Hospital Responder, Save Our Streets South Bronx
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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 doesnt), and providing expert assistance and policy guidance to justice reformers around the world.

Operating Programs

The Centers 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

The Bronx Community Justice Center, one of the Center's newest projects and works to create a safer, more equitable Bronx through community-driven safety initiatives, violence prevention, youth opportunity, and economic development efforts. Save Our Streets South Bronx is a replication of the Chicago Project for Violence Preventions evidence-based Cure Violence program, a cutting-edge gun violence prevention model that aims to reduce and prevent shootings through the use of public health strategies.

Bronx Community Justice Center is seeking a Hospital Responder. Reporting to the Hospital Responder Coordinator, the Hospital Responder will provide supportive services to crime victims and their family members. Hospital Responders are notified when a victim of a gunshot wound, stabbing or other assault-related injury is taken to Lincoln Hospital. A Hospital Responder is expected to report immediately to the hospital where they will stay with the victim and actively work to de-escalate traumatized and angry family members and friends who may be planning retaliatory violence. The Hospital Responder will help the victim and their family at the hospital cope with their shock and their grief, while working with the greater S.O.S. teams to identify and intervene with others in the neighborhood most likely to instigate retaliation. The overall goal is to keep the peace and prevent further shootings and deaths.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Report to Lincoln Hospital to meet with crime victims and their friends and family members;
• Educate the victim and family members about trauma and typical responses to trauma and chronic stress;
• Work closely with staff from S.O.S. South Bronx and Morrisania, other Bronx Cure Violence partners, Guns Down Life Up and Lincoln Hospital to reduce the possibility of retaliatory violence and the return of the victim to the hospital;
• Encourage victims to involve themselves in stopping the cycle of violence;
• Schedule and conduct home visits upon the release of the victim from the hospital, as needed;
• Provide feedback to Hospital Responder Coordinator and Associate Director of Programs on the hospital protocol;
• Make recommendations for improving the quality and success of the program;
• Work scheduled shifts in the Emergency Department and/or responding in an on-call manner, as necessary;
• Ensure that the data regarding hospital calls and responses is kept up to date and notify leadership if there are significant trends;
• Work with the Hospital Responder Coordinator to ensure that there is back-up coverage at times the Hospital Responder is unavailable;
• Complete a daily log including hospital activations, interruptions, de-escalations, case notes and referrals;
• Identify individuals who are high risk in order to connect them with Cure Violence programs, helping them rethink the impulse to act violently and redirect their lives in more positive directions;
• Provide clients with support and linkages to programs within their zip code and opportunities in the community (e.g., job programs, GED, drug treatment, and mentoring);
• Conduct outreach to the Lincoln Hospital Community (individually and as a team member) to build strong relationships with other stakeholders, youth, residents, businesses, and hospital staff;
• Participate in responses to shootings that take place in the target area of Save Our Streets Bronx;
• Inform the Hospital Responder Coordinator and Associate Director of Programs of all relevant hospital activities;
• Plan, attend and help facilitate events within Lincoln Hospital and Guns Down Life Up;
• Attend and participate in all mandatory staff meetings, trainings, workshops and other team meetings, as required;
• Attend weekly supervision and keep the Hospital Responder Coordinator informed of all work related activities; and
• Additional responsibilities, as needed.

Qualifications:

• 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;
• Individuals who are formerly incarcerated or have other experience in the criminal justice system are particularly invited to apply;
• In-depth knowledge of the South Bronx, with particular focus on Morrisania and Mott Haven area, or near this area, is highly preferred;
• Experience and knowledge of at-risk youth and gang involvement, with a commitment to stopping violence and working towards positive community change;
• The ability to communicate with and build positive relationships with high-risk youth;
• Comfort managing a large number of diverse tasks;
• Familiarity with hospital settings preferred;
• Ability to work with individuals and families in the midst of extreme crises;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• The ability to use a computer and Microsoft Office required;
• Strong team skills and ability to work in a fast paced environment; and
• Strong administrative and computer skills for timely comprehensive tracking.

Position Type: Full-time, must be able to work a flexible schedule of late nights, over-nights, holidays and weekends. Must be able to report to the hospital when on call.

Position Location: Bronx, NY.

Compensation: The compensation range for this position is $56,000 - $60,000 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.

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