GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 1ST CIRCUIT- OPS CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER- 21801006

Requisition No: 880699 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 1ST CIRCUIT- OPS CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER- 21801006

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 21801006 

Salary:  $20.97 hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 09/30/2026 

Total Compensation Estimator Tool

 

STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE

OPS (Part-Time) 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 OKALOOSA COUNTY for job location

OR

• Submit your resume directly to C1.apps@gal.fl.gov.

THIS IS A HALF-TIME (20 HOURS PER WEEK) OPS POSITION.

 

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.

 

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 Justice, Department of Education, Law Enforcement, etc.
• Overseeing the work of Guardian ad Litem Office volunteers.
• Gathering and documenting independent pertinent case information.
• Providing best interests advocacy recommendations to the Guardian ad Litem Office multidisciplinary team, to the court and to our child welfare partners.
• Preparing written reports to the court.
• Provide testimony to the court.
• Attending internal and external case-related court hearings, depositions, case plan conferences, dependency mediations, staffing’s and meetings.
• Visiting and contacting assigned children, parents, caregivers, schools and service providers.
• Utilizing the organization’s database and reporting systems.
• Participating in internal and external training, meetings and conferences.

 

ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

 

The following are desirable knowledge, skills, abilities and traits for prospective Child Advocate Manager position candidates:

 

• Self-motivated and achievement oriented.
• Strong desire to learn and pursue personal development.
• Ability to take direction and work as part of a team.
• Ability to effectively interact with and/or influence people of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to exercise discretion, respect privacy and maint