GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 7TH CIRCUIT- OPS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I - 21807003

State of Florida • FL

94d • $17

About The Position

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 Guardian ad Litem Legal Secretary performs a variety of secretarial, administrative support, and clerical duties for Attorneys in a local GAL Circuit office. The Legal Secretary works independently under the general supervision of the Circuit Director or Managing Attorney and must exercise discretion with sensitive and confidential information. More information about the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office can be found at www.guardianadlitem.org.

Requirements

• Must have a standard high school diploma or equivalent.
• Three or more years of progressively responsible administrative, administrative support, not-for-profit, fiscal or other comparable experience may substitute for the recommended college training on a year for year basis.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, two-year college or vocational school may substitute for the recommended experience on a year for year basis.

Responsibilities

• Arrange conferences, prepare materials for and participate in training sessions.
• Collect data for statistical reports.
• Create and maintain automated office systems.
• Provide information to volunteers, personnel and the public.
• Monitor office or program expenditures, including grants.
• Establish working relationships with judges, State Courts System personnel, and staff of state and local government, community organizations, vendors, volunteers and the public.
• Other administrative duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Single health insurance coverage as low as $50 per month.
• Family health insurance coverage costing only $180 per month.
• Participation in FICA social security and Medicare (mandatory).
• Workers Compensation (mandatory).
• Unemployment Compensation (mandatory).
• Participation in Deferred Compensation (voluntary).
• Group insurance available for employees who work an average of 30 hours or more per week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees