CCIP Advocate

Urban Affairs Coalition; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 689 000 - 1 035 000; Full time

Job summary

A community safety organization is looking for a Community Crisis Intervention Program Advocate to engage with Philadelphia's most violent neighborhoods. The role involves conflict resolution, community outreach, and mediation to prevent violence. Candidates should have experience in outreach and conflict mediation, and be prepared for various pre-employment screenings. A full-time benefits package is included.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

PTO and 14 Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• Must be able to work in Philadelphia's most violent communities.
• Skilled in conflict mediation and relationship building.
• Experience in community outreach programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve Philadelphia’s most violent communities to prevent violence.
• Resolve neighborhood conflicts safely.
• Engage with community members as outreach workers.

Job description

Department/Program: Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network

To promote community safety through services that reduce drug abuse and violence, as well as to help at-risk youth develop positive alternatives that will return them to the mainstream of society. Since its inception in 1989, PAAN has utilized its expertise to meet these objectives through street-based community outreach and intervention programs.

Promote positive transformation through community outreach and creating programs that prevent juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. We focus on job readiness, job training and mentoring.

The Community Crisis Intervention Team concept is based on the work of PAAN’s predecessor, Philadelphia’s Crisis Intervention Network. This nationally-recognized agency, founded in the mid-1970s by James Mills and Bennie Swans, effectively addressed gang violence, drug abuse and drug trafficking and was credited with dramatically decreasing gang-related deaths in Philadelphia for over a decade. The Community Crisis Intervention Program (CCIP) aims to replicate Crisis Intervention Network’s approach to combat today’s community violence. The Model will use credible messengers who are indigenous to Philadelphia’s most violent neighborhoods as outreach workers with the mission of fostering meaningful relationships in these communities, steering those involved in criminal activities into alternative positive choices, mediating neighborhood conflicts, and responding to neighborhood crises.

Position Summary

The Community Crisis Intervention Program Advocate reports to the CCIP Coordinator, and is responsible for serving Philadelphia’s most violent communities. Each member is assigned to a team which serves different geographic areas of Philadelphia to prevent neighborhood shootings, killings, and other violent acts. Team members work to safely resolve and or prevent neighborhood conflicts and aim to reduce and prevent violence through rapport building and conflict mediation services.

Benefits

Full time benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short-term Disability (STD)
• Long-term Disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO and 14 Paid Holidays per year

The candidate for this position may be subject to any of the following screenings as part of the pre-employment process: Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), PA Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse Clearance, FBI fingerprint, and drug/alcohol screen.