State Of Florida Fort Walton Beach , FL 32549
Posted 2 months ago
Requisition No: 832570
Agency: Justice Administrative Commission
Working Title: GUARDIAN AD LITEM, 1ST CIRCUIT - OPS CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER - 21801005
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number: 21801005
Salary: $19.89 Hourly
Posting Closing Date: 09/30/2024
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STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE
PART-TIME GUARDIAN AD LITEM CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER-OPS
IMPORTANT! - Please navigate to the following website: www.guardianadlitem.org to apply for this position:
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THIS IS A PART-TIME (20 HOURS PER WEEK) OPS POSITION.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
The Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office is Florida's award-winning, state-funded child advocacy organization. With more than 10,000 staff and volunteers, which includes more than 180 attorneys, its primary focus is the powerful and effective representation of Florida's abused, neglected, and abandoned children. Most of these children are abruptly removed from their homes, and sadly, many end up in foster care. The Office's mission is to provide the most vulnerable children in Florida with an adult from their community who will be a consistent, positive presence in the child's life as part of a multi-disciplinary team that always includes an attorney, child welfare professional and hopefully a community volunteer if one is available, providing the highest quality community advocacy and independent legal representation to protect each child's legal interests.
A critical function is to provide dependency judges with thorough and accurate information regarding the children under the court's jurisdiction. The Office's core values strongly reinforce and enhance its mission. Those values are:
WHAT BENEFITS ARE APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME OPS POSITION
As a full-time OPS employee, your employee insurance rate will be significantly low due to the contribution of the State of Florida. In fact, single coverage is as low as $50 per month with family coverage costing only $180 per month.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
This is a highly independent, responsible position focused on achieving the Guardian ad Litem Office's vision: to represent every child under the jurisdiction of Florida's dependency courts. This position works on a multi-disciplinary team that may include trained volunteers, pro bono attorneys, and staff attorneys to provide the highest quality community advocacy and legal representation to protect each child's rights and best interests. In this position, you may work directly with children, as a Staff Advocate, or work with children in collaboration with assigned volunteers, as a Child Advocate Manager, or by a combination of the two roles.
ABOUT THE WORK
The Child Advocate Manager position encompasses a broad range of consultative, administrative and advocacy activities. The Child Advocate Manager may also supervise a group of Guardian Ad Litem Office Child Advocate volunteers. Some examples of a "typical" working day may include the following:
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The following are desirable knowledge, skills, abilities and traits for prospective Child Advocate Manager position candidates:
ABOUT THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
The following are education and experience requirements for prospective Child Advocate Manager position candidates:
(Please note: The Executive Director or designee may grant an exception for the required education and experience.)
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
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.
Location:
FT WALTON BCH, FL, US, 32548
State Of Florida