Restorative Justice Coord

Restorative Justice Coordinator

The SSICP Restorative Justice Coordinator serves as an equity focused, student-centered, restorative practices leader. The RJC/Dean of Students will support all SSICP scholars, teachers and parents by collaborating closely with the administrative team to ensure that the school's mission and vision is carried out through the implementation of restorative justice practices, priorities and goals as aligned to the school's Continuous Improvement Work Plan.

An essential element of this role is a passion and belief that all SSICP scholars will attain academic excellence with the appropriate support and resources. The RJC Dean will lead the work of supporting scholars and holding them accountable to honoring school-wide expectations that are outlined in the TARSway. The RJC Dean will serve as the leader of restorative practices for the SSICP school community and will ensure district compliance in Aspen as well as full implementation of the TARSway.

This role requires the ability to engage multiple stakeholders and the initiative to engage scholars and staff in maintaining a positive and safe school environment.

• Builds effective relationships with school leadership, staff, scholars, families and community members
• Liaison between parents and SSICP
• Supports the security team to implement Physical Restraint Time Out and Restorative Practices
• Ensure incident report entry and management on all required district platforms (Aspen, Focus, SSM, etc.)

• Believes that all students can succeed
• Believes in the brilliance of the South Shore community
• Maintains an equity lens that is asset versus deficit based
• Respects and adapts to people across all lines of differences including racial, ethnic, and other identities
• Believes in the value of professional learning by seeking out new information and requesting feedback to improve professional skills

• Recommends disciplinary action for students in violation of established discipline codes
• Cultivates a culture of healing and safety through accountability, skill-building, and relationships
• Facilitate restorative practices across universal, targeted, and intensive tiers of support with all school community stakeholders
• Facilitate Tier 1 proactive restorative practices with administrators, staff, students, and families (e.g. check-ins, establishing shared values, community building, restorative conversations, classroom talking circles and restorative communication to build community and celebrate students and achievements)
• Facilitate and connect students, families, staff and administrators to appropriate Tier 2 and 3 responsive restorative practices (e.g. Restorative Conversations, Peace Circles, Peer Conference, Re-entry Processes, Crisis or Trauma Support)
• Setting up and maintaining physical space for the implementation of restorative practices at all tiers (e.g. creating a school Peace Room or assisting teachers in creating classroom-based spaces for restorative work)
• Provide training and coaching to build capacity within school community in restorative justice mindset and skills
• Design and lead training for staff and administrators on restorative justice (intro to restorative justice, restorative communication, restorative conversations, talking circles, peace circles). Develop scope & sequence that meets the school's restorative justice needs and goals.
• Model and co-facilitate restorative practices in classrooms and in staff meetings, with an objective of building staff capacity to facilitate, including a restorative discipline protocol to communicate school-wide expectations for restorative justice practices
• Provide individual and team coaching for administrators and staff to develop restorative justice skills; observe the facilitation of restorative practices and provide constructive feedback. When individual student social, emotional, and/or behavior issues arise, consult with school staff on restorative prevention, de-escalation, and intervention strategies, and identify opportunities for minimizing or addressing behavior issues in the future
• Collaborate with and seek input from stakeholders, including parents and community members, through outreach, focus groups, and shared leadership
• Develop students' restorative justice skills through Peer Conference, restorative justice workshops for students, and restorative justice leadership and facilitation opportunities for students (including student-led community events)
• Participate in the Chicago and CPS restorative justice community to further the growth of restorative justice
• Participate in programming for Restorative Justice Coordinators, including communities of practice and coaching
• Connect the school to local restorative justice-related community partners, resources, tools, professional development, etc.
• Attend regular professional development training and coaching in restorative justice, cultural competency, anti-racism, trauma…