Teen Court Program Coordinator

About YWCA :

The mission of YWCA Southern Arizona is eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

Our vision is a world free of injustice, where all people can thrive. We believe the success of our communities depends on upholding equity, inclusion, and opportunity as fundamental values.

YWCA provides integrated and bilingual community, leadership, and economic development programs, including workforce, family wellness, and social services that promote multi-generational solutions to end poverty and violence.

Our overall goal is creation of sustainable, effective, and efficient means to place women, families and BIPOC in Southern Arizona more firmly and equitably in control of their futures.

Position Summary

The Teen Court Program Coordinator provides administrative support and program coordination for the Pima County Teen Court Program, a peer-led juvenile court diversion program that uses the principles of restorative justice, service learning, and positive youth development to prevent juvenile crime recidivism.

Teen Court accepts referrals from Pima County Juvenile Court for youth ages 12-17 who were arrested for crimes approved for diversion by the court.

Youth enter Teen Court by participating in a hearing where they :

• Account for the behavior that led up to their arrest,
• Receive feedback from teens in the community on how to repair the harm they caused, and
• Are sentenced by a peer jury to complete a set of constructive consequences that are designed to impart consequences for their crimes, address the harm caused, restore relationships, and increase participants’ knowledge and skills.

The unique aspect of Teen Court is that trained youth volunteers serve as attorneys, bailiffs, clerks, and jurors. Positive peer influence and parental involvement drive the program.

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Responsibilities

• Provides support to the Teen Court Program Manager in developing and implementing effective programming.
• Evaluates and tracks program effectiveness.
• Provides administrative support by answering phone calls, responding to emails, scheduling workshops, and assisting with court hearings.
• Coordinates and facilitates Teen Court workshops for teens and families participating in the program; provides training materials and technical assistance.
• Provides mentorship, resources, and guidance to program participants.
• Maintains relationships with community partners and promotes program services.
• Assists with creating and facilitating presentations to schools, businesses, and other community organizations.
• Stays current on changing and emerging legislation and updates presentations and training materials as appropriate.
• Assists with recruiting, training, scheduling, and managing program volunteers.

Due to the nature and small size of the organization’s staff, all staff members may be required to perform duties outside of their job descriptions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Familiarity of concept of Restorative Justice.
• Demonstrated cultural competency and ability to work effectively with the Board, and staff, court staff, volunteers, community members, and program participants.
• Knowledge of court systems and basic legal terminology.
• Knowledge of Mandatory Reporting requirements.
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to resolve conflict.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work 1-3 evenings each week from 4 : 00 pm - 9 : 00 pm and two Saturdays per month from 8 : 00 am - 2 : 00 pm.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree in social services or related field -OR- 2 years of experience working with youth and families in an educational capacity
• Certification in First Aid and CPR (may be completed upon hire)
• Fingerprint clearance (may be completed upon hire)
• Bilingual (English Spanish)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social services or related field
• Experience with juvenile court or youth and family services
• Experience assisting a non-profit or community-based program.

Working Environment

This position is in an office setting and is mostly sedentary. Reasonable accommodation(s) will be made for individuals with disabilities.

Benefits

Employer paid medical insurance, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, PTO, paid holidays, retirement plan.

YWCA Racial Justice Statement :

YWCA Southern Arizona works in alignment with our national network towards employing the YWCA USA Racial Justice Continuum Strategy.

The initiative employs key strategies to achieve YWCA’s central goal to launch a unifying racial justice framework, that will ensure mission fidelity.

Working with consultants, staff, and board members, we are building our capacity, outcomes, and goals.

These goals include moving towards becoming an anti-racist, inclusive organization that implements intentional strategies to remove barriers to access, participation, and success of those who were historically or are currently systematically excluded by or marginalized within the organization.

We are also actively seeking to transform organizational policies and practices to foster the involvement and success of those who have been excluded or marginalized.

YWCA is committed to Racial Justice in every aspect of our organization. Racial Justice demands that we learn from the past and proceed intentionally towards intersectional solutions.

We commit to review and change policies and procedures as well as co-create a culture of inclusion within our organization,

marked by the shared values of Transparency, Accountability, Respect, Growth, & Allyship.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all volunteers, partners, staff, contractors, and Board members.

We endeavor to maintain a diverse Board of Directors. We aim to build relationships with a wide spectrum of partner organizations as we work towards A world free from injustice, where all people can thrive.