Senior Group Facilitator

Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons, but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve.

JustUs, is facilitated by Rising Ground’s STEPS to End Family Violence program. This project is a holistic, gender-responsive program for girls and lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer/transgender and gender non-conforming (LGBQ/TGNC) youth who are involved, or at high risk of involvement, in the youth justice system. The project - which is grounded in the tenets of healing-centered, antioppressive practice - brings together highly-skilled individual coaching; evidence-based clinical interventions; opportunities for young people to engage in group-based activities; economic empowerment skill building; a workplace pilot project; and space where young people can come together to build community. All elements of the project are intentionally designed to support young people in cultivating their leadership skills; building their self-reliance; forging healthy social relationships; developing diverse strategies to avoid engaging in criminalized behavior/activities; and greatly enhancing their educational experiences and work opportunities.

Senior Group Facilitator will provide youth-driven, healingcentered, anti-oppressive, clinical and emotional support and advocacy in a group setting to young people in the program. This is an exciting and demanding opportunity for a therapist looking to participate in the launch of a project that is designed to become a national model.

• Develop and implement group curriculum for girls and lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer/transgender and gender non-conforming (LGBQ/TGNC) youth;
• Serve as lead Group Facilitator, provides several groups each week;
• Intentionally recruit young people within the program for cohort groups;
• Provide and document weekly supervision to Group Facilitator and graduate level interns;
• Provide direct clinical and case management services to a small caseload of young people
• Connect with all young people within the project;
• Serve as the primary point of contact for young people engaged in groups;
• Assist in the careful collection of detailed data and creation of timely and accurate reports; that demonstrate the impact of the work and initiate program shifts informed by that data;
• On a rotating schedule, be available - by phone - on evenings and weekends to respond to the needs of the young people involved in the project;
• Engage in collaboration and case coordination with all project staff and a vast network of stakeholders;
• Participate in weekly supervision, team supervision, and attend other required meetings as required;
• Maintain program records, case files, and funder reports with accuracy and attention to timeliness detail;
• Opportunity to provide program oversight in the absence of the Director;
• Work collaboratively with program staff and interdepartmental with other Rising Ground programs
• Other duties are required.

• MSW, MHC-LP or other graduate clinical degree required;
• LMSW, LCSW, and LMHC strongly preferred, clinical supervision offered for licensure (LCSW/LMHC);
• Supervision and management experience preferred;
• Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) certified or eligible to enroll in SIFI course required;
• Highly organized, self-motivated worker who can easily manage competing demands;
• Creative problem-solver who anticipates challenges and seizes opportunities for collaboration;
• Ability to communicate effectively and strong interpersonal skills;
• Able to implement vision, think strategically, exercise good judgment, and lead change;
• High level of self-awareness and ability to give and receive feedback well.
• Impeccable attention to detail, systems, and processes;
• Ability to work with flexibility, independence, accountability, passion, and humor;
• Meaningful commitment to practicing from a healing-centered, anti- oppressive stance;
• Lived experience within systems that impact the young people who are involved in the project including the youth justice and criminal legal system strongly preferred but not required.

Salary: 75k - 80k/ Annually

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