Counselor/Mediator of ADR

(Archived Job Descriptions- Pre 2000)

FAMILY COUNSELOR-MEDIATOR, DEPENDENCY CASE OPTION: Mohave County Superior Court, Kingman , Arizona . Summary: Part-time, 20 hours per week, salary is $12.30 hourly. Grant funded position provides mediation services in court dependency cases with all interested parties. Qualifications: Master's degree in counseling, social work or related field. Mediation training preferred and three or more years of counseling and/or mediation experience. (1998)

CONCILIATION COURT COUNSELOR/MEDIATOR: The Superior Court of Pima County in Tucson , Arizona . Conciliation Court has three clinical staff vacancies. Two positions are full-time and one position is half-time, grant-funded. The half-time position is for one year, without benefits, but may become full-time with benefits and continue beyond one year depending upon renewal of funding. Duties: all positions include a combination of child custody/access mediation, conciliation counseling and custody/access evaluation. One of the full-time positions will require skill in administrative tasks such as ongoing coordination of family assessments with attorneys and judges. The half-time position is concentrated in custody/access mediation. Qualifications: (minimum): for all positions are a master’s degree with a major in the behavioral or social sciences or a closely related field (such as counseling, counseling psychology or social work) and one year of experience in crisis, marriage, divorce or family counseling. (Additional relevant education/experience may substitute for a portion of the aforementioned experience/education.) Preference will be given to candidates with post-graduate direct service experience in court-connected custody and access mediation, custody evaluation, divorce and couples counseling, treatment of domestic violence, child development and family therapy. For one of the vacancies, preference will be given to candidates who are bilingual in Spanish and English. Beginning salary for full-time positions: $30,600 - $37,000. (1997)

CUSTODY/VISITATION MEDIATOR: Superior Court of New Jersey, Newark . Duties: under the general direction of the family division manager, facilitate the resolution of child custody and/or visitation disputes by conducting mediation sessions and providing support services in both dissolution and non-dissolution cases, and perform other related duties. Qualifications: graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in psychology, family therapy, the social or behavioral sciences, or closely related field; completion of a mediation-training course with at least 18 hours on instruction; and one year of professional experience in one or more of the following areas: mediation, counseling, family intake, crisis intervention, custody/visitation dispute investigations, and child support. Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional experience on a year-for-year basis. Salary range: $38,220 - $45,864. (1994)

COUNSELOR/MEDIATOR I: Conciliation Services, Arizona Superior Court, Pinal County. Duties: provide marriage, divorce, and individual counseling; provide mediation of custody and visitation disputes; and provide family assessments in contested custody and visitation conflicts. Qualifications: master's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in behavioral health sciences; postgraduate counseling experience; and eligibility for or ability to meet practitioner membership qualifications of the Academy of Family Mediators. Salary range: $1,103 - $1,521, biweekly. (1994)

FAMILY COUNSELOR-MEDIATOR (Part-time): Superior Court of Arizona , Kingman. Duties: provide family counseling and/or mediation services. Qualifications: a master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field from an accredited college or university; a minimum of 40 hours in a mediation-training course certified by the academy of family mediators or other relevant training organization; and two or more years of counseling and/or mediation experience. Excellent organizational, analytical, human relations, and communications skills are preferred. Salary: $21.60 - $29.04 per hour. (1994)

COURT MEDIATOR: Orange County Superior Court , Santa Ana , California . Summary: The incumbent works with parties experiencing custody/visitation disputes and marital conflict by conducting mediation conferences and marriage counseling. Qualifications: include an M.A. in psychology, social work, or family counseling and five years of post M.A. full-time experience in family counseling. An L.C.S.W. or M.F.C.C. may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Salary is $3,051-4,110 monthly. (1993)

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