Family Mediator

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• Job Title:
  
  Family Mediator
• Job Requisition
• Ministry:
  Justice
• Location:
  
  Grande Prairie or Red Deer
• Full or Part-Time:
  Full Time
• Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
• Permanent/Temporary:
  Permanent
• Scope:
  Open Competition
• Closing Date:
  January 16, 2026
• Classification:
  Human Services Worker 5
• Salary: $2,788.55 to $3,604.73 bi-weekly ($72,781 - $94,083/year)

The Court and Justice Services (CJS) Division provides a wide range of resolution and court services for people involved in legal disputes. In collaboration with the courts of Alberta, Court and Justice Services provides various programs and services including educating and helping Albertans finding solutions for legal issues, navigating the court system, offering programs at no cost or a nominal charge, and administrative support to all courts in Alberta.

To learn more about Court and Justice Services please follow the link at:

Are you an experienced Family Mediator skilled at working with families seeking resolution to parenting, guardianship, and child support disputes? Come join the Business and Resolution Services team in a rewarding position located in Red Deer or Grande Prairie.

• Screen and assess cases to determine if family mediation is appropriate.
• Conduct pre-mediation sessions to ensure parties understand their options and are prepared to proceed, including providing appropriate resources and screening for safety concerns.
• Provide non-evaluative, facilitative, client-focused, ethical approach to mediation.
• Enter into service agreements with clients.
• Use effective strategies in high conflict situations.
• Help parties address needs and interests, focusing on best interests of the children.
• Possess knowledge of relevant Family Law.
• Provide written summary of agreements for clients.
• Assist parties in adjusting to new family structure and circumstances.
• Engage in peer consultation and co-mediation as a means of maintaining and enhancing professional standards and performance levels.

• Consult with Family Court Counsellors, Case flow Coordinators and other department, government, and community agencies regarding appropriateness of mediation as a means of resolving disputes.
• Participate in government and community-based agencies, boards, or groups to provide links between Business and Resolution Services and the community.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Excellent conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation skills including multi-party and high conflict mediation.
• Strong knowledge of child development and the needs of children in a separation or divorce.
• Strong assessment skills to foster mediator and practitioner development.
• Ability to provide leadership and mentoring to staff.
• Strong organizational skills to handle the volume and complexity of work.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and independently.
• Ability to work with sensitive and complex matters involving families and children.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. This link will assist you with understanding competencies:  .

The successful candidate will possess the following Alberta Public Service competencies:

• Agility: You anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• System Thinking:You consistently take a holistic and long‑term view of challenges and opportunities at multiple levels across related areas.
• Develop Networks:You proactively build networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.
• Build Collaborative Environments: You lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Creative Problem Solving:You assess options, and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solution.
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