Group Facilitator

Rising Ground, Inc. • New York, NY

12h • Onsite

About The Position

JustUs is an ACS-funded Gender Responsive Diversion Program facilitated by Rising Ground. This holistic, gender-responsive initiative serves girls, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary (TGNBNC) youth who are involved in, or at high risk of involvement in, the youth justice system.

Grounded in healing-centered and anti-oppressive practice, JustUs integrates highly skilled individual coaching, evidence-based clinical interventions, group-based programming, economic empowerment skill-building, and community-building spaces.

All elements of the program are intentionally designed to support young people in cultivating leadership skills, building self-reliance, developing healthy social relationships, avoiding engagement in criminalized behaviors, and enhancing their educational and employment opportunities.

The Part-Time Group Facilitator provides youth-driven, healing-centered, and anti-oppressive clinical and emotional support within a group setting and contributes to the development of a program designed to serve as a national model.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Highly organized and self-motivated, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Creative problem-solver who anticipates challenges and values collaboration
• Strategic thinker with sound judgment and the ability to implement program vision
• High level of self-awareness and ability to give and receive feedback effectively
• Strong attention to detail, systems, and processes
• Flexible, accountable, independent team member with passion and humor
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Meaningful commitment to practicing from a healing-centered and anti-oppressive stance
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week.
• Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required)

Nice To Haves

• Lived experience within systems impacting program participants (including the youth justice or criminal legal system) strongly preferred but not required
• Applicants with creative talents are encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and implementation of group curriculum for TGNBNC youth
• Intentionally recruit and engage young people within the program for cohort-based groups
• Co-facilitate groups on topics including identity exploration, activism, healthy relationships, and leadership development
• Participate in a rotating schedule to help staff the Teen Hub on weekends
• Collaborate and coordinate with project staff and external stakeholders
• Participate in weekly supervision, team meetings, group supervision, and required meetings
• Maintain accurate and timely program documentation, case files, and funder reports
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Personal days
• Medical -3 plan options
• Dental - 2 plan options
• Vision - 1 plan option

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED