Overview:  A Mayoral initiative launched in 2014—the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety—targeted 15 of the most crime-impacted NYCHA developments, including developments in Central Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick neighborhoods. The Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety provided significant new funding for interventions to reduce violence in targeted NYCHA developments. CASES was selected by the NYC Department of Probation to provide a mentoring intervention serving high-risk youth age 16-24 residing in or near NYCHA housing in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick. This intervention—Next STEPS (Striving toward Engagement and Peaceful Solutions)—features:
•    A partnership between CASES and the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions (CNUS), an organization with a strong presence and network in Central Brooklyn
•    Individual and group mentoring by “credible messengers,” adults who have successfully navigated challenges similar to those experienced by participating youth, including neighborhood of residence, poverty, and/or justice involvement
•    Use of the evidence-based Interactive Journaling mentoring curriculum
•    Linkages to CASES’ employment and mental health treatment services and to other appropriate community providers

Part Time: This position has part time hours. 
 

•    Developing professional mentor/mentee relationships to promote positive family, community and peer associations
•    Displaying creativity through activities and experiences with mentee
•    Supporting mentees to pursue new interests, become engaged in their community (however defined by youth) and better develop important supportive relationships
•    Engaging youth in community resources that support their goals
•    Participating in team meetings and supervision
•    Participating in trainings internally and externally
•    Entering data in a timely manner to ensure proper documentation is recorded
•    Other duties as assigned by Team Leader and/or Program Director
 

•    HS diploma or Equivalent; College degree preferred;
•    Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred;
•    We highly value candidates who have faced similar challenges as our youth and/or who live/lived in the Bushwick or Central area of Brooklyn;
•    A desire to engage with youth in a meaningful and supportive way;
•    Some experience engaging youth;
•    Ability to be creative and flexible;
•    Commitment to active youth engagement through collaboration with youth and their families;
•    Trained in or committed to training to become competent in a motivational interviewing and trauma informed approach as a means of engaging young people;
 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.