Staff Assistant

Saint Lucie County Health Department

Environmental Health Department

(through
Workforce

Solutions)

Supervisor: David Koerner

At St. Lucie County Health Department,

Environmental Division
This position was through the Workforce
Solutions employment division for twelve
weeks, not to exceed thirty-two hours in a pay
week.

Cashier Duties

Beginning of Day opening of computer register to

include loading of cash into drawer.
Post in cash register (and states database) payments
of permits and other environmental programs . This will
include any payments that come in through the mail.
End of Day closing of register to include cash, credit
and debit cards, checks and running reports to make
sure of all reconciled.

 Questions for water quality inspections

of businesses and trailer parks and their
yearly inspection by a representative of
Environmental Health.
Numerous questions for inspector, calls
had to be transferred to them from the
staff assistant.
Tattoo artists both established
and new came into the facility
to renew their licenses, get a
new license or have
inspector come for
establishment to provide their
services or re-inspection for
renewal. Calls and in-person
contact for staff assistants.

 Inspections were carried out by

inspector, staff assistant was
responsible for calls sent to their
voice-mail extension for
inspections and updating
information yearly permits at
country clubs, public swimming
facilities and other private
swimming pools and beaches.
Staff Assistant prepared all
invoices for permits for the
yearly mailing to facilities with
pools.
Payments for permits were
posted into cashier system, and
permits prepared and sent out to
the companies.

Responsibilities of
Staff Assistant

Daily scanning of documents

Posting of pool permit payments
Preparation of pool permits to send to facilities
Maintain state database for construction
permits, scanning, posting payments, and
distributing paperwork to appropriate
inspector.

Continued
responsibilities

Prepare or give permits with payments for tattoo

artists, body piercing artists, and their facilities.
These would also need to be input into the state
database for their information and payment.
Payments in the form of cash, debit, credit cards
into cashier system for all programs.
Answer and distribute calls to inspectors of
various programs.

Staff Assistant

Responsible for the accurate input

into the Florida States Database
system for all permits, construction
permits, licenses of body piercing,
tattoo facilities, and payments for
these and their artists.

Other Duties

Scan information to states database system. This will

include permits, and construction permits and other
programs.
Prepare pool permits to send out, post payments for same
when sent or called in or in person payments.
Answer phone calls and front desk clients, submitting
clients to the proper program inspectors.
Assist regular employees in any administrative duties on
projects and extra paperwork as needed.

Additional Duties

Collect water samples for analysis from

clients, collecting payment for this service
and making sure the paperwork is filled out
correctly.

In Conclusion

Being in the position of a Staff Assistant was

beneficial for me, by giving me more respect
for myself through the formal training I
received as a Medical Administrative Specialist
through Indian River State College. I can only
hope that I can go further in a medical facility
where I can gain the knowledge to be a better
employee.