Youth Development Facilitator

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a dedicated program facilitator to support youth and young adults affected by the criminal legal system. You will lead healing, engaging group sessions, adapt lessons to topics of interest, and deliver CBT-based content in the field when needed.

You will build strong participant relationships, facilitate on-site groups, conduct individual sessions, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure culturally-responsive, trauma-informed programming.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with youth and young adults impacted by the criminal legal system.
• ACEs-informed approach; participants are not mandated and may require a new approach to youth work.
• Ability to adhere to an evolving model for ACES programming.
• Belief in the capacity for change in participants, communities, and team.

Responsibilities

• Create supportive, healing and engaging group spaces for participants.
• Develop lessons based on topics of interest.
• Support the ReWire CBT model used in the program.
• Create lesson plans, activities, curricula that are engaging, trauma-informed and culturally-responsive.
• Develop strong relationships with participants in the program.
• Facilitate multiple weekly groups on site.
• Deliver content to participants in the community who cannot come to the office due to safety concerns.
• Conduct individual sessions to support participants in achieving personal goals.
• Collaborate with team to ensure content meets participants' needs.
• Conduct field work with Youth Workers when needed to engage participants.
• Attend trips and activities with the team.
• Participate in trainings.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director.

Skills

Communication skills

Group facilitation

De-escalation techniques

Trauma-informed approach

Culturally-responsive practice

Job description

Responsibilities

• Create supportive, healing and engaging group spaces for participants
• Develop lessons based on topics that are of interest
• Supportive of the ReWire a CBT model used in the program
• Includes expertise from other team members
• Create lesson plans, activities, curricula that are engaging, culturally-responsive and trauma-informed
• Develop a strong relationship with the participants in the program
• Facilitate multiple weekly groups on site
• Deliver content to participants in the community who cannot come to the office due to safety concerns
• Conduct individual sessions to support participants in achieving personal goals
• Collaborate with other team member to ensure content feels relevant to the needs of the participants
• Conduct field work with Youth Workers when needed to engage participants
• Attend trips and activities with the team
• Participate in Trainings
• Other duties as assigned by the Director

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with youth and young adults impacted by the criminal legal system with understanding that ACES participants are not mandated and will require a new approach to youth work
• Strong communication skills
• Group facilitation skill
• Ability to manage challenging behaviors using de-escalation techniques
• A willingness to adhere to an evolving model with the understanding that ACES is intended to be different from other programming
• A belief that ACES participants, community members and team members have the ability and capacity for change
• An understanding of whom ACES serves and the environment they live in
• A commitment to the team to support them through difficult moments and celebrate the beautiful moments!