Mediator
Mediator Position Available
The Fair Housing Center (Toledo) seeks an experienced mediator to serve as a neutral party in their Landlord-Tenant Mediation department. The successful candidate will, through education and experience:
- Have a strong foundation of basic mediation skills and ethics for mediators.
- Be able to explain the mediation process and confidentiality to landlords, tenants, and the general public.
- Be comfortable working with a widely diverse population of people.
- Have the ability to work effectively with people under stressful situations, identify problems and potential solutions, and be well-versed in conflict management and diffusion skills.
- Ability to utilize Microsoft Office software applications (Word, Excel, etc.) with the ability to track activities in our proprietary case management system.
- Have (or learn) a working knowledge of Ohio’s landlord-tenant laws, and eviction procedures.
- Have knowledge about and be able to interpret Federal, State, and Local laws concerning discrimination in housing; and
- Have the ability to build relationships with and educate the community through outreach, presentations, and workshops.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in the social sciences (particularly fields dealing with people) or equivalent required. Some amount of relevant experience may be substituted for educational requirements;
- Solid conflict resolution skills; formal training(s) preferred.
- One or more years experience in mediation.
The Fair Housing Center offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an equal opportunity employer.
How to Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter detailing qualifications to [email protected]. Open until Nov. 1, 2021.