CASES keeps people out of jail and prison by engaging them in effective services that help them achieve success in the community. We specialize in serving youth and young adults in criminal justice and neighborhood-based programs. CASES seeks team leaders to implement and supervise multidisciplinary teams for a new innovative South Bronx and Harlem neighborhood-based program for young people who need support to overcome threatening environments and system-involvement to find the path to education achievement, vocational training and employment. These young people will be engaged in high-risk behaviors.

CASES is seeking team members committed to advancing programming for these youth and young adults. The Criminal Justice Specialist will be responsible for engaging with the community and developing relationships with young people during long-term multiple-year program. This position will work specifically with those youth and young adults who have active justice system involvement. The teams meet the young people where they are (literally, through engagement in the community)—and gradually engage participants to open new opportunities. We are looking for skilled team members who can envision a model based on the theory that young people regardless of roadblocks—violence, trauma, racism, gangs, incarceration, truancy and unemployment—can engage in positive relationships to change behaviors and acquire life, education and employment skills.Our approach is focused on youth otherwise likely to “fail” to stay engaged throughout this normal developmental process, with a program that is assertive, agile and effective in promoting youth success. The team leaders manage and lead program operations in concert with an equity and justice lens.

• Maintain a presence in the community by establishing relationships with community stakeholders including youth and young adults
•  Communicate with courts and other criminal justice partners, including police precincts, probation and parole
•  Support youth on court appearances
•  Facilitate groups/workshops
•  Develop rapport with youth and young adults who meet the eligibility criteria of ACES
•  Support youth and young adults in the development of personal goals
•  Achieve annual intake goals through effective community and neighborhood
• outreach and engagement with participants
•  Ensure on time and quality data completion
•  Attend community/stakeholder meetings

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and 3 years of experience in criminal justice field
•  Experience working with criminal justice partners including but limited to court partners
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
•  Knowledge of Harlem and South Bronx neighborhoods, with preference to candidates with an innate understanding and personal knowledge of one of these communities
•  A belief and interest in working collaboratively with Harlem and South Bronx communities, youth and families
•  Unwavering commitment to quality programs

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal justice system.Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.