Restorative Justice Coordinator

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd in Brooklyn is seeking a Restorative Justice Coordinator to design and implement a sustainable Restorative Justice program at JHS 292, collaborating with school admin and community partners.

You will deliver restorative practices, run trainings for staff and students, facilitate restorative circle groups, provide mentoring, and support de-escalation while tracking outcomes with data to demonstrate impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of restorative justice experience with youth, families and adults.
• Experience facilitating restorative justice trainings in a school setting.
• Experience creating and implementing restorative justice systems within an institution.
• Experience providing direct services to high school students of color; culturally relevant.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement Restorative Justice systems in collaboration with key personnel and JHS 292 administration.
• Facilitate restorative practice interventions as needed to respond to emerging needs.
• Provide ongoing Restorative Justice trainings to GSS and DOE staff.
• Teach a Restorative Justice class to a cohort of students.
• Maintain program data collection.
• Respond to conflicts as they occur with de-escalation support as needed.
• Maintain a calming, restorative space for students to de-escalate and reflect following conflicts. Document Restorative Justice interventions and track impact over time through data collection and analysis.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with students and staff at JHS 292, as well as the community, families and relevant organizations leading Restorative Justice work.
• Engage parents on site-based restorative practices, including training and parent dialogue circles.
• Create, train and lead a Restorative Justice school team.

Skills

RJ methodology

Facilitation in schools

Cultural competency

RJ system design

Education

Associate degree

Job description

The Restorative Justice Coordinator will be responsible for creating and implementing a sustainable Restorative Justice program at the JHS 292 school, a community school program within Good Shepherd Services (GSS). The Coordinator will be responsible for delivering restorative practices to improve outcomes for youth, staff and families, school-wide trainings for staff and students, as well as restorative circle groups, mentoring and de-escalation support to individual students as needed.

Reports to

Community School Director

Hours

35 Hours/ week, Non-Exempt, 10 Month (School Year)

Address

301 Vermont Street Brooklyn , NY 11207

Salary

$44,273 - $49,193/Year

Essential Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement Restorative Justice systems in collaboration with key personnel and JHS 292 administration.
• Facilitate restorative practice interventions as needed to respond to emerging needs
• Provide ongoing Restorative Justice trainings to GSS and DOE staff members.
• Teach a Restorative Justice class to a cohort of students.
• Maintain program data collection.
• Respond to conflicts as they occur with de-escalation support as needed.
• Maintain a calming, restorative space for students to de-escalate and reflect following conflicts. Document Restorative Justice interventions and track impact over time through data collection and analysis.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with students and staff at JHS 292, as well as the community, families and relevant organizations leading Restorative Justice work.
• Engage parents on site-based restorative practices, including training and parent dialogue circles.
• Create, train and lead a Restorative Justice school team.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required.
• Expertise in restorative justice methodology; skills and knowledge of restorative practices and restorative justice including: philosophy, principles, models, interventions, forms, and techniques with a focus on communities of color
• Experience facilitating restorative justice trainings in a school setting
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant restorative justice work with youth, families and adults
• Experience providing direct services to high school students of color and a strong cultural relevance for this population.
• Experience creating and implementing restorative justice systems within an institution.