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POSITION TITLE: CHILD CUSTODY MEDIATOR AND EVALUATOR
(Official classification title is Family Court Services Specialist)
SALARY: $8,149.45 - $10,124.00 Monthly
$97,793.40 - $121,488.00 Yearly
WORK LOCATION: Downtown, Los Angeles
FILING PERIOD: 8/19/2021 - Continuous
EXAM #: R9892G
RECRUITMENT TYPE: Open Competitive Job Opportunity
This position may close at any time based on needs of the Court.
Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly.
ABOUT THE COURT
Los Angeles Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States. Its 580 judges and commissioners work in one of the 40 facilities within the Court's 12 judicial districts and are supported by more than 4,500 full-time Court employees. The Court has an annual budget of more than $855 million. Located in Southern California, Los Angeles County is geographically one of the nation's largest counties, covering 4,084 square miles and, with over 10,400,000 residents, is also one of its most populous counties.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Child Custody Mediator and Evaluator (Family Court Services Specialist) performs highly responsible professional duties in order to ensure that high conflict separation and divorce child custody cases are appropriately resolved. Incumbents utilize two primary means in order to resolve disputes of parents/parties involved: mediation, resulting in agreements which become court orders or evaluation, resulting in custody recommendations to the court. These types of disputes may involve parents who are divorcing or obtaining a legal separation or parents who are establishing paternity, or establishing restraining orders in domestic violence cases. Cases are frequently highly emotional and incumbents in this class must carry out their work within ethical boundaries, demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of family law and court policies and procedures while also utilizing, as needed, applicable counseling, interviewing, evaluation, and referral skills.
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SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
To qualify, you must meet the following selection requirements at the time of filing:
A Master's Degree from an accredited college, university or program in social work; psychology; marriage, family and child counseling; or other behavioral science substantially related to marriage and family relationships -AND- Five years of post-Master's Degree PAID, VERIFIABLE, and RECENT FULL-TIME experience, within the last 7 years, in the field of family counseling or clinical assessment -AND- a current license from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences in marriage and family therapy, clinical social work or clinical psychology.
SUBSTITUTION: Documentation verifying completion of the Los Angeles County Superior Court Family Mediation and Conciliation Intern Program may substitute for two years of the post-Master's Degree experience requirement received at the time filing.
Note: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will possess the following desirable qualifications:
Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements:
A valid California Class C driver's license or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
Degree Verification: A legible copy of your college diploma -OR - transcript(s) (unofficial are acceptable) with the degree posted from the college or university must be submitted within 10 business days from application submission.
Documentation may be submitted as follows:
For a list of acceptable accredited institutions or international universities, please visit , , or .
Foreign studies must be evaluated by an academic credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. For a list of acceptable evaluation agencies, please visit or . Foreign studies submitted without acceptable evaluation will be rejected.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION:
Qualifying evaluation of education, training, and experience based upon submitted application materials and supplemental questionnaire. The applicants with the highest qualifications as determined by this evaluation process will be invited to participate in the examination process.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applications may only be filed online. To learn how to apply online, please access the . Los Angeles Superior Court reserves the right to verify all submitted documentation prior to appointment. The Court will only consider completed applications submitted, along with the required documents, and will reject incomplete applications. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application. To facilitate the full and proper consideration of your work experience, clearly specify what professional experience meets the required job qualifications. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience for each position.
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Los Angeles Superior Court is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process can contact the email address provided below. For additional employment information, please click .
Questions regarding this posting may be e-mailed to
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process has been completed. Applicants who successfully pass each (and all) examination part(s) will be placed on an eligible list which will remain valid for up to one year. Other vacancies may be filled using this list.
Exam No.: R9892G
CHILD CUSTODY MEDIATOR AND EVALUATOR
(Official classification title is Family Court Services Specialist)
Applications may be submitted online at
OR via the HR computer kiosk at Los Angeles Superior Court
Human Resources Administration
111 N. Hill Street, Room 203
Los Angeles, CA 90012
