OPS CONSUMER COMPLAINT ASST-SPT &MVAP - 41901974

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• OPS CONSUMER COMPLAINT ASST-SPT &MVAP - 41901974
• Date: Oct 30, 2026

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• Requisition No: 886492
• Agency: Office of the Attorney General
• Working Title: OPS CONSUMER COMPLAINT ASST-SPT &MVAP - 41901974
• Pay Plan: Temp
• Position Number: 41901974
• Salary: $15.00 hourly
• Posting Closing Date: 11/09/2026
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Our Organization and Mission

The Office represents the State of Florida in state and federal civil and criminal courts, from trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Position Summary

This OPS Consumer Complaint Assistant position is in the Office of the Attorney General within the Consumer Protection Division in Tallahassee, Florida. This temporary position will initially be for a period of 6 months, and employment may be extended for 6-month internals dependent on agency needs and employee performance.

This position provides analytical and administrative support to the Consumer Protection (CP) Division for the Division’s work in the Office of the Attorney General’s Senior Protection Team (SPT) and the Military and Veterans Assistance Program (MVAP). The SPT is a multi-division team that focuses on identifying, preventing, and stopping financial fraud and exploitation perpetuated against Florida seniors.

The MVAP initiative focuses on identifying, preventing, and stopping financial fraud and deceptive trade practices targeted towards our military and veteran families. The Consumer Complaint Assistant will assist the team in intake, consumer complaint management, and complaint referral and monitoring. This position requires the ability to perform the major portion of the duties assigned with a minimum amount of supervision.

The duties and responsibilities of this position stem from the Consumer Protection Division’s enforcement of Chapters 501, 542, 812, 817, 895, and 932 of the Florida Statutes and related laws and administrative rules of the state, and other related federal statutes, rules, and laws.

Pay

$15.00 hourly

Qualifications

• One (1) year of experience in customer service, customer resolution, consumer complaints or citizen advocacy, public relations, interviewing or investigations; or
• College education from an accredited college or university can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours for the year of the required work experience; or
• An equivalent combination of college education and experience which equals one year can substitute for the above requirements.

Preference will be given to applicants with experience

• Working with seniors or protected adults
• Reviewing and responding to written consumer complaints

The Work You Will Do

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with the review of all incoming complaints, to include the recording (input), in coordination with the SPT/MVAP, of relevant complaint data into the CP-SPT tracking database.
• Review consumer complaints to ensure background information is complete (including checking appropriate databases/resources). Acquire basic information from complainants as needed.
• Review aging reports in the database daily and identify any actionable items nearing the correspondence deadline pertaining to SPT.
• Provide consumers with relevant information and resources regarding elder abuse, fraud, or exploitation.
• Assist with the management of written and verbal communications with SPT consumers and respondent businesses.
• Engage in facilitating potential voluntary dispute resolutions (where applicable and under the guidance of the SPT) between SPT consumers and respondent businesses.
• Route complaints to the proper agency, organization, and/or company as needed and assist with triage and tracking of SPT complaints referred to other agencies or resources to monitor outcomes.
• Receive incoming complaint mail, emails, and telephone calls and follow-up as needed.
• Identify patterns of conduct of respondent businesses, which may warrant engagement of Consumer Protection Division investigators.
• Assist the Consumer Protection Division investigators in tasks as assigned to gather information relating to a Senior Protection Team Complaint.
• Assist with the coordination with Senior v. Crime volunteers or staff who are assisting with SPT complaints.
• Prepare reports on request as to the progress and disposition of SPT complaints and complaint-related outcomes.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Assist the SPT/MVAP with special assignments which may require extended hours and/or travel outside the worksite.
• Perform other assigned tasks and duties as required in a timely fashion.
• Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.
• 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.

To be considered for the position, all applicants must

Submit a complete and accurate application profile necessary for qualifying such as dates of service, reason for leaving, etc. In addition, all applicants must ensure all employment and/or detailed information about work experience is listed on the application (including military service, self-employment, job-related volunteer work, internships, etc.) and that gaps in employment are explained.

Note

• Any required experience and/or preferences listed in the advertisement must be verified at the time of application.
• Ensure that applicant responses to qualifying questions are verifiable by skills and/or experience stated on the employment application and/or resume. Applicants who do not respond to the qualifying questions will not be considered for this position.
• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment exercise.
• Current and future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months. Following the six-month period, a new application must be submitted to an open advertisement to be considered for that vacancy.
• OAG employees are paid biweekly. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113, F.S.

Criminal Background Checks/ Drug Free Workplace

All OAG positions are "sensitive or special trust" and require favorable results on a background investigation including fingerprinting, pursuant to s. 110.1127(2)(a), F.S. We hire only U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.