GENERAL SERVICES SPECIALIST OPS

GENERAL SERVICES SPECIALIST OPS - 60933459

Requisition No: 857595

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: GENERAL SERVICES SPECIALIST OPS - 60933459

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60933459

Salary: $18.50 - $19.50 per hour commensurate with qualifications and experience

Posting Dates: 7/29/2025 8/15/2025

Career Category: Administration

Salary Type: Bi-weekly

Drivers License Requirement: Required

Educational Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent

What you will do

This position is with the General Services Team and will be filled in the Jacksonville office. The incumbent will primarily assist in maintaining the Roberts Building and support other locations in the Northeast Region (NER), performing preventative maintenance tasks, maintenance repairs, records management tasks, fleet management, property inventory and management, facility oversight, and some purchasing related tasks through approved vendors. This position will require occasional travel in the Northeast Region.

Duties

• Perform and document preventative maintenance tasks for DCF state?owned facilities and warehouses in the Northeast Region, including HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire and Life Safety equipment.
• Perform light maintenance tasks for HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Door Hardware for all facilities and warehouses in the Northeast Region. This may also include obtaining quotes and scheduling vendors to assist in repairs when needed.
• Assist with furniture moves, hanging pictures, whiteboards, etc.
• Work with vendors to schedule and quote repairs as needed.
• Provide support and assistance relating to property accountability and inventory, records management, fleet management, and any other general services related tasks as needed.
• Assist the Northeast Region during hurricane response or activations as needed.
• Travel during the daytime with occasional overnight travel within the Northeast region.
• Use ladders and equipment to perform required maintenance duties.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of general services or maintenance?related work experience. A high school diploma or its equivalent can substitute for one year of the required work experience.
• Must possess a valid drivers license.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with building maintenance functions and preventative maintenance tasks for multiple buildings.
• General services and/or facilities experience.
• State of Florida property and inventory experience.
• HVAC, plumbing, or electrical experience.
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Principles and practices of facilities maintenance, preventative maintenance, and property management.
• Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to use step ladder and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to utilize problem?solving techniques and make independent decisions in accordance with documented processes.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to recognize and satisfy customer needs in a busy environment.
• Ability to organize work assignments.
  

Candidate Profile

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities as well as responses to pre?qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement See Resume in place of entering work history.
• If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.
  

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

• Competitive compensation package with state income tax savings for residents, annual and sick leave, nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year, state group insurance coverage options, and retirement plan options with employer contributions.
  

Where You Will Work

Florida is the only state that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf. In other words, no matter where you land in Florida, youre never more than 60 miles from a body of saltwater. Florida boasts 175 state parks and a diverse population. The Sunshine State is a great place to live and work come join our team

About Department of Children and Families

Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self?sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resilience.

Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world?class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions?focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve.

Employment Policies

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.

Selective Service: Male candidates born on or after October?1,?1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

Background Screening Requirement: Any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check, as well as screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter?435, F.S. and, if applicable, Chapter?408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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 (1-866-663-4735). 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.

Contact

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday Friday, 8:00?a.m. to 6:00?p.m., Eastern time.

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