Eviction Mediator

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with nearly 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 1,100 faculty and 1,700 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

The complexity of social, economic, and structural factors that have created such lasting social problems as substandard housing, segregation, and homelessness and the need for sustainable community development demand a multidisciplinary, multi-method, community-engaged approach. Center for Housing and Community Studies ( CHCS) brings together faculty, staff, and students from multiple disciplines to address these problems as well as to provide a point of contact for community partners, an opportunity for the practical education and training of UNCG students, and community-based evaluation and sustainable long-term regional planning.

The Eviction Mediation Program Mediator will expand the services of the Eviction Mediation Program with the Eviction Mediation Program Manager to develop relationships throughout the community. The position will also provide mediation services as needed inside and outside of the courthouse. The Mediator will use the cloud-based case management system to record all such mediation activities.

The Mediator will develop relationships throughout the community and identify landlords, for one-on-one communications, with a view to informing landlords of Mediation Project services and assessing the level of interest. The Mediator will conduct mediations at the small claims court in both the High Point and Greensboro Courthouses to assist landlords and tenants involved in summary ejectment cases. This position will also provide resource information as part of their mediation duties.