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26-27 Mediation Specialist - Cambridge, MA
 
 
 
The Community Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC) began its work in 1979 as a program of the multi-service Cambridgeport Problem Center, an agency that provided free legal services to low-income households. By the early 1990s, CDSC was an independent agency with alternative dispute resolution programs in local courts offering conflict resolution in small claims, housing, and juvenile matters. Community-referred mediation soon followed, along with a semi-annual training program for would-be mediators. CDSC later created additional programs providing peer mediation in middle and high schools, facilitation services, conflict coaching, and expanded conflict skills workshops for adults and youth. More recently, CDSC expanded its work with landlords and tenants to reduce evictions and homelessness and was chosen by the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration to provide mediation services to people returning to the community after a period of incarceration. - - - CDSC provides mediation and training services to help individuals and organizations resolve conflict, with a special focus on unmet community needs including housing mediations; family and divorce cases; Juvenile Court mediations and restorative sessions that help young people avoid the stigma of a criminal record; and peer mediation programs. CDSC aims to provide skilled, accessible mediation services in Middlesex, Suffolk, and Norfolk County District Courts and Middlesex County Juvenile Court, as well as throughout the community on issues such as divorce, workplace conflict, family disputes, reentry, neighborhood matters, and housing issues. CDSC also provides training and coordination to local school and youth programs and trains at least 500 individuals annually to manage conflict and/or become trained mediators.
 
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Member Duties : Mediate cases for community members, community organizations, schools, and local agencies. Coordinate all aspects of case management with a focus on intake and mediation coordination. Provide peer mediation training to school-aged youth.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Health Coverage ,  Living Allowance ,  Mileage reimbursement ,  Training . 
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Children/Youth ,  Education ,  Homelessness . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Community Organization ,  Computers/Technology ,  Public Speaking ,  Youth Development ,  General Skills ,  Team Work ,  Willingness to learn . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National
Program
26-27 Mediation Specialist - Cambridge, MA
Program Start/End Date
08/17/2026  -   08/14/2027
Work Schedule Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  99
Program Locations MASSACHUSETTS   Boston  
Languages
English
Bilingual encouraged
Accepting Applications
From  06/05/2026  To  08/01/2026 
Contact Marty Walz
60 Gore St
Cambridge   MA   02141
617-876-5376
marty@communitydispute.org
https://communitydispute.org
Listing ID 129797

       

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