RECORDS SPECIALIST

Requisition No: 881613


Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: RECORDS SPECIALIST

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 70900002


Salary: $18.00 Hourly


Posting Closing Date: 08/26/2026


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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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ADVERTISING TITLE: RECORDS SPECIALIST

This open competitive advertisement is for an OPS position that will report to the Statewide Records Retention Center in Raiford Fl.

The purpose of the Records Specialist is to efficiently manage and organize personnel, classification, and medical records in various formats while performing clerical tasks, operating office and warehouse equipment, and maintaining effective communication and teamwork.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

• Manage personnel, classification, and medical records in both electronic and paper formats.
• Perform basic clerical tasks like filing records numerically and alphabetically and handling records inventory.
• Operate or learn to use office equipment such as document scanners and warehouse tools like pallet jacks and forklifts.
• Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Build good working relationships and apply logical thinking to solve problems.

BENEFITS:

OPS employees who work an average of 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in state group insurance plans. Standard PPO/HMO Options include:

• Employee Only: $25 biweekly
• Spouse Program: $15 biweekly
• Employee & Family: $90 biweekly.
• Dental - FDC offers five separate dental plans with multiple options and rates for each plan type with monthly premiums as low as $12.64.
• Vision - FDC offers one single vision plan through Humana with monthly premiums as low as $5.92.
• Life - FDC offers a $25,000 group term life insurance plan to eligible OPS staff through Securian at the low monthly premium of $3.78. When enrolled in basic life, employees may also elect child life and spouse life insurance plans.
• Retirement - As an OPS employee, the Florida FICA Alternative Plan with Corebridge Financial affords you an excellent opportunity to help accumulate money for a secure retirement. You contribute 7.5% of your compensation to this tax deferred plan. All OPS employees are required to participate in this plan and are automatically enrolled.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Must possess the ability to become a certified forklift operator.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee's eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship.


For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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 View phone number on click.appcast.io). 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.

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