GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 20TH CIRCUIT- OPS CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER- 21820008

Requisition No: 880198 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 20TH CIRCUIT- OPS CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER- 21820008

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 21820008 

Salary:  $20.97/ HOURLY 

Posting Closing Date: 08/31/2026 

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STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE

OPS CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER

 

IMPORTANT! – Please navigate to the following website:  www.guardianadlitem.org to apply for this position:

 

• Click on the “Career Opportunities” icon.
• Scroll down to the link, “Submit Your Guardian ad Litem Employment Application Here.”
• Complete the “mini” job application and attach your current resume.
• Select LEE COUNTY for job location

OR

• Submit your resume directly to C20.apps@gal.fl.gov.

 

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY

 

The Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office is Florida’s award-winning, state-funded child advocacy organization  that provides independent legal representation to abused, abandoned and neglected children in Florida’s dependency court proceedings.  The Office upholds the highest standards of integrity, excellence and child centered representation.  The Office assigns a multi-disciplinary team which is comprised of a guardian ad litem attorney, a child welfare professional, and hopefully a community volunteer or pro bono attorney, to represent each child the Office is court appointed to. The Child Advocate Manager serves as the child welfare professional on the multi-disciplinary team and is responsible for overseeing a team of guardian ad litem volunteers for which they assign to serve on individual cases. More information about the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office can be found at www.guardianadlitem.org.

 

As an employee with the State of Florida, your benefits are a significant part of your compensation with 19 percent of your total compensation coming from the benefits that the State offers. As a full-time employee, your 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.

 

While the rates are higher for half-time employees, health insurance options are still available if you are in a salaried position.

 

WHAT BENEFITS ARE APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME OPS POSITION

 

As a fulltime 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.

 

• Participate in FICA social security and Medicare. (mandatory)
• Workers Compensation (mandatory)
• Unemployment Compensation (mandatory)

• Participate in Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
• Participation in group insurance (Only available for employees who work an average of 30 hours or more per week) you may enroll in the $25,000 basic life insurance and pay the entire monthly premium.  OPS employees are not eligible for optional term life insurance.
• Health Insurance.  OPS employees are eligible for health insurance if they are reasonably expected to work 30 hours or more per week on average.

 

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:

 

 

• Collaborate with the Guardian ad Litem Office multidisciplinary team, management, Department of Children and Families, contracted service providers, Department of Juvenile Justic