Location: Brooklyn,NY, USA
THE ORGANIZATIONThe Center for Justice Innovation is a community justice organization that centers safety and racial justice. Since our founding in 1996, the Center has partnered with community members, courts, and the people most impacted to create stronger, healthier, more just communities. Our decades of experience in courts and communities, coupled with our field-leading research and practitioner expertise, help us drive justice nationwide in innovative, powerful, and durable ways. For more information on how and where we work, please visit www.innovatingjustice.org. The Center is a 900-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 ProgramsThe Center's operating programs, including the award-winning Red Hook Community Justice Center and Midtown Community Justice Center, 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.ResearchThe 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 AssistanceThe 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. Center SupportA dedicated support team within the Center ensures the smooth functioning of operations across various domains, including finance, legal, technology, human resources, fundraising, real estate, and communications. Comprising 15% of the organization's staff, these teams provide essential infrastructure support and innovative solutions aligned with the Center's mission and values. THE OPPORTUNITYThe Red Hook Community Justice Center is the nation's first multi-jurisdictional community court, hearing criminal, housing, and family matters under one roof with a single judge. The Red Hook Community Justice Center's mission is to solve community problems: strengthening families, assisting at-risk youth, preventing evictions, addressing crime when it occurs and working to prevent crime before it takes place.The Community Healing and Wellness (CHW) Department of The Red Hook Community Justice Center seeks a Case Manager to provide extensive case monitoring to program participants and service providers, with a focus in Harm Reduction to help promote and facilitate program treatment outcomes of meaningful engagement. Reporting to the Coordinator of CHW, the Case Manager will coordinate the initial assessment, treatment referral process, and compliance monitoring to ensure timely and responsive participant engagement and outcomes. This position will be working with participants who are mandated to service via justice involvement and who are referred to CHW for voluntary care.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Support with the expansion of harm reduction efforts at the program including participating in community outreach, groups, trainings, planning and implementation;Provide comprehensive, clinically informed case management services by orchestrating internal and external resource allocation and service referrals;Referrals should align with participants' needs and goals, including but not limited to substance use, mental health, trauma, intimate partner violence, housing, education, and employment; Collaborate with treatment service providers to provide overall intensive case management services to help facilitate program referrals and assessments as needed, and follow up with service providers on participants' progress;Monitor and report on meaningful engagement in treatment and work to bring non-engaged program participants into treatment compliance, as needed;Provide court reports and recommendations for participants;Notify providers of next court dates, outcomes, and treatment intake appointments;Participate in on-going trainings and attend staff meetings;Maintain accurate and timely data entry and case documentation aligned with the program model, court reporting obligations, and best practices; Co-facilitate pro-social and psycho-educational groups for participants in collaboration with CHW Staff; Responsible for consistent and effective cross-team communication and collaboration to proactively identify successes, challenges, and opportunities to strengthen programming, create opportunities for meaningful collaboration, and maximize internal and external resources and expertise;Participate in individual, group supervision, and regular staff trainings to develop program expertise and related skill sets; Attend project events, community events, and meetings after hours, as needed; andAdditional relevant tasks, as necessary. Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree or a minimum of 3-4 years of experience working in a social service setting. Experience working in a criminal justice and/community setting preferred. Excellent written skills are a must. Candidate must be skilled communicator able to work in multi-disciplinary setting and maintain strong relationships with multiple agencies and organizations both onsite and in the community. Bilingual is (English-Spanish) preferred. Position Type: Full-time.Position Location: Brooklyn, NY.Compensation: The compensation range for this position is $52,000 - $63,500 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. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, and as such, we do 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 welcome 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. Our aim is to create a supportive and respectful environment where every individual, irrespective of their background or identity, feels valued and included.As of February 10, 2023, New York City Executive Order 25 rescinded the requirement of the COVID-19 vaccination for City workers, new hires, and contracted employees. Accordingly, the Center does not require all new hires be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus; however, the Center recommends all staff, interns, and volunteers stay up-to-date on the vaccination. 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. Kindly refer to the job posting for the relevant contact information. If the contact details are not provided, we kindly ask that you refrain from making inquiries via phone or email, as only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.