SENIOR CLERK - 43000607

Requisition No: 860873 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: SENIOR CLERK - 43000607

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43000607 

Salary:  $34,760.04 

Posting Closing Date: 09/18/2025 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION: STATE FIRE MARSHAL

BUREAU: FIRE STANDARDS AND TRAINING

CITY: OCALA

COUNTY: MARION

 

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
• State of Florida retirement package
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Nine (9) paid holidays a year

• One (1) Personal Holiday each year
• Career advancement opportunities
• Tuition waiver for public college courses
• Training opportunities
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (if eligible)

 

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

 

SPECIAL NOTES:

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

 

Additional requirements:

• One (1) year of secretarial or office clerical work experience
• One (1) year computer Microsoft experience (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• A valid and current driver’s license.

 

Preference:

• Experience operating phone and directing calls.

 

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

 

This position is located in Ocala, Florida and will be hired at an annual salary of $34,760.04.

 

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

 

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

 

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of general office, administrative, and clerical procedures and systems.
• Knowledge of customer service techniques.
• Knowledge of the principles of interpersonal relationships.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communication.
• Knowledge of Safety Program specific software, Florida State Fire Service database, SharePoint.
• Ability to understand applicable Florida Statutes, Florida Administrative Code, policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate a personal computer with proficiency in MSOffice Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain internal and external working relationships with others.
• Ability to work with confidential materials.

 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Receive and route telephone calls for the Safety section.
• Compile data for administrative decisions, type letters and correspondence, make copies of program documents for public speaking engagements, maintain files for the Safety section, assist with preparing Compliance Inspection Repo