Common Justice is seeking an experienced, hard-working, organized, enthusiastic person with excellent people skills to join its team.

Common Justice develops and advances solutions to violence that transform the lives of those harmed and foster racial equity without relying on incarceration. Locally, we operate the first alternative to incarceration and victim service program in the United States to focus on violent felonies in the adult courts. Nationally, we leverage the lessons from our direct service to transform the justice system through partnerships, advocacy, and elevating the experience and power of those most impacted. Rigorous and hopeful, we build practical strategies to hold people accountable for harm, break cycles of violence, and secure safety, healing, and justice for survivors and their communities.

In our direct service work, Common Justice operates a restorative justice-based alternative to prison and victim service program for serious and/or violent felony cases such as assault, burglary, and robbery. The project brings 16-26-year-olds responsible for crimes together with those they have harmed and their support people in a facilitated restorative justice dialogue to determine appropriate agreements to make things as right as possible and take the place of a prison sentence. The work includes intensive supervision and violence intervention work with people who have caused harm, wraparound support for the survivors and their loved ones, and engagement of system actors who play critical roles in the diversion of cases. We aim to meet the needs of people harmed by violence, prevent further harm, and improve the lives of people and communities impacted by violence. While we serve the full range of people harmed by crime, a significant portion of the survivors Common Justice works with are men of color, many of them young adults. Common Justice believes that all survivors deserve more options that resonate with their sense of justice, safety, and respect and that communities deserve programs that help halt cycles of violence, improve public safety, and meet their needs.

Common Justice is seeking an experienced, hard-working, organized, enthusiastic person with excellent people skills to join its team. 

Responsibilities

The Assistant Director of Intervention will be responsible for the following duties:

• Supervise and train intervention staff working directly with responsible parties (defendants).
• Coordinate responsible party engagement across the intervention team.
• Maintain responsibility for developing and submitting written reports for the court and represent Common Justice at regular court appearances.
• Coordinate ongoing program assessment and evaluation.
• Collaborate effectively across all teams and departments.
• Maintain a limited caseload and conduct additional individual sessions with responsible parties as needed.
• Conduct intakes and assessments with responsible parties.
• Facilitate dialogues with harmed and responsible parties.
• Deliver trauma-informed curriculum and services.
• Interface with system partners as needed.
• Contribute to grant reporting and management.
• Develop and maintain community partnerships.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of the intervention model.
• Facilitate gender-specific responsible party groups, with a focus on violence, trauma, and gender-based violence, if appropriate.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess the following qualifications:

• MSW or comparable degree preferred but not required.
• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Three or more years supervising staff required.
• Five or more years’ experience working with system-involved youth and/or adults required.
• Experience working with victims of crime/survivors of trauma and delivering trauma-informed care preferred.
• Experience working with criminal justice system actors preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong group facilitation skills preferred.
• Experience in conflict resolution and violence intervention.
• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written communication skills and demonstrated ability to utilize program database for case management.
• Serious commitment to social justice.
• Formerly incarcerated people strongly encouraged to apply

Schedule

Frequent evening and occasional weekend work will be required.

To Apply

Salary is commensurate with experience within Common Justice’s pay range of $92,000 - $98,000 for an Assistant Director level position. A competitive benefits package is provided, including medical, dental, life, long-term disability insurance, retirement 401(k), and substantial vacation

Please submit a resume, writing sample(s), and cover letter indicating where you found this position to [email protected]. Please include “Assistant Director of Intervention, Brooklyn” in the subject line of your email.

Common Justice is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, citizenship status, or current employment status. Common Justice values diverse experiences, including regarding educational background and justice system involvement. We depend on a diverse staff to carry out our mission.