Counselor/Mediator I

Join the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County as a Counselor/Mediator I and contribute to the delivery of professional level counseling and family law alternative dispute resolution services.

This role provides counseling and mediation services to Conciliation Court clients and Pima County residents, including legal decision making/parenting time mediation, evaluation, and parent coordination. The successful candidate will work with families to resolve disputes and provide support to individuals and couples.

• Coordinate and provide legal decision making/parenting time mediation to parents as referred by the Courts and prepare written legal decision making and parenting time agreements.
• Coordinate and conduct legal decision making and parenting time evaluations and parenting coordination services to families as referred by the Court and prepare written summaries and reports.
• Conduct court-ordered conciliation counseling, marriage and divorce adjustment counseling to individuals and couples.
• Conduct interviews with children independently or in the presence of Judges to elicit information regarding children's wishes, concerns, or needs.
• Conduct screenings and clinical interviews to gather information.
• Observe and evaluate social interplay between family members, make assessments of home environments and family dynamics and prepare recommendations for child custody and/or parenting time.
• Review psychological reports, legal, school, civil, counseling and law enforcement records and prepare reports summarizing findings.
• Testify in family law court proceedings.
• Initiate appropriate referrals to community resources and social service agencies.
• Deliver educational presentations to parents, schools, agencies, community groups and conferences on topics related to marriage, divorce, and child custody issues.
• Evaluate client services through development and implementation of surveys, questionnaires, and other appropriate research tools.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.

A Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in behavioral science or social science field, or a closely related field and two years of post graduate direct service experience in couples, marriage, divorce or family counseling. Or, any equivalent amount of mediation, counseling or evaluation experience, training, and/or education approved by Human Resources.

Preference may be given to those who hold a current license by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners or by the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners. A valid Arizona driver's license is required at the time of appointment.

The Arizona Superior Court in Pima County and the Pima County Juvenile Court Center offer a competitive benefits package to benefits eligible employees, which includes medical, dental, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, paid vacation and sick leave. Some benefits require contributions by employees in addition to contributions made by the employer.

Retirement Plan participation is mandatory for all eligible employees to include a mandatory pre-tax pay deduction. Current rates can be viewed here: https://www.pima.gov/hr/benefits/

The Employee's lifetime maximum benefit would be for reimbursement of one Bachelor's degree and one Master's degree.

Full-time employees of government organizations may be able to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information click https://studentaid.gov/