Young Parent Initiative Navigator

THE ORGANIZATIONThe Center for Justice Innovation is a community justice organization that centers safety and racial justice. Since our founding in 1996, the Center has partnered with community members, courts, and the people most impacted to create stronger, healthier, more just communities. Our decades of experience in courts and communities, coupled with our field-leading research and practitioner expertise, help us drive justice nationwide in innovative, powerful, and durable ways. For more information on how and where we work, please visit www.innovatingjustice.org.The Center is a 900-employee, $100 million nonprofit that accomplishes its vision through three pillars of work: creating and scaling operating programs to test new ideas and solve problems, performing original research to determine what works (and what doesn’t), and providing expert assistance and policy guidance to justice reformers around the world.THE OPPORTUNITYThe Young Parent Initiative (Young Parent), a new pilot project of the Center under Family Court Programs, serves young parents aged 18-24 who present with child support issues, often before there is any court involvement. The goal of the pilot will be to address the needs of young parents so that they can provide social and economic supports for their young children. Young Parent will work with parents to address barriers to providing support and achieving financial security by linking participants with a range of employment services and other assistance, including job skills development, vocational training, case management, family life skills classes, continuing education and literacy classes, legal advice and representation, transportation assistance, and child-care.Young Parent is seeking a Young Parent Initiative Navigator. Reporting to the Project Coordinator, the Young Parent Initiative Navigator will carry out the responsibilities listed below.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Conduct outreach and presentations to schools, early intervention programs, clinics, and other community-based providers with a special emphasis on connecting with communities that have been historically hard to reach.Develop and implement community outreach strategies to engage community residents and parents in target communities such as street outreach, community activations, and collaboration with resident groups.Provide mentorship and support to a caseload of parents including assistance in navigating child support systems, communicating with systems representatives and accessing additional resources and services to support successful parenting.Collaborate with families to assess their needs and link them to appropriate resources in their community.Facilitate and co-facilitate parenting education and support groups.Conduct home and community visits to meet the parent in locations that allow for the best possible opportunity for assistance.Enter all services on a daily/weekly basis into a data entry system and ensure that records are up to date.Attend required staff meetings and trainings.Additional tasks as necessary.Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and preferably 1-2 years of related experience working in at-risk communities or at least 5-6 years of relevant experience. Candidates with a demonstrated interest in social justice and experience with parent advocacy preferred. Strong connection to and familiarity with Brooklyn neighborhoods. Candidates must be able to work collaboratively with a variety of community-based organizations and service providers. Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds in a culturally responsive manner required. Excellent organization and time management skills. This position requires a creative, assertive self-starter who can work well with others and get things done in a high-paced environment.Position Type:

Full-time.Position Location:

Brooklyn, NY.Compensation:

The compensation range for this position is $52,000 - $64,500 and is commensurate with experience. The Center for Justice Innovation offers an excellent benefits package including comprehensive healthcare with a national network, free basic dental coverage, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts including commuter FSA.The Center for Justice Innovation is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from women, people of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, as well as individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system.

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