Does ATP hire outside CFIs?
I was in the same boat as you about a year ago. 0 dual given, and where I lived there were no CFI jobs to speak of. I had to relocate.
A few others above have mentioned that. Sometimes that's the name of he game in aviation. It was stressful but now I have an excellent CFI job and I am happy I made the move.
You are close to Florida there are lots of flight schools there you may be surprised how many more options you have if you don't limit your location
ATP may hire you but only stay there long enough to get some dual given and maybe some muti. with more competitive cfi hours find another job that will treat you right (there are CFI jobs that will).