Victim Offender Education Group; VOEG Facilitator

Mission Statement

Through the use of social and restorative justice principles, Five Keys provides traditionally underserved communities the opportunity to improve their lives through a focus on the Five Keys: EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, RECOVERY, FAMILY, COMMUNITY.

Five Keys was founded in 2003 by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department as the first accredited charter high school in the nation to provide diploma programs for adults in county jails. Today we are a much different social justice non‑profit agency that has expanded its charter schools into 9 counties, in 24 jail locations and over 80 community learning centers. In addition to our schools, now we also run multiple homeless shelters, employment programs, programs for the unsheltered, reentry programs and housing for women suffering from immense injustice.

A well qualified candidate has the capacity to communicate effectively
, collaborate with others while building positive relationships
, demonstrates strong problem solving skills
, has a dynamic learning mindset
, and remains committed to a high level of cultural and social awareness
. A successful candidate will work well under pressure, observe appropriate boundaries and operate with a high degree of emotional intelligence
.

At Five Keys, culture matters. Culture is at the very core of everything we do and impact on a daily basis. We’ve made a commitment to building an inclusive culture that seeks collaboration over hierarchy to create empowered work teams. We serve vulnerable populations daily and we strive to approach everyone with compassion, patience and a trauma informed approach. We choose to push past discomfort to have difficult conversations to impact the greater good.

This allows us the opportunity to collaboratively create an inclusive culture and transform the world around us.

Insight Prison Project (IPP) is a division of Five Keys Schools and Programs dedicated to creating and providing opportunities that foster transformation – in the lives of people impacted by crime – by offering restorative justice based and trauma‑healing programs that are designed and proven to facilitate insight, accountability, compassion, empathy, and healing.

The Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG) Facilitator will report directly to the Executive Director to facilitate, guide and support a cohort of participants at the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center as they work through the exercises of the VOEG curriculum. We are looking for someone that has a positive attitude and genuinely enjoys facilitating a diverse group of people. You will support the Five Keys mission by creating a work environment of mutual respect and fairness while encouraging creative and critical thinking through an equity lens.

In addition, you will contribute to our appreciation of diversity and foster a climate of multicultural understanding.

• Design and plan the facilitating agenda. This includes; timekeeping, creating a clear objective, guidelines and instructions, and having resources available if needed
• Foster participation and encourage participants to come up with ideas, thoughts and perspectives that they feel add value
• Facilitate one, 2‑hour VOEG circle session each week; prepare with a co‑facilitator for 30 minutes for each session; debrief after each session for 30 minutes with a co‑facilitator
• Facilitate participants as they process personal work as it relates to harm, trauma and accountability
• Ensure that coverage is provided for all scheduled classes. If a facilitator is unable to cover a class, the VOEG Facilitator will work with IPP’s Executive Director to make every effort to arrange for an alternate facilitator in advance of the date requested or provide notice of need to postpone a session
• Provide routine communication (phone, email or written) with IPP’s Executive Director.
• Respond to any written, electronic, or telephonic communication from IPP within 3 business days.
• The VOEG Facilitator will work closely with the Executive Director to track/monitor group outcomes
• Other…