RAPP Community Organizer - Urban Resource Institute

Urban Resource Institute (URI)•New York, NY

1d•$27 - $33•Hybrid

About The Position

The RAPP 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 over a child’s lifetime. The program includes Early and Teen services and operates with a $1.9 million budget. The position supports development of a borough-specific RAPP Hub model for middle school youth and a summer program. The organizer builds school and community partnerships, facilitates workshops, mentors youth leaders, supports peer-led community action projects, and represents RAPP at external events. The role also contributes to annual program goals, regulatory and funder compliance, accurate data collection, and analysis of whether services are equitable. The work schedule includes three days in the office or at URI program sites and two days working from home. Flexibility is required to meet onsite demands throughout the week, with travel to sites across the five boroughs and Westchester.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED from an accredited school.
At least 1 year of experience in facilitation, curriculum development, and youth 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, and a high level of emotional intelligence.
Strong project management skills and experience, particularly with projects requiring significant resources and cross-functional involvement.
Exceptional interpersonal and flexible communication skills, with the ability to develop positive and productive relationships with a dispersed and diverse team.
Ability to read printed, handwritten, and on-screen materials; use a computer mouse and keyboard; enter information into digital forms and spreadsheets; and sit for extended periods.
Ability to travel to program sites across the five boroughs and Westchester.
Flexibility to meet onsite demands throughout the week.

Responsibilities

Support the first-year development of the borough-specific RAPP Hub model for middle school youth and its summer program.
Build partnerships with 15 to 30 middle schools during the fiscal year and visit each site regularly.
Develop and maintain community partnerships to better serve youth in RAPP.
Create and facilitate workshops in 8 to 12 middle schools, high schools, and community settings throughout NYC, primarily for middle school students, addressing healthy relationships, youth leadership, restorative practices, and community safety.
Mentor and oversee youth leaders in hub spaces.
Help design peer-leader-driven community action projects.
Represent URI’s 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 ensure community participation informs RAPP.
Develop and achieve annual program goals aligned with KPIs, logic models, funder deliverables, and the agency 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.
Develop new data-tracking methods that demonstrate program work and outcomes.
Travel to program sites across the five boroughs and Westchester and work onsite as needed.