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Represent/Advocate for a child in court and the community
ORGANIZATION: Florida Guardian ad Litem Office - Circuit 15
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99 people are interested
The Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office represents abused, abandoned and neglected children in court and the community. Through the collaboration of a multi-disciplinary team that always includes a Guardian ad Litem Attorney, child welfare professional, and hopefully a trained volunteer or pro bono attorney from the child’s community, our team provides quality, independent legal representation for abused, neglected, and abandoned children while assisting the child in expressing their needs and wishes. Our unique approach allows us to support the whole child, addressing their physical, educational, mental, emotional, social, and legal needs.
As a volunteer, you are responsible for gathering facts surrounding a child’s case, reviewing reports, finding out the child’s wants and desires, visiting a child’s home, school, or placement, and providing the court with an unbiased recommendation on what is required to serve the child’s best interests. The volunteer assists in providing the judge with the information needed and what the child wants, so the judge can decide what is in the child’s best interests.
To become a volunteer, you must pass a background check, provide three letters of reference, participate in an interview, and complete free, online training.
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About Florida Guardian ad Litem Office - Circuit 15
Location:
Palm Beach County Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, US
Mission Statement
To provide the most vulnerable children in Florida with an adult from their community who will be a consistent, positive presence in the child’s life as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes an attorney, child welfare professional and hopefully a community volunteer providing the highest quality community advocacy and legal representation to protect each child’s legal interests. To provide dependency judges with thorough and accurate information regarding the children under the court’s jurisdiction.
Description
The Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office represents abused, abandoned and neglected children in court and the community. Through the collaboration of a multi-disciplinary team that always includes a Guardian ad Litem Attorney, child welfare professional, and hopefully a trained volunteer or pro bono attorney from the child’s community, our team provides quality, independent legal representation for abused, neglected, and abandoned children while assisting the child in expressing their needs and wishes. Our unique approach allows us to support the whole child, addressing their physical, educational, mental, emotional, social, and legal needs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations West Palm Beach, FL 33401
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Basic Computer Skills
- Child Welfare
- Child Development
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 8-12 hours per month, 18 - 24 months.
- You must pass a background check, provide three letters of reference (no family members), participate in an interview, and complete free, online training.