SENIOR CLERK

Requisition No: 870341

Agency:
Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title:

SENIOR CLERK -

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $40,000.22

Posting Closing Date: 02/26/2026

• OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

Dr. Amador-Jehn

A high school diploma or its equivalent and one (1) year of secretarial or clerical work experience; or

College education from an accredited institution can substitute at the rate of 30 semester (1 year) or 45 quarter hours (1 year) for the required one (1) year of work experience; or

Vocational/technical training in the area of secretarial science or office/business studies can substitute at the rate of 720 classroom hours (1 year) for the one (1) year of required work experience.

EDUCATIONAL

NOTE:

Graduates utilizing education attained in the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position will not be appointed until verification of the applicable degree has been obtained. Foreign trained graduates utilizing a degree attained outside of the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position must be prepared to provide a copy of a credential evaluation conducted by an Approved Credential Evaluation Agency.

A list of approved agencies can be viewed at “Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies, Florida Department of Education.” Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies (fldoe.org)

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Occasional travel required.

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

Performs related Senior Clerk duties which include, but are not limited to, updating and maintaining databases, answering Division main line, and issuing animal movement permits. CVI Central Database work. Responsible for addressing issues or concerns related to submission of Official Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (OCVIs) to CVI Central database to include duplicates, misfiled OCVIs or CVIs that were incorrectly issued. Reviews and uploads paper certificates into the CVI Central database.

Performs outreach to veterinarians for noncompliance issues related to Florida Statutes 828, dog and cat certificates. Assists in routing and processing of OCVIs. Reviews CVI Central and share drives for compliance with records retention policy. Answers telephones, responds to questions, takes messages and transfers calls to bureau program managers and bureau districts, and assists with cross-coverage including the visitor/reception desk.

Converses with Agricultural Law Enforcement and other related divisions when they have an inquiry. Maintains accurate filing system and computer records. Effectively cross trains to be a support backup for programs that issue animal movement permits. Updates those databases as appropriate. Receives and maintains a variety of disease traceability documents, scans and files documents, posts changes to records, transmits correspondence, and transcribes formats.

Assists other areas of the division as needed.…