What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mediator/Child Custody Recommending Counselor, Bilingual (PART-TIME) position at Superior Court of California, County of Monterey?
Company Description The Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, serves the local community by providing fair, accessible, and efficient judicial services. Historically, the county seat shifted from Monterey to Salinas as the region developed, and the court’s facilities have evolved to meet changing community needs. Today, the court continues this legacy by maintaining modern courthouses that support a wide range of civil, criminal, family, and juvenile proceedings. Applicants joining the court become part of a public institution committed to justice, public service, and respect for diverse communities. Information about California’s historic courthouses is available at http://www.courts.ca.gov/courts.htm.
Role Description Under general direction, serve as a Mediator and Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC) for the Superior Court in a variety of child custody and visitation disputes arising from cases filed with the court; conduct domestic violence assessments in cases involving parties with children; conduct child observations, evaluate social, family, and environmental dynamics and other aspects of parental responsibilities which directly relate to formulating child custody recommendations; perform related duties.
This is a highly specialized, experienced and professional job classification for positions which perform brief conflict interventions, confidential mediation, child custody recommending counselling, at-court interventions, and associated other activities for Family Court proceedings.
Qualifications
•Possession of the equivalent to a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in clinical psychology, social work, marriage, family and child counseling, behavioral science or a related field.
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•Possession of a License as a: Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage Family Child Counseling (LFMT) or Clinical Psychologist issued by the State of California is desirable.
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•Two (2) years of full-time paid, professional experience in counseling or psychotherapy, preferably with emphasis in family interpersonal relationships.
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- •English/Spanish bilingual skills are required for this position.