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About the Role
CASES' Supervised Release Program (SRP) annually diverts 2,500 people facing pretrial detention at Rikers Island to community-based supervision and support services. This role requires culturally competent and trauma-informed approaches to help participants tap into their intrinsic motivation, recognize strengths, and fulfill court-mandated supervision. The goal is to help participants identify goals and access services for meaningful life improvements while avoiding detention.
Responsibilities
- Build authentic, long-term mentorship relationships with pretrial participants to support individual change and growth.
- Engage participants with cultural sensitivity to motivate them through connectivity and mutuality.
- Connect participants to pro-social activities, positive peer groups, and community supports.
- Facilitate peer support networks for youth participants to maintain commitment to positive behavior change.
- Accompany participants to court dates, provide support, and advocate if appropriate.
- Provide advocacy and mentorship to help participants address needs, navigate systems, and progress through pretrial supervision.
- Engage participants at increased risk for poor outcomes, complementing case coordinators to promote engagement and trust.
- Support the development of community provider networks by conducting outreach to ensure access to services for income support, clothing/food, education, vocational, employment, trauma, mental health, substance use, healthcare, cultural, spiritual, care management, and housing needs.
- Visit service provider facilities, assess service quality, and contribute to referral lists.
- Facilitate meetings for participants to receive services and accompany them to facilities if appropriate.
- Serve as an accountability partner and bridge between participants and other staff members.
Requirements
- High school diploma or HSE required.
- Lived experience working in systems and communities impacted by social support systems is required.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Respect for confidentiality.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Highly proficient in word processing and spreadsheet applications (MS Word, Excel).
- Experience with PowerPoint.
- Must be a self-starter and able to work independently.
Skills
- Conflict management and de-escalation skills preferred.
- Credible Messenger training preferred.
Location
- 25 Chapel Street, 11th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-site
Education Level
- High school diploma or HSE required
Salary/Compensations
- $47,380 (Uncertified) - $53,560 (Certified) per year
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day.
- 12 Paid Holidays per year.
- Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%.
- Employee Referral Program
About the Company
- At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values: PEOPLE| Hold people’s stories with dignity, UNITY| Commit to a shared mission, RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity, PROGRESS| Always work to improve, OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources, SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems, EMPATHY| Seek to understand others.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 legal system.