The Circuit Court for Carroll County seeks to hire a Deputy Family Law Administrator.
Salary: 68,465
The Deputy Family Law Administrator is a full time grant funded position within the Family Law Administration of the Circuit Court for Carroll County. The regular hours are 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday. Benefits include eligibility for healthcare plans including medical, prescription, vision, and dental, paid annual leave, sick leave and court holidays, life insurance and tuition reimbursement. This position requires mandatory participation in the Carroll County Government pension plan with a 5% contribution.
Essential Functions:
- Manage day to day operations and personnel of the Family Law Administration office under the direction of the Administrator;
- Review applications for Court Appointed Mediators, Best Interest Attorneys, Psychologists, and Custody Evaluators together with the Family Law Administrator and maintain current rosters for the Court;
- Supervise mediators and conduct mediation and ADR training sessions in addition to direct observations of mediations at least once per year;
- Provide mediation services for Child in Need of Assistance, and Termination of Parental Rights cases;
- Provide day of trial mediation in domestic cases and facilitate negotiations in final protective order cases when requested by the parties and counsel;
- Track and maintain quarterly statistics for existing grants; and
- Assist the Administrator with annual budget requests, modifications, and grant awards.
Experience: Bachelor’s degree required, JD strongly preferred, plus the required mediation training under Maryland Rule 9-205 to be a court-designated mediator. Supervisory experience, experience with grant writing and management, case management and services coordination. Experience with family law cases, docket management, and knowledge of Maryland domestic law necessary. Budget management experience necessary.
Additional Desired Skills: Excellent written and oral communications, ability to handle difficult situations and persons, Microsoft Office proficient, knowledge of statistical tracking and database reporting, ability to handle multiple detail-oriented tasks at once and meet deadlines.
Application Procedure: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and references as a single PDF document to [email protected] by 7/30/26.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $68,465.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Education:
Language:
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
