Requisition No: 886530 Agency: Children and Families Working Title: STAFF ASSISTANT - 60066835 Pay Plan: Career Service Position Number: 60066835 Salary: Minimum Starting Salary 34,760.00 Posting Closing Date: 11/04/2026 Total Compensation Estimator Tool Staff Assistant - Job Description Requisition 886530 | Position 60066835 | Florida Department of Children and Families | Career Service | $34,760 annually About the role The Staff Assistant helps the Program Office run smoothly and provides courteous, reliable support to staff and the public. This role handles a mix of front-desk service, records, purchasing, travel, and personnel tasks. It calls for good judgment, initiative, accuracy, and the ability to manage work independently. What you will do • Support the Program Manager, Senior Management Analyst Supervisor, Operations Management, and administrative staff. • Welcome callers and visitors, answer questions, and route people to the right staff or community resource. • Prepare reports, forms, letters, and other documents using a computer and office software. • Prepare and submit personnel forms and HR-related action requests accurately and on time. • Process travel requests, travel reimbursements, P-Card authorizations, purchase requisitions, and invoices. • Organize office correspondence, records, reports, and other files. • Monitor office supplies and order materials before they run low. • Attend required staff meetings and job-related training, and perform other related duties as assigned. Minimum qualifications A high school diploma or equivalent and three years of secretarial or clerical work experience. College education may substitute for experience at a rate of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for each year. Vocational or technical training in secretarial science or office/business studies may substitute at a rate of 720 classroom hours for each year. Preferred experience Experience supporting hiring and recruitment, and experience processing purchase orders. Skills that will help you succeed Knowledge of office procedures, effective communication, data collection, and basic arithmetic. Ability to follow rules and procedures, serve the public with tact and courtesy, work independently, solve problems, organize assignments, communicate clearly, and build effective working relationships. Interested? Apply today to join a team focused on service, accuracy, and making a meaningful impact on the community. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.