Youth Development Facilitator

Center for Alternative • New York, NY

19h • $0 - $62,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Education, Career and Enrichment department at CASES specializes in serving youth and young adults impacted by the criminal legal system. The Assertive Community Engagement & Success (ACES) program seeks a Youth Development Facilitator to enhance group content for participants. Group consist of Life Skills, CBT, Violence Prevention, Peace Circles and more. ACES is a program serving young men residing in East Harlem or the South Bronx who may not have started but can strive to overcome threatening environment and system-involvement to find the path to success. These young people will engage in high-risk behaviors and voluntarily engage with the ACES program. Through the development of long-term multi-year relationships with young people, CASES will meet the young people where they are (literally, with extensive services in the community) to open new opportunities. The safety of our participants and staff is paramount as we continue to see our work make an impact and grow.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with youth and young adults impacted by the criminal legal system with understanding that ACES participants are not mandated and will require a new approach to youth work
• Strong communication skills
• Group facilitation skill
• Ability to manage challenging behaviors using de-escalation techniques
• A willingness to adhere to an evolving model with the understanding that ACES is intended to be different from other programming
• A belief that ACES participants, community members and team members have the ability and capacity for change
• An understanding of whom ACES serves and the environment they live in
• A commitment to the team to support them through difficult moments and celebrate the beautiful moments!

Responsibilities

• Create supportive, healing and engaging group spaces for participants
• Develop lessons based on topics that are of interest, supportive of the ReWire a CBT model used in the program, and includes expertise from other team members
• Create lesson plans, activities, curricula that are engaging, culturally responsive and trauma-informed
• Develop a strong relationship with the participants in the program
• Facilitate multiple weekly groups on site
• Deliver content to participants in the community who cannot come to the office due to safety concerns
• Conduct individual sessions to support participants in achieving personal goals
• Collaborate with other team members to ensure content feels relevant to the needs of the participants
• Conduct field work with Youth Workers when needed to engage participants
• Attend trips and activities with the team
• Participate in Trainings
• Other duties as assigned by the Director

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed