Coordinator, Social Work Jobs

THE ORGANIZATION

The Center for Justice Innovation (formerly the Center for Court Innovation) is a non-profit organization that works with communities and justice systems to advance equity, increase safety, and help individuals and communities thrive. The Center's goal is to identify and resolve as early as possible the challenges that bring people into the criminal and civil legal systems. It does this in a number of ways—by developing and running programs that reduce the need for incarceration and enhance economic opportunity, conducting original research to identify what works, and sharing what we learn from our programming and research with those seeking to transform the justice system around the world.

The Center is an 800-employee, $100 million nonprofit that accomplishes its vision through three pillars of work: creating and scaling operating programs to test new ideas and solve problems, performing original research to determine what works (and what doesn’t), and providing expert assistance and policy guidance to justice reformers around the world.

Operating Programs

The Center’s operating programs, including the award-winning Red Hook Community Justice Center and Midtown Community Court, test new ideas, solve difficult problems, and attempt to achieve systemic change within the justice system. Our projects include community-based violence prevention programs, alternatives to incarceration, reentry initiatives, and court-based initiatives that reduce the use of unnecessary incarceration and promote positive individual and family change. Through this programming, we have produced tangible results like safer streets, reduced incarceration, and improved neighborhood perceptions of justice.

Research

The Center's research teams are staffed with social scientists, data analysts, and lawyers who are academically-trained or have lived experience and who conduct research in the U.S. and globally on diverse criminal-legal system and justice issues. Their work includes evaluating programs and policies; conducting exploratory, community-based studies; and providing research translation and strategic planning for system actors. The Center has published studies on topics including court and jail reform, intimate partner violence, restorative justice, gun violence, reentry, sixth amendment rights, and progressive prosecution. The research teams strive to make their work meaningful and actionable to the communities they work with, policymakers, and practitioners.

Policy & Expert Assistance

The Center provides hands-on, planning and implementation assistance to a wide range of jurisdictions in areas of reform such as problem-solving courts (e.g., community courts, treatment courts, domestic violence courts), tribal justice, reducing incarceration and the use of fines/fees and reducing crime and violence. Our current expert assistance takes many forms, including help with analyzing data, strategic planning and consultation, policy guidance, and hosting site visits to its operating programs in the New York City area.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Brownsville Community Justice Center (BCJC) is a project of the Center for Justice Innovation. The Brownsville Community Justice Center seeks to reengineer how the justice system works in Brownsville, Brooklyn. In particular, the Justice Center is dedicated to building multiple off-ramps for young people who come into contact with the justice system by providing much-needed services to young people arrested in Brownsville. The aim is to provide the kind of support that young people need to become law-abiding members of society. The ultimate goal is to reduce crime and the use of incarceration, while at the same restoring local faith in the justice system.

The Brownsville Community Justice Center is seeking a Social Worker Coordinator to join the Justice Initiatives team. This position will work as a part of an interdisciplinary team utilizing a strengths-based model to engage youth ages 15-24 from Brownsville who have come in contact with the criminal justice system with the hopes of providing off ramps from future systems involvement. Reporting to the Associate Director of the Justice Initiatives team, the Social Worker Coordinator, will primarily be responsible for providing comprehensive advocacy and case management, provide and coordinate therapeutic and individual support services, supervise social work interns, as well as support group programming and community-based projects in collaboration with young people living in the Brownsville.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Engaging families in all phases of the program and providing support and referrals for participants as needed;
• Lead case conferencing meetings with non-clinical case management staff, as needed;
• Maintain needed communication with all program partners to ensure proper services are being delivered to all participants;
• Providing comprehensive individual counseling sessions for participants;
• Participate in agency staff meetings, self-care activities, trainings, and participate in community events held by the Brownsville Community Justice Center;
• Attend community stakeholder meetings, including community board, resident association, precinct council, and other related recurring meetings; and
• Support community wellness and healing through community-based events and activations;
• Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of community programs staff;
• Coordinate and manage recruitment strategies for youth programs;
• Assist with providing clinical supervision to staff and social worker interns;
• Provide screening, assessment, clinical services, and case management services to young people in Brownsville, Brooklyn who have been impacted by violence or has systems involvement;
• Assist with data collection and complete all necessary documentation and input data into computer database;
• Assist in the development of programming (workshops, trips, etc.) appropriate for youth in programming;
• Perform additional relevant tasks as needed.
• Assist with grant implementation and reporting, ensuring all requirements and deliverables are met;
• Maintaining appropriate client information in electronic databases and hard files;
• Facilitate a range of workshops and programming to support young people;

Qualifications:

• LMSW required with at least three years of relevant social work and individual practice experience;
• Candidates must be committed to using holistic and strengths-based approaches;
• Ability to work evenings & weekends, as needed;
• Knowledge of youth engagement, victimization, community violence and intimate partner violence necessary;
• Understanding of complex trauma symptoms;
• Applicants from Brownsville are highly encouraged to apply;
• Candidates who are formerly incarcerated or have other experience in the criminal justice system are particularly invited to apply. However, they must have no pending criminal cases or prior convictions for sexual assault, child abuse, or domestic violence.
• Candidates must have the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds in a culturally competent manner;
• Experience working with youth and families from marginalized communities and youth who have been impacted by criminal legal systems;
• Candidate must have at least 2 years of experience working with youth;
• SIFI certified or eligible;
• Understanding of the criminal justice system, ACS, and other related institutions;
• Strong problem solving skills;
• Candidates must be comfortable working in a community based and youth led environment;
• Experience with individual case management and counseling;
• Commitment to anti-oppressive practice and creating space that centers BIPOC communities;
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills;
• Commitment to youth-led practice and belief in the innate capacity of youth to positively impact their community;
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and as part of a team;
• In depth knowledge of and familiarity with the Brownsville, Brooklyn community is preferred;
• Extremely punctual and reliable, highly organized and detail-oriented;
• Candidates must be committed to place based and community based social work;

Compensation: The compensation range for this position is $66,490 - $77,900 and is commensurate with experience. The Center for Justice Innovation offers an excellent benefits package including comprehensive healthcare with a national network, free basic dental coverage, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts including commuter FSA. We prioritize mental health care for our staff and offer services like Talkspace and Ginger through our healthcare plans. We offer a 403(b) retirement plan with a two-to-one employer contribution up to 5%.

The Center for Justice Innovation is an equal opportunity employer. The Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities as well as individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system.

As of September 9, 2021, all new hires are required to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for medical, disability or religious reasons by the Center’s Human Resources Department.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls or emails please.

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