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State of Florida
Nov 02, 2026
Requisition No: 885456
Agency: Justice Administrative Commission
Working Title: GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 20TH CIRCUIT- OPS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I - 21820005
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number: 21820005
Salary: $17.00/ Hourly
Posting Closing Date: 11/02/2026
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Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office
OPS Part-Time Administrative Assistant I
IMPORTANT! – Please navigate to the following website: www.guardianadlitem.org to apply for this position:
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THIS IS A HALF-TIME (20 HOURS PER WEEK) OPS POSITION.
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 Guardian ad Litem Administrative Assistant I performs a variety of secretarial, administrative support, and clerical duties assisting an administrator and/or professional staff in managing the daily operations and support functions of a circuit Guardian ad Litem Office. More information about the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office can be found at www.guardianadlitem.org
This is a part-time Other Personal Services (OPS) position that will work up to 20 hours per week in the Florida Guardian ad Litem Office located at 1700 Monroe Street, Suite 6001, Fort Myers, FL 33901.
ABOUT THE WORK
The Administrative Assistant will work with the Circuit Director and Recruiter to provide general office support to the Circuit Director, staff, and Guardian ad Litem volunteers as requested:
Establishes collaborative, customer focused, working relationships with all members of the circuit wide GAL staff and volunteers as well as others that the GAL office interacts with.
The Administrative Assistant must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the use of personal computer applications such as Excel, Word, Adobe and Outlook. This position will be tasked with typing correspondence, preparing or updating reports and charts in Excel, scanning and submitting volunteer training records in Optima, and can produce timely, accurate and error free communications and reports.
The Administrative Assistant may be expected to work both independently and under the guided supervision of the Circuit Director and MUST be able to exercise discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive information.
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
ABOUT THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
(The Executive Director or designee may make an exception to the training and experience requirements)
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 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.
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 (1-866-663-4735). 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.