Cure Violence (YouthCRED) Coordinator (Mount Vernon & Yonkers)
Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc.
Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc.
Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon, NY Full-time Full-time $40,000 - $50,000 a year $40,000 - $50,000 a year Job Title:
YouthCRED Coordinator Reports To:
Director of Programming Job Purpose:
The YouthCRED Coordinator is responsible for the planning and implementation of the YouthCRED initiative.
The YouthCRED initiative's goal is to cure violence, reduce shootings, and promote youth as rational factors and sound leaders who can create the change needed to better our communities as it relates to gun violence and promote a no-shooting message.
Coupled with messaging, youth will be aligned with services and resources that they typically may not seek or know how to obtain.
YouthCRED also seeks to help the community become more active in solutions to overcoming violence in the community by fostering a space for community collaboration amongst individuals, key stakeholders, and leaders.
YouthCRED seeks to leverage the raw talents, experiences, and misguided leadership that justice involved youth inherently possess and pair it with curriculum to create model youth leaders who can work in tangent with the community to become youth credible messengers and outreach workers.
Through this initiative these youth credible messengers will create meaningful outreach campaigns to target hotspots and high-risk youth who are known shooters or at risk to shoot within the City of Yonkers and City of Mount Vernon.
Duties & Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:
Work to intervene in circumstances where gun violence is likely, including possible retaliation Identify youth who are high risk for being involved in violent activities and support them with engaging in the YouthCRED Credible Messenger Program Host youth focused conversations to learn about the causes of shootings/killings in order to assist in mediating situations and preventing retaliation between individuals and groups (e.
g.
, working with the community, outreach programs to gain information that may be helpful to support fruitful engagement activities) Form relationships with the highest risk people in the community, as well as the people who know them Conduct outreach to the community (individually and as a team member) to build strong relationships with youth, residents, businesses and community groups Talk to youth and community partners, make inroads and develop relationships Learn and understand awareness of the community and its surroundings Work with community partners to identify hot spots for shootings and violence to galvanize recruitment and engagement of high-risk youth in these identified areas Report to Administration keep all informed of all relevant community activities Document all contacts with high-risk individuals Document shootings and other acts of violence that are prevented Respond to shootings in other communities when necessary Distribute YouthCRED education materials to targeted audience Distribute information about community events and important resources Attend all program trainings Attend and help facilitate community events
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience with an additional 4-5 years of relevant program coordination experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication and computer skills required.
Seeking an extremely outgoing, personable, and professional individual who can think creatively and critically about their approach to helping people overcome barriers to reentry and community engagement.
Also seeking a detail oriented, self-starter who takes initiative and can get things done in a high-paced environment, and who understands the challenges and has the ability to support the needs of individuals impacted by the justice system.
Knowledge in reentry, justice system, community support services, and/or restorative justice preferred.
Additional preferred qualifications include:
Experience supervising and supporting youth credible messengers; Knowledge and/or lived experience related to the criminal justice system and its impact on communities; Strong knowledge of positive youth development About the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester (YSOW) Since 1975, YSOW has provided an alternative to incarceration for young women and men ages 16 to 21 and now young men ages 18-24.
The Youth Shelter has over forty years of
Experience:
educating, rehabilitating, ameliorating, and reintegrating adjudicated youth as productive, law-abiding and contributing members of society.
The YSOW has a stellar record and is well-known in Westchester County as the bedrock of hope and transformation for youth charged as adult criminal offenders.
The YSOW promotes the principles of positive youth development and restorative justice in a residential setting that blends clinical interventions with education and personal responsibility.
With these principles in minds, the YSOW directs its program efforts toward restoring the youthful offender's relationship with persons, the community and the state.
This is achieved in a secure, safe, and therapeutic milieu that promotes personal responsibility while proving youth with basic education and life skills.
The Youth Shelter Program of Westchester is an EEOC employer and offers a competitive compensation/benefits package.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume with salary requirements to Jordan Cormier at jcormier@ysow.
org.
No phone calls please.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$40,000.
00 - $50,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule:
8 hour shift Evening shift Holidays Night shift On call Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate:
Mount Vernon, NY 10550:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Experience:
program management/project coordination:
4 years (Required) License/Certification:
Driver's License (Required) Willingness to travel:
50% (Required) Work Location:
In person.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc.
Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon, NY Full-time Full-time $40,000 - $50,000 a year $40,000 - $50,000 a year Job Title:
YouthCRED Coordinator Reports To:
Director of Programming Job Purpose:
The YouthCRED Coordinator is responsible for the planning and implementation of the YouthCRED initiative.
The YouthCRED initiative's goal is to cure violence, reduce shootings, and promote youth as rational factors and sound leaders who can create the change needed to better our communities as it relates to gun violence and promote a no-shooting message.
Coupled with messaging, youth will be aligned with services and resources that they typically may not seek or know how to obtain.
YouthCRED also seeks to help the community become more active in solutions to overcoming violence in the community by fostering a space for community collaboration amongst individuals, key stakeholders, and leaders.
YouthCRED seeks to leverage the raw talents, experiences, and misguided leadership that justice involved youth inherently possess and pair it with curriculum to create model youth leaders who can work in tangent with the community to become youth credible messengers and outreach workers.
Through this initiative these youth credible messengers will create meaningful outreach campaigns to target hotspots and high-risk youth who are known shooters or at risk to shoot within the City of Yonkers and City of Mount Vernon.
Duties & Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:
Work to intervene in circumstances where gun violence is likely, including possible retaliation Identify youth who are high risk for being involved in violent activities and support them with engaging in the YouthCRED Credible Messenger Program Host youth focused conversations to learn about the causes of shootings/killings in order to assist in mediating situations and preventing retaliation between individuals and groups (e.
g.
, working with the community, outreach programs to gain information that may be helpful to support fruitful engagement activities) Form relationships with the highest risk people in the community, as well as the people who know them Conduct outreach to the community (individually and as a team member) to build strong relationships with youth, residents, businesses and community groups Talk to youth and community partners, make inroads and develop relationships Learn and understand awareness of the community and its surroundings Work with community partners to identify hot spots for shootings and violence to galvanize recruitment and engagement of high-risk youth in these identified areas Report to Administration keep all informed of all relevant community activities Document all contacts with high-risk individuals Document shootings and other acts of violence that are prevented Respond to shootings in other communities when necessary Distribute YouthCRED education materials to targeted audience Distribute information about community events and important resources Attend all program trainings Attend and help facilitate community events
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience with an additional 4-5 years of relevant program coordination experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication and computer skills required.
Seeking an extremely outgoing, personable, and professional individual who can think creatively and critically about their approach to helping people overcome barriers to reentry and community engagement.
Also seeking a detail oriented, self-starter who takes initiative and can get things done in a high-paced environment, and who understands the challenges and has the ability to support the needs of individuals impacted by the justice system.
Knowledge in reentry, justice system, community support services, and/or restorative justice preferred.
Additional preferred qualifications include:
Experience supervising and supporting youth credible messengers; Knowledge and/or lived experience related to the criminal justice system and its impact on communities; Strong knowledge of positive youth development About the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester (YSOW) Since 1975, YSOW has provided an alternative to incarceration for young women and men ages 16 to 21 and now young men ages 18-24.
The Youth Shelter has over forty years of
Experience:
educating, rehabilitating, ameliorating, and reintegrating adjudicated youth as productive, law-abiding and contributing members of society.
The YSOW has a stellar record and is well-known in Westchester County as the bedrock of hope and transformation for youth charged as adult criminal offenders.
The YSOW promotes the principles of positive youth development and restorative justice in a residential setting that blends clinical interventions with education and personal responsibility.
With these principles in minds, the YSOW directs its program efforts toward restoring the youthful offender's relationship with persons, the community and the state.
This is achieved in a secure, safe, and therapeutic milieu that promotes personal responsibility while proving youth with basic education and life skills.
The Youth Shelter Program of Westchester is an EEOC employer and offers a competitive compensation/benefits package.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume with salary requirements to Jordan Cormier at jcormier@ysow.
org.
No phone calls please.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$40,000.
00 - $50,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule:
8 hour shift Evening shift Holidays Night shift On call Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate:
Mount Vernon, NY 10550:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Experience:
program management/project coordination:
4 years (Required) License/Certification:
Driver's License (Required) Willingness to travel:
50% (Required) Work Location:
In person.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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