Restorative Justice Coordinator PGYCC

Overview

Amity Foundation
, an internationally acclaimed teaching and therapeutic community, is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals to join our community as Restorative Justice Coordinators
. This opportunity involves working with our prison programs to support the inmate population and will enhance training and experience in the field.

About Amity:

Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust; where new values can be formed; responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development, implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.

Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal

As Restorative Justice Coordinator
, you are responsible for administering and monitoring the Restorative Justice Healing Initiative (RJHI) by coordinating, facilitating, and mediating restorative justice conferencing. This position mentors youth involved in the RJHI and holds individuals accountable for reaching the defined goals in individualized Restorative Justice paths. This role facilitates interactions in a positive, safe, and sensitive manner, effectively mentoring youth along a trajectory of restorative justice.

• Administers the Restorative Justice Healing Initiative (RJHI).
• Coordinates, facilitates, and mediates restorative justice conferencing.
• Holds youth accountable to reach goals set in their Restorative Justice healing path.
• Mentors youth involved in RJHI on a weekly basis.
• Provides services including youth interactions and youth-on-youth conflict resolution.
• Interfaces with existing victim services and provides opportunities for youth and those whom they have harmed to openly dialogue, make amends, and heal.
• Provides unbiased advocacy for both youth and their victims.
• Conducts interactions with all involved parties in a positive, safe, and sensitive manner.
• Communicates sensitively, professionally, and positively with youth, staff, victims, and third parties related to RJHI.
• Demonstrates sensitivity and responsibility toward the needs and feelings of participants.
• Demonstrates effective communication, listening, coordination, and conflict mediation skills.
• Possesses an effective approach to group facilitation.
• Provides individual support, counseling, and mentorship sessions to youth.
• Communicates effectively and encouragingly with youth, staff, victims, and third parties.
• Collects and submits data and tracks attendance.
• Writes and submits reports on a quarterly and annual basis; reports on restorative justice conferences including assessment of participation, treatment compliance, and understanding by youth participants.
• Maintains a therapeutic environment at PGYCC.
• Serves as an appropriate role model for youth.
• Develops a treatment alliance with youth that is consistent, confidential, collaborative, and individualized.
• Communicates effectively with PGYCC staff.
• Maintains sensitivity and objectivity under pressures generated by associating with participants.
• Provides warmth, empathy, and honesty to participants to facilitate positive change and develop a treatment alliance.
• Provides program participants with frequent acknowledgment and reinforcement for positive behaviors, and consistent feedback for negative behaviors, which may include reporting violations to PGYCC staff.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior to maintain professional standards and safeguard participants.

• Education and Experience
  :

• Required:
  
  Completion of a Restorative Justice Training or Certification program.
• Two (2) years of experience conducting restorative justice conferencing, including Victim Offender Dialogue, Victim Offender Mediation, Victim Offender Conferencing, Family Conferencing, and/or Restorative Justice Circles such as Peacemaking Circles; or a degree from an accredited college or university approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, and one (1) year of experience conducting restorative justice conferencing as above.
• Must pass a background check administered by CDCR.
• Lived Experience (formerly incarcerated or justice-involved) with demonstrated ability to live productive and law-abiding lives since discharge is strongly encouraged for this position.
• Ability to maintain sensitivity and objectivity under pressures generated by association with participants.
• Ability to provide genuine warmth, empathy, and honest sensitivity to program participants to facilitate positive change.
• Excellent interpersonal, written communication, and typing skills.

• Preferred
  :

• Completion of a Restorative Justice Training or Certification program.
• Experience providing services for youth victims of violence.

• Health Insurance, Dental & Vision.
• Paid Vacation, Sick time, & 11 Holidays.
• 401K,…