Mediation Specialist - Natick, MA

26-27 Mediation Specialist - Natick, MA

Metro West Mediation was founded in 1979 and is a non-profit conflict resolution and training center. We are one of the oldest community mediation centers in Massachusetts. Originally founded to strictly serve Framingham District Court, we have expanded to serve 18 cities and towns, 3 court departments, and 5 divisions of the District Court Department. Metro West is committed to increasing awareness, utilization, and accessibility to dispute resolution alternatives.

- - - Metro West facilitates peaceful resolution of disputes within all communities it serves, and through the courts, by supporting people to work together to resolve conflict. Each year, its mediators help resolve conflict in around 1,000 cases, providing community members with a constructive way to settle disputes. Metro West offers free mediation services for Small Claims, Summary Process (housing and eviction), Civil, and Harassment Prevention Order (HPO) cases in the Concord, Framingham, Marlborough, and Natick District Courts;

mediates HPO cases in Middlesex Juvenile Court and parenting time cases in Middlesex and Suffolk Probate & Family Court; and, through the Local Consumer Program, supports consumers and businesses in resolving disputes before a case is filed in court. It also provides divorce, elder and family, and community mediation services for residents and businesses throughout Metro West, trains students in local schools to serve as peer mediators, and engages in re-entry mediation at local facilities.

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Member Duties :
Mediate cases for community members, community organizations, schools, correctional facilities, and local agencies. Coordinate all aspects of case management with a focus on intake and mediation coordination. Provide peer mediation training to school-aged youth.

Program Benefits :
Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible , Mileage reimbursement , Living Allowance .

Terms :

Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .

Service Areas :

Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Ex-Offender Reentry , Community and Economic Development .

Skills :

Willingness to learn , Public Speaking , Youth Development , Communications , Computers/Technology , Team Work , Community Organization , General Skills .