Requisition No: 813043

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: OPS CLERK (Safety Auditor) - 76808140

Position Number: 76808140

Salary: $ 22.00 hourly / 30 hours per week

Posting Closing Date: 10/15/2023

Division of Florida Highway Patrol/Troop I

Other Personal Services (OPS) Opportunity

*Open Competitive Advertisement*

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history. Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.

Contact Person: Captain Charles Smalley, (850) 617-2284

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Benefits Applicable to OPS Employees

• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan* - mandatory
• Workers’ Compensation - mandatory
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) - mandatory
• Participation in certain State Group Insurance benefits (must meet eligibility requirements).
• Deferred Compensation - voluntary
• Employee Assistance Program – voluntary

For general information and eligibility information related to OPS coverage benefits, please click here.

Duties and Responsibilities

This advertisement is for temporary Other Personal Services (OPS) opportunities to be filled within the agency. This position provides operational and clerical support to Troop I of the Florida Highway Patrol. The incumbent in this position will be responsible for the following duties:

• Daily distribution of mail
• Answering phone calls
• Daily filing of office documentation
• Greeting customers
• Compiling daily bank deposits

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of general office procedures and practices.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Skill in providing customer service to internal and external customers.
• Ability to organize and maintain filing systems.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as a personal computer, multi-line telephone, scanner, printer, Xerox machine, and facsimile.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities and assignments
• Skill communicating effectively verbally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

Job Related Requirements

• The position you are applying is subject to a Level 2 background check, along with Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) clearance, to include a fingerprint-based check of the criminal records of the FBI, as a condition of employment pursuant to Chapter 110.1127, 435 and 943, Florida Statutes. Please note that, since this position requires CJIS clearance, the Department will have access to all an applicant’s criminal and juvenile delinquency records, even those that have been sealed or expunged.

• Candidates for this position must be 16 years of age or older.

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
• The process for selecting applicant(s) for this position could take up to six months. Following the six-month period, a new application must be submitted to an open advertisement to be considered for that vacancy.
• OPS employees at FLHSMV are paid biweekly. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.