Guardian Ad Litem Office, 8Th Circuit- Volunteer Recruiter

Guardian Ad Litem Office, 8th Circuit - Volunteer Recruiter

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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. Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Recruiter will facilitate volunteer recruitment, training and community outreach activities on behalf of the Circuit Guardian ad Litem Office in collaboration with the Office’s recruitment team.

• State of Florida Retirement package – Pension or investment plan (3% employee contribution required)
• State group insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Flexible spending account
• Nine paid state holidays each calendar year
• One paid personal holiday each fiscal year
• 13 paid sick leave days accrued within the calendar year
• 13 paid annual leave days accrued within the calendar year with an increase after five years
• Life insurance of $25,000 is provided by the state at no cost to you for all FTE positions. Employees may purchase additional coverage
• Public Loan Forgiveness Program
• State tuition waivers

• Ensures compliance with all statewide administrative and operational standards, policies, procedures, and initiatives to facilitate consistent, effective circuit and statewide representation for children assigned to the Office, with special emphasis on volunteer management procedures and principles.
• Implements and adheres to circuit and statewide volunteer management procedures and practices. Effectively recruits, screens, trains, and retains sufficient volunteers and pro bono attorneys to serve on a multi‑disciplinary team as a Guardian ad Litem for the children represented by your circuit.
• Assist in recruiting and screening mentors that will work with youth aging out of the foster care system, as directed by the Director of Pro Bono and Appeals or the Circuit Director.
• Responsible for developing in collaboration with the office of Pro Bono and Appeals, a continuous flow of qualified, prospective volunteer and pro bono attorney candidates through the following activities:
• Develops circuit’s overall recruiting plan, under the direction of the Circuit Director and in collaboration with the volunteer recruitment teams to maximize the number and quality of volunteers working with children appointed to the Office.
• The volunteer recruitment team will include fellow recruiters, Regional Director, Director of Operations, Office of Pro Bono and Appeals and the Director of Communications.
• Will work in collaboration with volunteer recruitment teams on recruitment plans and marketing strategies.
• Utilizes a variety of skillful communication approaches to deliver a highly effective recruiting and community education program in collaboration with the recruitment team, including public speaking presentations, written communications, and graphics for social media platforms, to generate a continual supply of new, qualified volunteer and pro bono recruits.
• Maintain a social media presence for your Circuit in collaboration with the Director of Communications.
• Develops and maintains a wide network of contacts to help identify, locate and recruit qualified volunteers, mentors and Pro Bono Attorneys.
• Provides detailed, accurate and up‑to‑date information on the Office and the need for every child in the dependency system to have a volunteer or pro bono attorney from their community that will be a consistent, positive presence in their life.
• Maintains accurate and up‑to‑date documentation in the Office’s database on all prospective candidates and their volunteer status, ensuring all required background and application information is obtained pursuant to statutes, Office standards, and policy.
• Tracks recruiting efforts in compliance with Office policy on a monthly basis.
• Stays informed of trends and…