OPS District Legislative Aide (S District 38)

Part-Time Ops District Legislative Aide

The Office of State Senator Alexis Calatayud is now accepting applications for a part-time OPS District Legislative Aide based in Miami, Florida. This is work assisting a Senator with a variety of administrative and public relations matters requiring a thorough understanding of the policies, procedures, and operating practices of the Florida Legislature. The OPS-District Legislative Aide will support the office's community engagement efforts by assisting with outreach events, social media communications, and constituent services.

Individuals may anticipate employment between August 2026 - November 2026.

Examples of work performed include:

• Serving as a liaison for constituents.
• Responding to inquiries by seeking solutions to problems or assisting in communication with appropriate agency.
• Assisting in planning, coordinating, and staffing community outreach events, town halls, workshops, and meetings.
• Representing the office at community events and engaging with constituents, local organizations, and stakeholders.
• Helping prepare event materials, sign-in sheets, informational packets, and promotional items.
• Coordinating logistics for events including venue setup, outreach efforts, and follow-up communications.
• Maintaining relationships with community partners and assisting in identifying outreach opportunities within the district.
• Attending various local functions and meetings with supervisor to gather information, or on behalf of the supervisor, as a representative of the staff.
• Preparing and distributing press releases and other public information data.
• Assisting in creating and scheduling social media content for platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and LinkedIn.
• Drafting captions, graphics concepts, event promotions, and community updates aligned with the office's messaging and priorities.
• Capturing photos and videos during events for digital communications and outreach purposes.
• Helping maintain an updated communications calendar and assisting with drafting newsletters, press releases, and outreach emails.
• Supervising maintenance of district office files including selection of newspaper articles and other source materials for files.
• Formulating replies to correspondence in draft or final form depending on the complexity of the issue.
• Advising supervisor of issues and projects in the district that require involvement to better serve the district.
• Reviewing all correspondence, reports, and legislative proposals for accuracy and quality of content.
• Other related duties as required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of administrative principles and practices.
• Knowledge of research techniques.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and review work for accuracy and quality of content.
• Ability to work cooperatively as a team member and to contribute to the efficient internal functioning of the unit.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with the demands of the public.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to prepare reports, correspondence, and maintain records.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Requires strong organizational skills, professionalism, communication abilities, and a passion for public service and community engagement.
• Adaptable, detail-oriented, and comfortable interacting with community members, local organizations, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment

Minimum qualifications include:

• A high school diploma or its equivalent; and/or equivalent combination of training and work experience.

Preferred qualifications:

• Preference will be given to applicants that are bilingual in English and Spanish.

Salary:

• Hourly rate of pay is $15.00

Application deadline:

• Open until filled.

Submission of application:

• Interested parties must submit a completed application via the Legislative Job Portal.

Accommodation for disability:

• If an accommodation is needed for a disability, please notify Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Working for the Florida Legislature includes a lucrative benefits package, including affordable health insurance options, free dental, long-term disability and employee life insurance, as well as competitive retirement. Employees have access to a college tuition waiver program, an employee assistance program, paid annual and sick leave, and paid holidays.