Restorative Justice Coordinator

Good Shepherd Services•Brooklyn, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Restorative Justice Coordinator creates and implements a sustainable Restorative Justice program at JHS 292, a community school program within Good Shepherd Services (GSS). The Coordinator delivers restorative practices intended to improve outcomes for youth, staff, and families, including school-wide trainings for staff and students, restorative circle groups, mentoring, and de-escalation support for individual students as needed. The position works 35 hours per week during the 10-month school year and is non-exempt. It is based at 301 Vermont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207, with a listed salary of $44,273–$49,193 per year.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree required.
Expertise in restorative justice methodology, including knowledge and skills in its philosophy, principles, models, interventions, forms, and techniques, with a focus on communities of color.
Experience facilitating restorative justice trainings in a school setting.
Minimum of 3 years of relevant restorative justice work with youth, families, and adults.
Experience providing direct services to high school students of color and strong cultural relevance for this population.
Experience creating and implementing restorative justice systems within an institution.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement Restorative Justice systems in collaboration with key personnel and JHS 292 administration.
Facilitate restorative practice interventions in response to emerging needs.
Provide ongoing Restorative Justice trainings to GSS and DOE staff members.
Teach a Restorative Justice class to a cohort of students.
Maintain program data collection.
Respond to conflicts with de-escalation support as needed.
Maintain a calming, restorative space where students can de-escalate and reflect following conflicts.
Document Restorative Justice interventions and track their impact over time through data collection and analysis.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with students and staff at JHS 292, as well as the community, families, and relevant organizations leading Restorative Justice work.
Engage parents in site-based restorative practices, including training and parent dialogue circles.
Create, train, and lead a Restorative Justice school team.