The mission of CASES is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community.

• We are committed to helping people—regardless of their past choices, present struggles, or future obstacles—to build the capacity and courage to change their lives.

• We tailor our services to each individual’s unique needs, risks, and strengths and believe the most effective programs are evidence-based, family-focused, and trauma-informed.
• We are committed to engaging the community by leveraging partnerships and resources to maximize our clients’ opportunities for success. 

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 and people with behavioral health needs. CASES is a leading New York City provider of alternatives to incarceration, a key solution for a fairer criminal justice system. This is an important time at CASES. New York City is on track to create a smaller, safer, and fairer criminal justice system. Working at CASES is more than a job. It is an opportunity to promote justice for New Yorkers with access to high-quality and evidence-based court services.

CASES has an exciting opening for a Director to lead our Learning and Development efforts.  This is a newly created role and the right candidate will set the strategic direction and align it with our culture and performance goals. There are many development areas that need attention and a workforce that craves training.  We are growing rapidly and need someone to support the many new staff who will be joining during our expansion.

Who are You?

• You are passionate about CASES’ mission, vision and values.
• You can make ideas into realities and work through any challenges along the way.
• You are an “Is there a box?” thinker.
• You constantly strive to learn new things, share what you learn and thrive on helping others be their best selves.
• You are organized and adept at creating systems and processes the drive people to do the right thing because it is the easiest thing to do.
• You love teaching others and presenting to large groups.
• You teach by building on people’s strengths and you appreciate each person’s unique talents and perspectives.
• You are great communicator who is comfortable with employees at all levels of the organization.
• You champion a culture that values diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities and help staff develop the skills need to navigate the discomfort of difference that comes before understanding and great collaboration.

• Bachelor’s degree in, training and development, education, human resources, social work, psychology or related field and 7+ years of work experience required. Master’s degree in training and development, education, human resources, social work, psychology is a plus.
• At least 3+ years’ experience developing and delivering learning and development to an adult population
• Certification in Motivational Interviewing or willingness to become certified.
• Demonstrated experience optimizing learning management systems (LMS)
• Curriculum development expertise
• Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written
• Exceptional presentation skills with the ability to adapt to various audiences
• Strong project management skills with the ability to administer multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize workload
• Strong consultative and coaching skills and ability to effectively navigate organizational hierarchies and organizational culture
• Extensive knowledge of the principles of training, adult learning, human capital development and implementation science and the ability to analyze and determine agency needs

No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

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.