RAPP Community Organizer - Urban Resource Institute

URI Careers•New York, NY

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Community Organizer provides direct support to middle and high school youth in Urban Resource Institute’s Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP), part of the Justice Initiatives Department. RAPP is a school-based program serving students throughout New York City to reduce experiences of violence and prevent further harm. The program includes Early and Teen components and operates with a $1.9 million budget. The role supports development of the borough-specific RAPP Hub model for middle school youth and its summer program, builds and maintains school and community partnerships, and creates and facilitates workshops focused primarily on middle school students. The Community Organizer also mentors youth leaders, supports youth-led community action projects, represents RAPP externally, incorporates community feedback, and contributes to program goals, compliance, data quality, and equity analysis. The schedule includes three days working in the office or at URI program sites and two days working from home. Flexibility is required to meet on-site demands throughout the week, including travel to program sites across the five boroughs and Westchester. The stated salary range is $26.9231 to $32.9670 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED from an accredited school.
At least one year of experience in facilitation, curriculum development, and youth work or expertise.
Passion for URI’s mission, vision, and core values, with the ability to communicate that passion to others.
Experience providing transformational and inclusive leadership and investing in teams through leadership and professional development activities.
Experience integrating trauma-informed care into programming and team development.
Strong commitment to equity and social justice, including self-awareness and continuous learning about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
High emotional intelligence.
Strong project management skills and experience, especially with projects requiring significant resources and cross-functional involvement.
Exceptional interpersonal and flexible communication skills, and the ability to develop positive, productive relationships with a dispersed and diverse team.
Ability to travel to program sites across the five boroughs and Westchester.
Flexibility to meet on-site demands throughout the week.

Responsibilities

Support the development of the borough-specific RAPP Hub model for middle school youth and its summer program during the first year in the position.
Build partnerships with 15 to 30 middle schools during the fiscal year and visit each site regularly.
Build and engage community partnerships to better serve youth in RAPP.
Create and facilitate workshops in middle schools, high schools, and community settings throughout New York City, primarily for middle school students, on healthy relationships, youth leadership, restorative practices, and community safety.
Mentor and oversee youth leaders in hub spaces.
Assist in designing peer leader-driven community action projects.
Represent RAPP at community gatherings, funder meetings, speaking events, press and media opportunities, and other external events.
Solicit, capture, analyze, and incorporate feedback from people with lived experience and diverse stakeholders to inform the program.
Develop and achieve annual program goals aligned with KPIs, logic models, funder deliverables, the agency mission, and the agency-wide strategic plan.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and agency and program policies, and meet organizational and funder performance targets.
Ensure RAPP staff enter data accurately and on time.
Evaluate data to assess whether teams are serving clients equitably.
Proactively create data-tracking methods that demonstrate program work and success.
Travel to program sites across the five boroughs and Westchester.
Perform duties requiring reading printed and handwritten materials and computer-screen information; using a computer mouse and keyboard; sitting for extended periods; and entering information in digital forms and spreadsheets.