
RECORDS SPECIALIST - 76000899
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The Records Specialist provides administrative support to law enforcement professionals and other stakeholders in the Florida Highway Patrol’s Northern Region, Troop H. The role includes customer service, handling public requests, clerical work, and maintaining databases. Applicants must meet the stated education, driver’s license, and background-clearance conditions. Preference is given to candidates with clerical and customer-service experience.
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RECORDS SPECIALIST - 76000899
Date: Nov 5, 2026
The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) .
Requisition No: 886670
Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle
Working Title: RECORDS SPECIALIST - 76000899
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 76000899
Salary: $34,760.04 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 11/15/2026
Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/)
DIVISION OF FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
PATROL OPERATIONS
NORTHERN REGION
TROOP H
Career Service (CS) Opportunity
Open Competitive Advertisement
To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history. Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.
Contact Person: Captain David Folsom, (850)410-3053, [email protected]
The Organization
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Floridathrough the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.
Our Benefits include
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Paid Parental Leave
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Annual and Sick Leave Package
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Nine Paid Holidays
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State Health and Life Insurance
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Educational Benefits
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Contributory Retirement Plan
To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers.
If you're seeking employment with a meaningful mission, opportunities for skill growth and career advancement, competitive medical and life insurance, retirement benefits, ample vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, and educational assistance, consider building your career at FLHSMV!
Duties and Responsibilities
This position works collaboratively with law enforcement professionals and other stakeholders to provide high-level administrative support which will include answering incoming calls, providing customer service to internal and external customers, mail distribution, requisition of supplies, preparing correspondence, handling public requests, arranging meetings and travel requests and additional clerical duties as required. This position is also responsible for maintaining various databases.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Knowledge of general office procedures and basic filing practices.
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Skill in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Access.
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ability to type letters, memoranda and other standard business forms in correct format using correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
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Ability to deal with the public in a courteous and efficient manner.
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Ability to operate general office equipment.
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Skilled in communicating effectively, verbally and in writing.
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Ability to prioritize, organize and coordinate work assignments.
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Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with the following:
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Clerical experience (filing, typing, preparing, and maintaining records and/or reports).
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Experience providing customer service in-person or via telephone.
Job Related Requirements
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The position you are applying is subject to a Level 2 background check, along with Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) clearance, to include a fingerprint-based check of the criminal records of the FBI, as a condition of employment pursuant to Chapter 110.1127, 435 and 943, Florida Statutes. Please note that, since this position requires CJIS clearance, the Department will have access to all an applicant’s criminal and juvenile delinquency records, even those that have been sealed or expunged.
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This position requires the incumbent to have and maintain a valid driver’s license in good standing. This means there can be no cancellations, suspensions, or revocations for a minimum of three years prior to employment and for the duration of employment. There can be no more than three chargeable crashes or any violation of Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, during any consecutive three-year period prior to and throughout employment.
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High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
General Information
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The state of Florida hires only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. All selected applicants are required to provide identification and either proof of U.S. citizenship or proof of authorization to work in the U.S. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) does not participate in employment sponsorship for work visa status (e.g., H-1B) or for Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT, STEM OPT).
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Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
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In accordance with Section 110.1128, Florida Statutes, male applicants who were required to register with the Selective Service System must provide proof of registration or documentation verifying exemption status during the hiring process.
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The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
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FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.
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.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
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Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee
How this job compares
Set against the 5,239 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35K/yr
- Florida median$49–65K/yr26 salary ranges
- US median$55–72K/yr695 salary ranges
This rate, $35K, is 39% below the Florida median midpoint ($57K) — in the lowest quarter of Administrative Support salary ranges in Florida.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 210 open Administrative Support jobs in Florida and 5,239 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- H&R Block67 open
- University of Miami15 open
- Edward Jones14 open
- Experience
- Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (2,041 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,410 of the 5,239 open Administrative Support jobs (27%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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