# Guardian ad Litem 1/2 — Administration · Alaska Jobs [← The Board](https://alaskajobs.org/) · [State & local government jobs](https://alaskajobs.org/jobs/government) # Guardian ad Litem 1/2 Administration - **Location** — Fairbanks, AK - **PCN** — 021749 - **Salary** — $40.08 - $42.84 Hourly (Range 19/20) - **Type** — Full Time - **Open to** — Alaska Residents Only - **Bargaining unit** — General Government - **Timing** — Year-round - **Posted** — 2026-07-22 - **Closes** — 2026-08-03 - **Source** — Workplace Alaska (State of Alaska) (synced) Job Description This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. This position will be filled at either the Guardian ad Litem 1 or Guardian ad Litem 2 level, depending on the selected applicant's qualifications and job experience. What You Will Be Doing As a non-attorney Guardian ad litem (GAL), you will be advocating for the best interests of children in court in a variety of cases, including child protection proceedings, delinquency cases, and divorce/custody cases. You will be advocating for children from many different communities in Alaska. You will be tasked with investigating your child clients’ circumstances and making recommendations to the court about their best interests. You will be appearing in court frequently with the child/ren or on their behalf. In addition, you will be advocating for the child in settings outside of court, such as with the child’s school or service providers. Our Organization, Mission, and Culture The mission of the Child Advocacy unit of the Office of Public Advocacy’s Fairbanks Civil section is to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children who are involved in the juvenile courts, taking into account each child's age, maturity, culture and ethnicity, and the public laws and policies regarding family preservation and timely permanency planning. The Benefits of Joining Our Team This position is with the child advocacy office in Fairbanks. Our dedicated team is located in downtown Fairbanks near the courthouse and many shops and restaurants. Employer-paid parking is provided. With experience, this position offers advancement from a GAL 1 to a GAL 2. The Working Environment You Can Expect The Fairbanks Civil section of OPA is located in downtown Fairbanks. The child advocacy team includes three non-attorney GALs, two attorney GALs, two support staff, and one coordinator for the volunteer Court-Appointed Special Advocate program. Who We Are Looking For We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: Advocacy: Develops and presents the client’s, patient’s, and/or customer’s interests in all matters. Interpersonal skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences. Oral and written communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Minimum Qualifications Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation. Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Guardian ad Litem 1 Minimum Qualifications (Range 19) Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Advocacy: Develops and presents the client’s, patient’s, and/or customer’s interests in all matters. Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences. Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations). Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of education, training, and/or experience in legal advocacy, child development, counseling, psychology, social work, social science, behavioral science, health science, public health, criminal justice, application of the Indian Child Welfare Act, or a closely related field. Special Note: “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. “Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. “Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. “Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment. Guardian ad Litem Minimum Qualifications (Range 20) Successful completion of a course of developmental training under a formally established Guardian ad Litem flexible staffing training plan with the State of Alaska; OR Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Advocacy: Develops and presents the client’s, patient’s, and/or customer’s interests in all matters. Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary. Law: Knowledge of State and federal laws, including legal and court procedures, regulations, guidelines, precedents, admissibility of evidence, case preparation, and/or settlements for applicable areas of law practiced or supported. Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations [Apply at the source ↗](https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/jobs/5418268/guardian-ad-litem-1-2-pcn-021749) ## Express confidential interest Alaska politics is a small world. If you can't be seen job-hunting, submit a sealed interest : the employer sees only your alias and pitch. Your name and contact stay sealed until they request an introduction and you approve it . 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