Program Assistant
Posted on: April 29, 2013Application deadline: June 3, 2013
Posted by: Center for Court Innovation
DESCRIPTION
The Center for Court Innovation, a project of the Fund for the City of New York, is a unique public-private partnership that promotes new thinking about how courts and criminal justice agencies can aid victims, change the behavior of offenders, and strengthen communities. The Center creates demonstration projects that test new approaches to problems that have resisted conventional solutions. The Center's problem-solving courts include the nation's first community court (Midtown Community Court), as well as drug courts, domestic violence courts, youth courts, mental health courts, and others. Nationally and internationally, the Center performs original research on topics of justice reform and provides consulting services to criminal justice innovators.
The Red Hook Community Justice Center, a demonstration project of the Center for Court Innovation, is the nation's first multi-jurisdictional community court, hearing criminal, housing and family matters under one roof with a single judge. The Justice Center's mission is to solve community problems: strengthening families, assisting at-risk youth, preventing evictions, addressing crime when it occurs and working to prevent crime before it takes place.
The Red Hook Community Justice center seeks a "Program Assistant" to assist with innovative arts and photography programs geared towards teens and young adults, including young people that have had involvement in the criminal justice system. Programming will primarily occur in Red Hook Community Justice Center and Brownsville Community Justice Center in Brooklyn. The Program Assistant will report to the Red Hook Program Coordinator and Brownsville Operations Coordinator.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Working with youth who are actively involved in the criminal justice system;
• Providing in class administrative and instructional assistance to the Teaching Artist as directed;
• Managing program participant paperwork as well as other duties delegated by Program Coordinator;
• Assisting with the recruitment of program participants, including outreach to schools and community organizations, including making follow up phone calls and conducting interviews;
• Documenting classroom attendance and reporting compliance of court mandated participants to staff;
• Helping facilitate classroom critiques of artwork and discussions about issues impacting youth and communities; and
• Assisting in planning of exhibitions and publications of participant's work.
QUALIFICATIONS
• High School Diploma required, college degree preferred.
• Must be available to work late afternoons/early evenings on weekdays.
• Experience leading and managing teens and young adults required.
• Ability to travel to various neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including Brownsville, Red Hook and DUMBO required.
• Informed interest in photography; experience teaching photography to young people preferred.
• Knowledge or familiarity with Red Hook and Brownsville preferred.
• Knowledge or familiarity with the criminal justice system preferred.
Position Type: Part-time, temporary position. Approximately 20 hours per week. Candidates must be able to work from June 24 through November 22. Start and end dates are not negotiable.
HOW TO APPLY
Send cover letter and resume to:
Photo Program Assistant Search
Ms. Sabrina Carter, Youth and Community Programs Coordinator
Red Hook Community Justice Center
Direct applicants only, no third-party inquiries, or phone calls please.
Visit our website at www.courtinnovation.org.
The Fund for the City of New York is an equal opportunity employer.
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