Social Worker, Neighbors in Action

Skip To Job Description Social Worker, Neighbors in Action Brooklyn, NY Full Time Neighbors In Action Mid Level Share THE ORGANIZATIONThe Center for Justice Innovation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing community safety and racial justice. Since 1996, we’ve worked alongside communities, courts, and those most directly affected by the justice system to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable neighborhoods. With a team of over 900 staff and an annual budget of $130 million, the Center carries out its mission through three core strategies:Operating Programs that pilot new ideas and address local challenges;Conducting original research to evaluate what works—and what doesn’t; andProviding expert assistance and policy guidance to reformers across the country and beyond.Backed by decades of on-the-ground experience and nationally recognized expertise, we bring innovative, practical, and lasting solutions to justice systems nationwide.Learn more about our work at www.innovatingjustice.org.THE OPPORTUNITYNeighbors in Action (NIA), formerly known as the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, provides anti-violence programs, youth programs, and resource links to community residents in the Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bed-Stuy) neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Its mission is to encourage communication and understanding, prevent future conflicts, and help foster stronger, healthier neighborhoods. The organization also houses two Cure Violence sites in partnership with the NYC Mayor’s Office: Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) Crown Heights and S.O.S. Bed-Stuy, collectively known as Save Our Streets Brooklyn.The Social Worker will provide individual and group counseling, action planning and interventions, youth advocacy and mitigation, crisis intervention, family support, and facilitate community healing events and practices. Our projects include community-based violence prevention interventions, youth programming, neighborhood investment, economic mobility and community healing.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Individual Support & Advocacy:Support outreach and recruit eligible participants into the program;Provide weekly individual counseling and support to a group of 15-20 young people who have been most impacted by community violence and the criminal legal system;Provide holistic advocacy and resource coordination;Provide crisis intervention support;Conduct home visits and community visits with participants;Provide mitigation support including working with lawyers and defense teams to create packets;Provide court advocacy and support;Provide family-based support including crisis intervention, short-term family counseling, and resource coordination; andWork collaboratively with mentors and outreach workers to provide holistic support to participants.Group Programming:Plan group curricula and facilitate therapeutic group sessions for participants;Create innovative therapeutic group programming to support community care and wellness;Facilitate a range of workshops and programming to support young people;Support community wellness and healing through community-based events and activations;Form partnerships with community stakeholders, organizations, and agencies to strengthen systems of support for participants; andPlan and coordinate special events for participants and their families.Community Engagement:Support community wellness and healing through community-based events and activations;Form partnerships with community stakeholders, organizations, and agencies to strengthen systems of support for participants;Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team;Participate in promotion of programmatic resources, community outreach, and community engagement;Canvass community alongside the BCJC team;Attend community stakeholder meetings, including community board, resident association, precinct council, and other related...