Restorative Justice Coordinator

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd is seeking a Restorative Justice Coordinator to design and implement a sustainable program at JHS 292 in Brooklyn. You will lead restorative practices, staff trainings, and circle groups to improve outcomes for youth, families, and staff.

You will deliver classroom instruction, facilitate conflicts with de-escalation strategies, and document interventions with data to track impact over time. Collaboration with community partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree required.
• Expertise in restorative justice with 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 strong cultural relevance.
• Experience creating and implementing restorative justice systems within an institution.

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.
• 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

Restorative justice

Facilitation

Training delivery

Data collection/analysis

Student engagement

Education

Associate's 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

• 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.
• 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.