Facilitator, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Center for Justice Innovation • New York, NY

4d • $52,000 - $55,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center’s Gender and Family Justice team is seeking a Facilitator to facilitate classes that address intimate partner and family violence. The Facilitator will teach primarily in the Tactics and Choices class, which facilitates classes for those arrested for Intimate Partner Violence charges and who are participating in the Supervised Release Program. Participants are either mandated or encouraged to voluntarily attend this class as part of their supervised release program. The class offers participants an overview of basic principles of power and control dynamics and uses an interactive format to introduce strategies for making healthy choices in intimate relationships. The Facilitator will provide this class as part of a larger IPV supervised release track, with the goal of increasing compliance with court mandates and return to court. The Facilitator will also train in other IPV and domestic violence groups and classes as the team seeks to expand programming. The facilitator will primarily teach online and but will also teach classes in person throughout New York City's five boroughs as the program expands. The class will be offered in several separate groups: Spanish-speaking, male, female, and LGBTQ+ defendants utilizing different curricula. Classes are offered in other languages with an interpreter on an as-needed basis.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or 2- 3 years of group facilitation experience, preferably with court-involved population.
• Experience facilitating group work in-person and online;
• Experience working with underserved and underrepresented populations;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to function independently and work in a team;
• Ability to work days, evenings and weekends;
• Must be able to travel to any of New York City's five boroughs;

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience facilitating restorative justice-based programming, and/or a familiarity with principles of restorative justice, preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/English fluency a plus;
• Minimum of 1-3 years work experience providing domestic violence prevention and intervention services in a community-based or criminal legal setting is preferred;
• Experience of working with adults who have caused harm in their relationships preferred;
• Training and experience in working with survivors of domestic violence in trauma-informed settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate classes for IPV participants on supervised release (in person and online);
• Manage class schedule and attendance via Calendly;
• Communicate with case managers on participant completion;
• Manage data collection for reporting including attendance and participation;
• Participate in peer and group supervision;
• Participate in individual supervision;
• Review, revise, and assist in the development of curricula;
• Provide on-site support and training to supervised release case managers as needed;
• Attend Gender Family Justice and other stakeholder meetings as needed;
• Attend and facilitate workshops and conferences as needed;
• Facilitate other IPV groups as needed and requested;
• Perform other administrative and program support functions, as needed;
• Additional relevant tasks, as needed

Benefits

• The Center for Justice Innovation offers an excellent benefits package including comprehensive healthcare with a national network, free basic dental coverage, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts including commuter FSA.
• We prioritize mental health care for our staff and offer services like Talkspace and Ginger through our healthcare plans.
• We offer a 403(b) retirement plan with a two-to-one employer contribution up to 5%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees