Part-Time Mediation Coordinator

Mediation Resource Centre Carrickfergus

The Secretary- Mediation Resource Centre 6 Cheston Street- CARRICKFERGUS- BT38 7BH 02893350377

21 Sep 2007

The Secretary

davidmccombe@mrc6.fsnet.co.uk

028 9335 0377

Salary £11,900 per annum per 20 hour week

Purpose of Job

• Day to day responsibility for co-ordinating the work of the Centre’s Mediation Training Programme
• Developing plans to achieve the aims and objectives of the Training Programme
• Organising training, supervising and supporting voluntary mediators.
• Promoting awareness of mediation and conflict resolution issues in the local community.
• Empowering local community to deal with issues of conflict and justice through the community development process.
• Maintain financial and monitoring systems in accordance with the Centre’s Financial and Monitoring policy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Recruit voluntary mediators.
• Organise training and the continuing development of voluntary mediators, providing support and supervision to trainees.
• Manage a case-monitoring and evaluation process in conjunction with the Management Committee.
• Administration, including accounts and financial controls of grant monies, liaison with funding body, necessary quarterly returns to funding bodies, including necessary monitoring and evaluation requirements.
• Attend Management Committee meetings. Prepare reports for both Management and funding body as and when required.
• Build contacts and working relationships with other statutory and voluntary agencies engaged in mediation work.
• Develop and co-ordinate press and publicity initiatives for the Centre.
• Any other duties that, in consultation with the Management Committee, may from time to time be deemed necessary to attain the aims