GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 2ND CIRCUIT- OPS CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER - 21802001
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Guardian Ad Litem Office, 2Nd Circuit- Ops Child Advocate Manager - 21802001:
Date: Oct 14, 2026
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Requisition No: 885610
Agency: Justice Administrative Commission
Working Title: GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 2ND CIRCUIT- OPS CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER - 21802001
- Pay Plan: Temp
- Position Number: 21802001
- Salary: $20.97/ Hour
- Posting Closing Date: 11/30/2026
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- STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE
- OPS Part-Time CHILD ADVOCATE MANAGER
IMPORTANT!
- Please navigate to the following website:
- 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
- LEON COUNTY for job location
- OR
- Submit your resume directly to
THIS IS A HALF-TIME (20 HOURS PER WEEK) OPS POSITION.
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 maintain confidentiality.
- Strong organizational/time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent oral, written and computer literacy skills.
- Able to maintain a professional and effective demeanor in emotional or traumatic situations.
- Ability to coach, instruct and motivate volunteers.
- Knowledge of case management, social support services and concepts of child development.
- Knowledge of the dynamics of child abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse and mental health.
- Knowledge of the Florida State Courts System.
- Knowledge of Florida Statutes relating to child welfare and protection.
About the Education and Experience Requirements
The following are education and experience requirements for prospective Child Advocate Manager position candidates:
Must possess a valid Florida Driver’s License.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in sociology, social work, psychology, child development, education, juvenile justice, communications, or a related social science is preferred but prior experience will be considered to meet the degree requirement. Experience could include time as Child Protective Investigator, Dependency Case Manager, Juvenile Probation Officer, Law Enforcement, Military, Educators, or other professional experiences working with children and families.
- Two years of experience in a program focusing on child welfare, social service, counseling, teaching, managing people or supervising volunteers is desired but not required.
- Experience with critical decision making, planning, organizing, coaching, leading, or supervising will be helpful to a successful candidate.
- All individuals hired after February 1, 2020, must be able to obtain a Child Advocate Manager Certification offered by the Florida Certification Board within 12 months of hire date.
- Maintain Child Advocate Manager certification during the duration of employment. Agency pays costs of certification.
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 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.
- Location: TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303
- Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee
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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
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.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
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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 (). 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.
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