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MIAMS now has vacancies for new mediators and is actively recruiting new applicants to join our team of professionals. Accepted applicants will help families through divorce and separation processes while actively working to reduce stress and conflict, though mediation may cover a wide range of disputes and issues.
Applications are accepted at all of our locations, both for Family Mediators or Trainee Family Mediators positions, and upon acceptation, applications will be employed on a freelance basis as a part of our expert network of mediation professionals.
Applicants who are thinking of applying should have already completed their professional mediation training. Applications will only be considered for individuals who have completed the necessary foundation training at a mediation course approved by either the FMC or FMCA.
However, we will consider applicants who are currently enrolled in or are about to start mediation training and expect to finish shortly.
At MIAMS, we are constantly searching for highly motivated and hardworking individuals to join our team of mediation professionals due to the growing nature of our business.
The ideal applicant will be willing and able to travel to various locations as required to provide mediation services to our clients. They should also be able to dedicate themselves fully to the job and possess a solid work ethic and interpersonal skills.
Those with previous mediation experience are particularly encourage to apply, though experience is not necessary for an applicant to be considered for a position.
Also, all applicants are expected to be fully insured. To apply to become a part of our successful team, please fill out the web form.
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Family’s are deeply affected by divorce or separation, especially when there are children in the family. Often these painful situations can be helped with the aid of a mediator who will hold a Mediation Intake Assessment Meeting or MIAM. MIAMs can soothe ruffled feelings and ensure that communal assets are divided equally, make sure that financial obligations of both parents are laid out and help to make the break as easy as possible for all the members of the family.
When attending a court proceeding on the matter, the family will need to present an FM1 (Family Mediation 1 form) which confirms that a MIAM has been held.
As of April 2014, significant changes were made to the judicial system regarding separation and divorces, particularly where children were involved. These changes ensure that the welfare of the children is paramount, with minimal impact on the children and as little negativity as possible. One of the major changes was a requirement for a mediation session or MIAM to be attended before any court proceedings to do with financial or custody matters (hence the need for a FM1 to be produced).
If the split is acrimonious and both parties find it difficult to be in the same room, as would happen with face to face mediation, it is possible to ask for shuttle mediation.
Shuttle sessions happen when the two parties are seated in separate rooms and the mediator shuttles between the two, discussing issues and offering solutions.
Shuttle mediation is often a good solution with distance between the parties allowing for rational and reasoned thinking.
Mediation sessions are now a legal requirement, and your ex’s lawyer will make this clear to him or her.
Offering shuttle mediation, in which they will not have to share a room while coming to an agreement, is sometimes a way to make the thought of mediation more palatable.
Mediators can also help with will disputes: resolving issues between heirs and coming to an acceptable compromise in the event that the will is ambiguous or unclearly worded.