ECHOES Team Leader

The Children's Village • New York, NY

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The ECHOES Team Leader will have a caseload of 10 participants aged 14-18. Responsibilities include facilitating groups, preferably Restorative Justice circles, and meeting with participants 1:1 to review program performance. Team Leaders will daily review scorecards with youth covering Attendance, Preparedness, Performance, Attitude, and Participation. They will also oversee a Work Team at Project sites. The role requires working 10 hours per week, including some weekdays and Saturdays, and supervising participants in the Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Summer stages of the program. The Team Leader will collaborate with the ECHOES Probation Officer. The program's goals are to foster transformational relationships that help participants stay in school and their communities, while improving educational, employment, and social/emotional competencies for law-abiding lives, ultimately aiming to reduce recidivism within the criminal justice system.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or HSE.
• Minimum 2-3 year experience working with at-risk youth.
• Demonstrate initiative and creativity, particularly with adolescents.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrate experience in group work.
• Ability to work some weekdays and Saturdays.
• Demonstrate understanding of the issues of the local Manhattan (Harlem) community.
• Demonstrate understanding of the issues facing Black and Latino adolescents.
• Ability to work as a team member and independently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with youth and staff.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively use a multi-cultural approach in working with special needs youth.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge in juvenile justice system.
• Demonstrate knowledge in Anti-Gun violence.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate groups, preferably Restorative Justice circles.
• Meet with participants 1:1 to go over program performance.
• Go over score cards with youth on a daily basis that address Attendance, Preparedness, Performance, Attitude, and Participation.
• Oversee a Work Team at Project sites.
• Work in collaboration with the ECHOES Probation Officer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees