Coordinator, Social Work

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 Brownsville Community Justice Center (BCJC), one of the Center's newest projects, works to create a safer, more equitable Brownsville through community-driven safety initiatives, violence prevention, youth opportunity, and economic development efforts.

The Brownsville Community Justice Center is seeking a Coordinator of Social Work. Reporting to the Program Manager of Social Work, the Coordinator will provide and coordinate therapeutic and individual support services, supervise social work interns, as well as support group programming and community-based projects in collaboration with youth and young adults living in Brownsville and attending BCJC programming.

• Provide individual counseling and support to young people, with a focus on young people who have been most impacted by community violence and the criminal legal system;
• Provide holistic advocacy and case management;
• Provide crisis intervention support to social work and case management staff;
• Create a plan to support peer mentors to engage and support individuals and families impacted by community violence, the criminal legal justice system and multi-system involvement;
• Plan group curricula and facilitate therapeutic group sessions for participants;
• Create innovative therapeutic group programming to support community care and wellness;
• Facilitate a range of workshops and programming to support young people;
• Support community wellness and healing through community-based events and activations;
• Form partnerships with community stakeholders, organizations, and agencies to strengthen systems of support for participants;
• Provide non-clinical task supervision to staff and social worker interns;
• Lead individual support meetings with non-clinical case management staff, as needed;
• Participate in agency staff meetings, self-care activities and trainings;
• Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team;
• Participate in promotion of programmatic resources, community outreach, and community engagement;
• Canvass community alongside the BCJC team;
• Attend community stakeholder meetings, including community board, resident association, precinct council, and other related recurring meetings;
• Work closely with the Program Manager on strategic planning and program development; and
• Additional relevant tasks, as needed.

• LMSW required with at least two-three years of relevant social work and individual practice experience;
• Supervisory experience required;
• SIFI certified or eligible;
• Candidate must have at least 2 years of experience working with youth required;
• Commitment to anti-oppressive practice and creating space that centers BIPOC communities;
• Commitment to youth-led practice and belief in the innate capacity of youth to positively impact their community;
• Extremely punctual and reliable, highly organized and detail-oriented;
• Strong problem solving skills;
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work evenings & weekends, as needed;
• Knowledge of youth engagement, community violence and intimate partner violence necessary;
• Understanding of the criminal legal system, ACS, and other related institutions;
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and as part of a team;
• Experience with individual case management and counseling;
• Understanding…