Manager

• Collaborate with the Guardian ad Litem multidisciplinary team, management, Department of Children and Families, contracted service providers, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Education, Law Enforcement, etc.
• Supervising a unit of Guardian ad Litem Office employees which may include Guardian ad Litem child advocate volunteers and child advocate managers
• Reviewing the work of subordinates and guiding case decisions and recommendations to the court
• Preparing reports to the court based on personal knowledge or reports from volunteers, staff and advocacy team members
• Tracking compliance of subordinate staff with deadlines and training requirements
• Reporting to circuit leadership on progress, issues and solutions
• Administering policies and procedures of the Guardian ad Litem Office
• Gathering and documenting pertinent case information
• Providing best interests advocacy recommendations to the Guardian ad Litem multidisciplinary team, to the court and to our child welfare partners
• Attending internal and external case-related court hearings, depositions, case plan conferences, dependency mediations, staffings 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 trainings, meetings and conferences
• Conducting or participating in activities to recruit volunteers, including training of volunteers
• Training and mentoring subordinate staff

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