Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant I

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking an Administrative Assistant I for Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in Palm Coast, FL. This position offers a monthly salary of $2,985.36 and an annual salary of $35,824.32.

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This role involves providing visitor services and administration skills at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park. The successful candidate will assist in planning, coordinating, and implementing all administrative activities involved in park operation. Key duties include performing fiscal audits, acting as a purchasing agent, monitoring and tracking park budgets, preparing budget reports, processing payments, and initiating purchase orders. The position also requires acting as a primary liaison for the Purchasing Card Program System, maintaining work project tracking forms, and ensuring compliance with purchasing regulations.

Additionally, the role involves operating office equipment, acting as a liaison for assigned personnel and worker's compensation actions, assisting with oversight of toll collectors, preparing special correspondence, and acting as an office manager to ensure smooth operation of office procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Candidates must possess knowledge of administrative principles and practices, office procedures and practices, accounting principles and practices, and personal computers including use of Windows, Quicken, Email, and Internet. The ability to collect, evaluate, analyze data, file, perform accounting duties, process personnel actions, process purchasing items, perform budget entry, prepare correspondence and administrative reports, handle multiple phone lines and two-way radio system, operate and maintain office equipment, communicate verbally and in writing, coordinate work assignments, maintain effective working relationships with others, follow verbal and written instructions, resolve customer inquiries, assist in formulation of budget preparation, maintain a valid driver's license, successfully complete background screening, and work rotating shifts including evenings, weekends, and holidays is required.

Minimum Qualifications:

A valid driver's license is required for this position.

Our Organization and Mission:

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state's leading agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water, and land. The vision of DEP is to advance Florida's position as a world leader in protecting natural resources while growing the state's economy.

Where You Will Work:

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is located at 6400 N. Ocean shore Blvd., Palm Coast, FL 32137. The park is famous for its formal gardens and unique shoreline of coquina rock formations that line its Atlantic beach. It is nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Matanzas River, located two miles south of Marineland on State Road A1A.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida offers 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, retirement plan options, and tuition waivers. For a complete list of benefits, visit

Special Notes:

DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses: ete.fl.us  An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job-related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DEP Human Resources (HR) Office at . DEP requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

Location:

Palm Coast, FL, US, 32137