administrative assistant

Requisition No:

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SUNLAND - UNIT 3

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $34, $38,235.86

Posting Closing Date: 12/17/2025

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: Administrative Assistant - Career Service

POSITION NUMBER:

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click ).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
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• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics.

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency's mission.

• Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and "see resume" will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$34, $38,235.86 Annually $1, $1,470.61 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

Act as the assistant to the Unit Director by keeping a daily schedule; arrange for travel, appointments, answering and routing phone calls and type correspondence, as needed. Assist in the compiling and analyzing of data for administrative decisions. Create charts, graphs and other display systems.

The Work You Will Do

Unit records to ensure continued licensure under ICF/DD regulations and make pertinent information available for AHCA surveys.

Collect and review Unit employee timesheets, advise employees of corrections needed and forward timesheets to Human Resources. Maintain Unit records regarding pertinent employee information.

Receive all incoming mail and distribute. Response to correspondence, as needed.

Complete the Notice of Injury report on injured employees and forward to the Worker's Compensation Coordinator.

Attend conferences and training sessions as required.

Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have at least one-year professional clerical experience.
• Must be able to lift, pull and squat.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of correct spelling, punctuation and grammar usage.
• Knowledge of letter, report and tabular formats.
• Knowledge of office procedures.
• Knowledge of computers, calculators, copiers, etc.
• Skill in typing.
• Ability to use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• Ability to type letters, memoranda, charts and other standard business forms in correct format.
• Ability to proofread typed material for typewritten and grammatical errors and to make necessary corrections.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your