JustUs Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

Company Overview :

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront

of evolving community needs. 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, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in

the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations

throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows

not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff

that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in downtown Brooklyn.

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;

sessions;

revise the throughout the length of the young person’s engagement with the program;

reports; that demonstrate the impact of the work and initiate program shifts informed

by that data;

of stakeholders;

required;

timeliness detail;

Ground programs

Qualifications

collaboration;

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; 10 : 30am-6 : 30pm

Travel (if required) : No.

Position is located in the Bronx

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, 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.

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