Hospital Responder
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THE ORGANIZATION

The 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 Programs

The 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.

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.

Center Support

A 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 OPPORTUNITY

Neighbors In Action (NIA) is a unique neighborhood institution that works to improve community problem solving, collaboration, and inter-group relations in Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, Brooklyn. One program of Neighbors In Action, Save Our Streets Brooklyn (S.O.S.), is a community based effort to end gun violence in the neighborhood. Make It Happen is a program designed to assist young men, ages 16 to 24 in overcoming challenges related to exposure to violence, poverty and inadequate roles models. Participants are given coaching on their goals and visions for their future. All participants are connected to resources to assist in job readiness and placement, education, housing and other appropriate services.

NIA seeks a Hospital Responder to help create better access to on-site victim services and crisis intervention to those who have been directly impacted by violence. The role of the Hospital Responder will be to deliver crisis intervention services and follow-up to those who have experienced violent trauma. The Hospital Responder will support services at Kings County Hospital and on-site at the Neighbors In Action locations in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. This person will be available to travel within Brooklyn to provide services and provide home visits. Professional or personal experience with the criminal justice system is preferred.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Crisis Intervention:

• Provide counseling services for youth, young adults and their caregivers/support system as referred by S.O.S. Hospital Workers and S.O.S. Outreach Workers;
• Conduct intakes, screenings, clinical assessments and comprehensive treatment recommendations for services;
• Assist CV Hospital Responders with follow-up appointments on hospital bedside visits;
• Co-facilitate groups with youth and young adults (as needed);
• Provide crisis intervention and support as needed;
• Provide trauma-informed screening, assessment, and treatment of referred clients;
• Complete and maintain all required documentation in a regular, timely manner and in accordance with NIA and DOHMH policies;
• Maintain client documentation and records in accordance with funding requirements and Mediation Center policies;
• Schedule appointments for participants based on their needs; and
• Engage families in wrap-around services.

Supervision and Meetings:

• Participate in clinical supervision;
• Participate in case conference meetings with non-clinical case management staff;
• Participate in agency staff meetings, self-care activities and trainings;
• Attend Kings County Hospital recurring partner and stakeholder meetings;
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor; and
• Communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders including NIA leadership including the Project Director, S.O.S., Clinical, and Youth Program Managers.

Community Outreach:

• Canvass community alongside S.O.S. staff;
• Attend community events with S.O.S. staff to enhance their gun violence intervention work;
• Raise awareness amongst traditional victim service providers to help them strengthen their efforts to work with all victims of violence; and
• Additional tasks as necessary.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have:

• A high school diploma as well as a minimum of 2 years' experience or the equivalent in a related area;
• MSW or related degree and experience providing crisis intervention work highly preferred;
• Knowledge of youth engagement, victimization, community violence and intimate partner violence necessary;
• Understanding of the criminal justice system;
• Understanding of violence interrupter/Cure Violence projects desirable;
• Applicant must possess excellent communication and organizational skills;
• Strong team skills;
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment;
• Experience with individual case management and counseling;
• Understanding of complex trauma reactions;
• Experience working with youth and families from “high risk” communities, especially young men of color and juvenile justice-involved youth;
• Experience working either in the community or in a variety of settings: homes, schools, neighborhoods, other agencies, etc.;
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously;
• Friendly and personable attitude;
• Detail oriented;
• Computer skills for timely comprehensive tracking;
• Ability to set and adhere to firm timelines; and
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills.

Requirements:

• Belief in the innate capacity of youth to positively impact their community;
• Extremely punctual, reliable, highly organized;
• Well organized, demonstrated ability to prioritize, detail-oriented;
• Strong written & verbal skills;
• Ability to work some evenings & weekends as needed; and
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and respond to crises.

Position Type: Full-time

Position Location: Brooklyn, NY

Compensation: The compensation range for this position is $52,000 - $58,500 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.

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