Job Summary: JustUs is an ACS-funded Gender Responsive Diversion Program facilitated by Rising Gound. This program is a holistic, gender-responsive program for girls, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary youth (TGNBNC) youth who are involved, or at high risk of involvement, in the youth justice system. The project - which is grounded in the tenets of healing-centered, anti-oppressive practice - brings together highly skilled individual coaching; evidence-based clinical interventions; opportunities for young people to engage in group-based activities; economic empowerment skill building; and space where young people can come together to build community. All elements of the project are intentionally designed to support young people in cultivating their leadership skills; building their self-reliance; forging healthy social relationships; developing diverse strategies to avoid engaging in criminalized behavior/activities; and greatly enhancing their educational experiences and work opportunities.
Job Responsibilities: The full time Clinical Supervisor will provide youth-driven, healing-centered, anti-oppressive, clinical, and emotional support and advocacy to young people in the program. They will also supervisor the Senior Counselors at all JustUs hub locations. This is an exciting and demanding opportunity for someone looking to participate in the expansion of a program that is designed to become a national model. Core responsibilities include:
· Connect with 15-20 young people within the project and serve as their primary point of contact throughout their engagement in the program;
· Intentionally and regularly engage all young people in weekly hour-long individual sessions;
· With each young person, co-construct individualized engagement plans and assess and revise the throughout the length of the young person’s engagement with the program;
· Supervise and manage all the JustUs Senior Counselors;
· Assist in interviewing and hiring staff for Senior Counselors;
· Provide regular group supervision to all JustUs Senior Counselors;
· Assist in the careful collection of detailed data and creation of timely and accurate reports; that demonstrate the impact of the work and initiate program shifts informed by that data;
· On a rotating schedule, be available to help staff the Teen Hub on the weekend;
· Engage in collaboration and case coordination with all project staff and a vast network of stakeholders;
· Participate in weekly supervision, team supervision, and attend other meetings as required;
· Maintain program records, case files, and funder reports with accuracy and attention to timeliness detail;
· Work collaboratively with program staff and interdepartmentally with other Rising Ground programs
· Other duties are required.
Qualifications
• LCSW or other clinical license required;
• Experience providing clinical supervision and/or mentoring preferred;
• Highly organized, self-motivated worker who can easily manage competing demands;
• Creative problem-solver who anticipates challenges and seizes opportunities for collaboration;
• Ability to communicate effectively and strong interpersonal skills;
• Able to implement vision, think strategically, exercise good judgment, and lead change;
• High level of self-awareness and ability to give and receive feedback well.
• Impeccable attention to detail, systems, and processes;
• Ability to work with flexibility, independence, accountability, passion, and humor;
• Meaningful commitment to practicing from a healing-centered, anti- oppressive stance;
• Lived experience within systems that impact the young people who are involved in the project including the youth justice and criminal legal system strongly preferred but not required.
Supervisory Responsibility
Yes
Work Environment:
Normal
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
Exempt; 10am-6pm
Travel (if required): No
Physical Requirements:
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s
perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or
veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer,
layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.
Skills Required
- LCSW or other clinical license
- Experience providing clinical supervision and/or mentoring
- Highly organized and able to manage competing demands
- Creative problem-solver and collaborator
- Effective communication and strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to implement vision, think strategically, and lead change
- High level of self-awareness and ability to give and receive feedback
- Impeccable attention to detail, systems, and processes
- Ability to work with flexibility, independence, accountability, passion, and humor
- Meaningful commitment to healing-centered, anti-oppressive practice
- Lived experience within systems impacting participating youth (youth justice/criminal legal system)
What We Do
Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity. With an annual budget of $203 million and 101 programs at 138 sites throughout the New York City and lower Westchester area, we deliver dedicated support to promote safe environments for children and help families thrive through our family stabilization, family foster care and adoption programs; innovative special educational programs that advance learning from early childhood through high school; result-focused programs that help court-involved youth change the trajectory of their lives; caring services that promote independence for children and adults with developmental disabilities; and pro-active community health initiatives that foster well-being. Across programs, we continually engage new, innovative techniques and implement evidence-based models to increase our impact and promote better outcomes.






