Court Program Specialist II - Guardianship Monitor Program (OPS)

Position description

The Ninth Circuit seeks a Court Program Specialist II (CPS II) for the Guardianship Monitor Program responsible for performing a variety of administrative duties and functions in support of the Court’s Guardianship division in Osceola County. Position is responsible for handling sensitive and confidential information and advising the court. The CPS II will monitor, investigate and report issues affecting the safety and wellbeing of wards to the Court and improve the Court’s operational effectiveness by reviewing guardianship cases and identifying factors that may lead to a ward’s physical or mental abuse or inappropriate use of the ward’s property. As factors are identified, the CPS II will then be responsible to recommend intensive court supervision for identified high risk cases to ensure the ward’s interests are protected. 

Duties include: Entering, monitoring, and maintaining information concerning guardianship cases; Ensuring that parties file required documents on a timely basis; Providing status updates to the Court on high risk cases. Investigate allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation. File reports (in writing and by testifying) with recommendations to the Court. Attend required hearings. Case Manager will work closely with the Guardianship Judge and the Guardianship Court Monitor Program Coordinator.    

The ideal candidate will be detail oriented with excellent written and oral communications skills, experienced with Microsoft Office Suite applications (particularly Excel), and have a working knowledge of how a case progresses through the court system. 

The preferred candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in public or business administration, accounting, criminal justice, legal studies, psychology, sociology, or closely related field. Relevant court experience or case management experience may substitute for preferred education on a year-for-year basis. This position is State funded OPS (Other Personnel Services) for one year and will end June 30, 2024.  Efforts are being made to continue the position under Osceola County once the OPS funding concludes.

Salary: $21.96/hr. OPS hourly employees may be eligible for insurance coverage. No holiday pay and sick and vacation time does not accrue. Additionally, the position is not eligible to participate in the Florida Retirement System.     

Submit State of Florida application, cover letter, and résumé, to Human Resources Department. Applications without all requested materials MAY not be reviewed.