Family Mediator - TEMPORARY

About the Position

Lane County’s Family Mediation Team is looking for a temporary Family Mediator to join us in helping parents navigate conflict and create healthier futures for their children. Family mediation is challenging and deeply meaningful work. Parents turn to us during some of the hardest moments in their lives, and our mediators play a key role in guiding them through a respectful and structured process.

In this role, you will help parents reach custody and parenting time agreements, teach parent education classes, and support families with tools to move forward in positive ways. We welcome applicants who meet the required training and certification standards for court-connected mediators and who are eager to grow their careers in family mediation. This role offers an opportunity to apply your skills in conflict resolution, family law, counseling, or related fields, and to learn from a supportive, collegial team committed to professionalism, humor, and care for one another.

• Provide custody and parenting time mediation that centers children’s needs.
• Facilitate court-connected parent education classes.
• Manage case details, maintain client records, and prepare program data reports.
• Partner with the Court and community services to strengthen family systems in Lane County.

• Has strong interpersonal skills
• Is able to work independently
• Excels at attention to detail and tracking case details
• Is self‑motivated to satisfy client and team member needs efficiently and effectively
• Has good judgment
• Is adaptable and able to move between tasks depending on client needs
• Anticipates program needs and is able to prioritize responsibilities to meet deadlines
• Is familiar with (or interested in becoming proficient in) reviewing cases and filing documents in Oregon’s Odyssey e‑file & Serve eCourt System
• Is able to successfully engage with upset or challenging clients on a semi‑frequent basis
• Is proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, Zoom, or similar programs, and is adaptable in their use of technology

The Family Mediation Team, part of Lane County’s Community Justice and Rehabilitation Services Division, helps prevent, reduce, and resolve family conflict while promoting healthy relationships. We are a small, collaborative team committed to providing high‑quality services in a collegial environment built on trust, professionalism, and care for one another. Our work emphasizes equity, inclusion, and continuous learning, and we value adaptability, good judgment, and compassion in serving families in our community.

To be determined with Program Supervisor. This is an AFSCME represented position. This position is budgeted for a maximum of 1,040 hours during the fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.

Master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in a behavioral science, or a law degree from an accredited law school with substantial course work and/or Continuing Legal Education credits in family law.

Participation in at least 20 cases of domestic relations mediation totaling at least 100 hours, or two years of professional mediation, direct therapy/counseling experience or legal practice with domestic relations or juvenile caseloads, that otherwise satisfies the experience/training requirements for court‑connected domestic relations mediators. An equivalent combination of experience and training that will demonstrate the required knowledge and abilities as required by OJD Court‑Connected Mediator qualifications rules is qualifying.

• Must meet the court‑connected domestic relations mediator qualifications outlined in UTCR Chapter
  12: 30‑Hour Basic Mediation Training Certificate.
• 40‑Hour Domestic Relations Mediation Training Certificate.
• Co‑mediated or mediated at least 100 hours of court‑connected domestic relations mediation.
• Candidate(s) must be Oregon residents at time of hire.

Note:

This position requires consenting to and successfully passing a criminal background check.

Studies have shown that women and BIPOC individuals are less likely to apply…