Hospital Responder

THE ORGANIZATION

The Center for Justice Innovation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing community safety and racial justice. Since 1996, we’ve worked alongside communities, courts, and those most directly affected by the justice system to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable neighborhoods. With a team of over 900 staff and an annual budget of $130 million, the Center carries out its mission through three core strategies:

Backed by decades of on-the-ground experience and nationally recognized expertise, we bring innovative, practical, and lasting solutions to justice systems nationwide.
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THE OPPORTUNITY

Neighbors In Action (NIA) is a unique neighborhood institution that works to improve community problem solving, collaboration, and inter-group relations in Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, Brooklyn. One program of Neighbors In Action, Save Our Streets Brooklyn (S.O.S.), is a community based effort to end gun violence in the neighborhood. Make It Happen is a program designed to assist young men, ages 16 to 24 in overcoming challenges related to exposure to violence, poverty and inadequate roles models.

Participants are given coaching on their goals and visions for their future. All participants are connected to resources to assist in job readiness and placement, education, housing and other appropriate services.

NIA seeks a Hospital Responder to help create better access to on-site victim services and crisis intervention to those who have been directly impacted by violence. The role of the Hospital Responder will be to deliver crisis intervention services and follow-up to those who have experienced violent trauma. The Hospital Responder will support services at Kings County Hospital and on-site at the Neighbors In Action locations in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy.

This person will be available to travel within Brooklyn to provide services and provide home visits. Professional or personal experience with the criminal justice system is preferred.

Crisis Intervention
:

• Provide counseling services for youth, young adults and their caregivers/support system as referred by S.O.S. Hospital Workers and S.O.S. Outreach Workers;
• Conduct intakes, screenings, clinical assessments and comprehensive treatment recommendations for services;
• Assist CV Hospital Responders with follow-up appointments on hospital bedside visits;
• Co-facilitate groups with youth and young adults (as needed);
• Provide crisis intervention and support as needed;
• Provide trauma-informed screening, assessment, and treatment of referred clients;
• Complete and maintain all required documentation in a regular, timely manner and in accordance with NIA and DOHMH policies;
• Maintain client documentation and records in accordance with funding requirements and Mediation Center policies;
• Schedule appointments for participants based on their needs; and
• Engage families in wrap-around services.

• Participate in clinical supervision;
• Participate in case conference meetings with non-clinical case management staff;
• Participate in agency staff meetings, self-care activities and trainings;
• Attend Kings County Hospital recurring partner and stakeholder meetings;
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor; and
• Communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders including NIA leadership including the Project Director, S.O.S., Clinical, and Youth Program Managers.

Community Outreach
:

• Canvass community alongside S.O.S. staff;
• Attend community events with S.O.S. staff to enhance their gun violence intervention work;
• Raise awareness amongst traditional victim service providers to help them strengthen their efforts to work with all victims of violence; and
• Additional tasks as necessary.

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…