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Job Title: Restorative Justice Facilitator
Department: Community Employment
Reports to: Vice President Mission Advancement
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Prepared by: VP Mission Advancement
Prepared Date: 02/08/2016, 8/17/16
Approved by:
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Summary
The Restorative Justice Program focuses on the advancement of at-risk youth through community service, education, training and employment. The Facilitator is responsible for actively recruiting youth; establishing a plan for advancement; and providing support, guidance, advisement and documentation to ensure completion of contract goals. Services include Teen Court, Victim Offender Conferencing, Mentoring, First Offender Program, Employment Preparation and Placement. This is accomplished through the following activities: setting up and monitoring community service sites (individual and group), preparing the juveniles for job readiness, developing and monitoring employment sites, coordinating and monitoring restitution, providing adequate follow-up services for all juveniles referred to the program and recordkeeping. Additional duties include grant management, facilitation of educational classes and committee participation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Direct Services:
1. Coordinate the operations of the restitution program by corresponding with the offenders, victims, and Jefferson County Human Services to ensure referrals to programs are submitted and acted upon timely.
2. Coordinate employability and job skills development activities to increase employment options.
3. Enhance community service and develop and monitor community service sites. The role includes managing juveniles' completion of hours, in group or individual settings as part of supervised sites, events, pro-social activities, and through customized independent community service options.
4. Coordinate meetings with the offenders and parents to review program criteria. Foster positive relationship while engaging youth and families to establish a service plan and promoting individual responsibility and program accountability.
5. Implement, coordinate, and enhance Victim Offender Conferencing, First Offender Program, Teen Court, and Truancy Court.
6. Develop and maintain an active and professional relationship with personnel directors and community service providers for the purpose of collaboration that maximizes the connectedness of the youth and his/her community.
7. Coordinate/provide presentations to community organizations to develop a positive rapport and increase community service sites.
8. Facilitate communication with Jefferson County Human Services case managers, intake workers and their supervisors weekly to ensure referrals are submitted for youth deemed appropriate.
9. Participate in Business Relations Team meetings, job fairs and other business organizations to advance youth initiatives and increase employment and community service activity.
10. Enhance and drive referral process with JCHS, municipalities, and school districts to increase youth engagement.
11. Develop and enhance restorative justice internship and direct service intern activities.
12. Partner with Agency Relations to develop and maintain the web page, brochures, press releases, newspaper articles, and other promotional materials as needed
Team Lead Responsibilities:
1. Collect and compile data regarding restorative justice programs and services.
2. Grant Management as assigned. Research options to increase funding for restorative justice initiatives.
3. Research new restorative justice strategies, programs, and best practices and implement as appropriate.
4. Develop and implement the Service Advancement process to set annual outcome measures.
5. Submit the Restorative Justice annual report that provides narrative and quantitative outcomes for restorative justice programs and services.
6. Organize and guide mentors and interns to advance their knowledge and provide successful service outcomes.
Service Requirements:
Due to community based position, personnel are required to hold a valid driver’s license and maintain a driving record in good standing with company policy, along with a mobile device of communication.
• Must be willing to travel to and from community service sites and work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends.
• A mobile device is required to maintain communication while in the community. This must be available for work hours in accordance with the agency cell phone/mobile device policy.
Competencies
To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Communal - Ability to interact with various kinds of individuals, shows respect and sensitivity for individual differences; Benefits organization through outside activities; Presents oneself as an ambassador of our mission and vision.
Collaboration - Works jointly with others; cooperates with or assists others; Contributes to building a positive team environment; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
Commitment - Is dependable among team members; Sets and achieves challenging goals; Follows through to completion of duties.
Choice - Makes independent decisions that result in a positive outcome; Exhibits sound and accurate judgments, empowers others to make independent decisions.
Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
Visionary Leadership - Displays passion and optimism; Inspires respect and trust; Mobilizes others to fulfill the vision; Provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates.
Diversity - Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; Educates others on the value of diversity; Promotes a harassment-free environment; Builds a diverse workforce.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Sociology, Social Work, Child Development or related field; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills
The following computer programs are required to perform the essential duties of this job: Firefox Web Browser; Microsoft Office 2007 Professional; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Access; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Publisher.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, depending upon community service site needs. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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