SENIOR CLERK - F/C

Requisition No: 858260 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: SENIOR CLERK - F/C

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70015790 

Salary:  $33,760.22 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/14/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

ADVERTISING/WORKING TITLE: SENIOR CLERK (SECURITY)

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Homestead Correctional Institution in the Security Hallway.

Our mission is to provide exceptional secretarial and clerical support, ensuring efficient communication and organization within the department. We are dedicated to maintaining professional relationships, managing essential office tasks, and supporting our team to achieve departmental goals with accuracy and courtesy.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

• Provides secretarial services like typing letters, reports, and taking meeting minutes. Helps with monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports and special projects. Acts as a backup for other staff when needed.
• Performs clerical duties assigned by the supervisor, including copying, scanning, and faxing documents.
• Maintains professional relationships with staff and the public by answering phones, greeting visitors, and routing calls. Ensures clear communication between the institution and the public.
• Reviews and distributes incoming and outgoing mail. Keeps files of office correspondence, reports, and other materials organized.
• Orders, receives, and distributes office supplies and equipment. Performs other necessary duties as required.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.

 

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discriminat