PERSONNEL SERVICES SPECIALIST

State of Florida • Tallahassee, FL

24d • Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Corrections is looking for a Personnel Services Specialist-OPS to join the Office of Human Resources at the Central Office in Tallahassee, Florida. This role involves performing a range of independent professional technical tasks for the Payroll Department. The mission of the Human Resources Department in the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is to recruit, develop, and retain a skilled and diverse workforce dedicated to supporting the Department's mission. This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

Requirements

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must possess customer service experience.
• Must possess experience working a professional office setting.
• Must possess two years of professional human resources/personnel experience in payroll, and attendance and leave.
• Must possess experience reviewing and processing information from multiple documents and various sources to prepare an official document.
• Must possess at least 6 months experience in FLAIR.

Nice To Haves

• Payroll/ Accounting experience.
• Experience working in the State of Florida's People First System.

Responsibilities

• Assist with Payroll, Attendance and Leave, FMLA, Military, separations, audits, overpayments, warrant cancellations, on-demand payments.
• Conducts advanced research in preparation of special projects and reports as assigned by the Office of Human Resources.
• Performs high-level administrative functions within the Payroll Office including managing the Payroll Inbox for the Payroll Team.
• Collaborate effectively with the Institutional and Field staff to ensure the accuracy of actions being processed.
• Assisting with the coordination of the Department’s response to both internal and external audits related to the Office of Human Resources when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED