of office correspondence, documents, reports, and other materials. 

 

The Difference You Will Make:
This position is part of a team that produces the most detailed occupational employment and wage data for the State. These data are used to determine average emplo