Mediator
Handles interpersonal conflict when — inevitably — it comes up in the community.
- Role type
- Social
- Level of effort
- Light
Responsibilities
- Address friction before it becomes fracture
- Facilitate hard conversations between members
- Keep confidentiality where it's warranted
- Help the group develop conflict norms
Skills & traits
- Well-regarded across factions
- Genuinely comfortable with conflict
Bonus
- Formal training in mediation or conflict resolution
- Restorative justice background
Good fit if:conflict in a room makes you lean in rather than shut down.