Family Mediator - Athlone/Mullingar, Castlebar, Dublin, Dundalk, Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Sligo and Waterford

Family Mediator - Athlone/Mullingar, Castlebar, Dublin, Dundalk, Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Sligo and Waterford

Legal Aid Board seeks to hire a number of Family Mediators across numerous locations.

The key features of the role are to:

Provide a quality mediation service to clients, in a timely and professional manner;
Participate in regular mediation practice supervision with their Regional Manager;
Submit progress reports on cases on a regular basis to their Regional Manager and co-operating with that Manager in the management of the mediator’s performance and the on-going monitoring of case files;
Provide Head Office with accurate and timely returns of monthly case work;
Comply with any procedures concerning risk management/ performance review for mediators in the Board;
Engage with and use of the Board’s ICT systems;
Adhere to the Board’s guidelines, procedures and policies for the delivery of quality mediation services.

Essential Entry Requirements:

Hold an equivalent qualification in Family Mediation that includes

Family Mediation (separating couples) Training:
40 hours substantive knowledge in family mediation (separating couples);
15 hours co-mediation in family mediation (separating couples);
A minimum of 100 hours face to face family mediation (separating couples) work with clients signed off by a qualified family mediation supervisor.

Full details are available in the information booklet located here: https://www.legalaidboard.ie/en/about-the-board/recruitment/