Family mediators help divorcing or separating couples reach agreement without having to go to court.
£20,000 Starter
to£35,000 Experienced
35 to 37 a week
evenings / weekends attending events or appointments
You can get into this job through:
You could do a degree or postgraduate diploma in:
You'll need several years' experience in your chosen profession alongside a qualification to move into mediation work.
You'll usually need:
You'll need paid or voluntary experience of working with families to get into this job. This could be in settings like family support centres, counselling services or child contact centres.
Volunteering at a local community mediation service, for instance helping to settle neighbour disputes, can also be useful experience.
You could apply for a job as a trainee family mediator if you have a higher education qualification and experience in an area like:
As part of the selection process, you'll need to show you have the right personal qualities and skills to be a family mediator.
You can do training with a professional association that works in mediation. Training entry requirements vary between them but most will expect you to have relevant experience from paid work or volunteering.
Associations include:
Some family law solicitors and legal executives choose to train and work as mediators although law qualifications are not essential for this job.
You'll find more advice about working in family mediation through the Family Mediation Council.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
In this role you could be:
You could work in an office.
Your working environment may be emotionally demanding.
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