State of Florida

Attorney

• Represent children in dependency court proceedings as part of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team including a child welfare professional and community volunteer or pro bono attorney.
• Review case files to identify legal issues and conduct independent investigations of facts.
• Research and develop legal strategies; file pleadings and motions.
• Attend court proceedings including hearings, depositions, and mediations.
• Meet with Guardian ad Litem staff, witnesses, collateral contacts, and the children represented by the Office.
• Represent, advocate, and negotiate for assigned children inside and outside the courtroom.
• Assist other Guardian ad Litem Attorneys in developing and implementing case strategies.
• Report directly to the Managing Attorney and work under operational and administrative supervision of the Circuit Director.
• Position has flexibility for a remote work schedule after successful onboarding.

Senior Attorney

Call Center Representative

• Primary function: provide support services related to government assistance eligibility in a call center setting
• Process a broad range of customer service activities and enter information into a computer-based eligibility system
• Conduct phone interactions with customers and provide referrals to other agencies and resources
• Educate customers on the benefits of My ACCESS Account; resolve EBT ACCESS card issues
• Ensure electronic case records are documented thoroughly and properly
• Comply with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and program requirements

Call Center Operations Representative

• 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 under the jurisdiction of Florida’s dependency courts
• Attorneys are assigned by the Office as Guardian ad Litem to represent children as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes a child welfare professional and hopefully a community volunteer or pro bono attorney
• Guardian ad Litem to provide thorough and accurate information to dependency judges
• This position has the ability to be flexible for a remote work schedule after successful onboarding
• Work is performed under the supervision of the Managing Attorney or his or her designee
• Guardian ad Litem Attorneys are assigned by the Office to represent children and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, representing each child with a focus on timely achievement of permanency and normalcy for the child
• The work involves contact with people in stressful situations, and the incumbent must exercise discretion in dealing with confidential and extremely sensitive issues before the court
• The incumbent reviews case files to identify legal issues, conducts an independent investigation of the facts of the case, researches and develops legal strategies for the cases, files pleadings, and motions, and attends court proceedings including, but not limited to, hearings, depositions, and mediations, and meets with Guardian ad Litem staff, witnesses, collateral contacts pertinent to the case, and the children represented by the Office
• The Attorney represents, advocates, and negotiates for the assigned children inside and outside the courtroom
• The incumbent also performs other duties assigned by management
• Incumbents in this class report directly to the Managing Attorney of their assigned Circuit for all activities related to the practice of law; and also works under the operational and administrative supervision of the Circuit Director