Jobs Posted on the Whova Community Board of Cities United's 11th Annual Convening
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Director, Public Safety and Justice Initiatives
National League of Cities The Director of Public Safety and Justice Initiatives is a senior management role within the Center for Municipal Practice leading the development and implementation of technical ... assistance initiatives on public and community safety, violence prevention, criminal justice reform, and jail reduction. This role advocates for legislative and regulatory changes at the local, state, and federal level and works in collaboration with NLC’s research, data, and policy teams to inform evidence-based policymaking and program development that addresses the needs of cities. Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or a related field plus ten years of experience managing and leading public safety, criminal justice reform initiatives or a master’s degree in a related field and 7-8 years' experience.
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Community Outreach Specialist
Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery Job Description for Violence Prevention Specialist
Department: OFFICE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TRAUMA RECOVERY
Reports To: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Location: ... MAIN OFFICE
Schedule: FULL-TIME
Salary base: $45k
Summary: The Violence Prevention Specialist (VPS) provides community outreach services, including psychoeducational violence prevention group curriculum, trauma focused support, and programming to school-aged children, adolescents, youth, and families who are direct or indirect victims of violence. The outreach programming provided by the VPS is trauma specific and focused in that they are intended to address the adverse consequences of exposure to violence.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. (Other duties may be assigned.)
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Initiates and maintains contact (as needed) with referral sources, including school staff, to identify students who have experienced direct or indirect victimization.
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Initiates and maintains contact with other professionals who may be resources for support for the client, for example, victim advocates, community partners, juvenile court, clergy, etc.
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Works in collaboration with community violence prevention organizations…
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Initiates or attends meetings (as needed) with outside professionals for the purpose of promoting the progress and trauma healing of clients, advocacy, or educating representatives of other systems regarding the needs of co-victims of homicide and other crime victims.
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Develops and implements appropriate curriculum for group participants based on age, grade and victimization.
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Provides technical support to school staff on how to identify student victims and to reinforce program philosophy whenever possible.
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Attends community events as requested and required to increase awareness of services.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation The Foundation is seeking a mid-level professional to join its National Community Strategies team, assisting with the development and implementation of safety strategies in local ... communities, including the Foundation’s hometowns of Baltimore and Atlanta. This role collaborates with senior staff, partners and grantees to advance policies and practices that aim to reduce gun violence and related racial and ethnic inequities; reports on results and presents the work of key initiatives and grantees; and identifies areas in need of capacity building and innovation.
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Violence Prevention Specialist
Denver Youth Program | GRASP (Gang Rescue and Support Project) The Violence Prevention Specialist engages youth and families who are identified through local and community partners and are in need of supportive services. The Violence Preventi... on Specialist serves as a liaison to and partner in services provides through DYP, including include case management, advocacy, job readiness and employment assistance, connection to tattoo removal, monthly sweat lodge visits, and community service activities.
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AIM Outreach Worker
Denver Youth Program | GRASP (Gang Rescue and Support Project) AIM Outreach Worker (aka Violence Prevention Professional) will be a full-time position and will work under the direct supervision of the AIM Program Manager and site-specific lea... dership for the AIM program (AIM Medical Director – Denver Health; AIM – UCH Program Director and Manager; AIM Medical Director – Children’s Hospital of Colorado) GRASP will be responsible for fulfilling its contract with each hospital site).
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Violence Intervention Specialist
Denver Youth Program | GRASP (Gang Rescue and Support Project) The Community Based Gang Violence Intervention Specialist has a two-pronged approach to their work. First, the Violence Intervention Specialist responds to the scene of reported s... hootings or escalations of violence within a geographically-defined area of Denver. The Violence Intervention Specialist also works with youth and families who are identified through local and community partners that are in need of supportive services. The Violence Intervention Specialist serves as a liaison to and partner in services provided through DYP, including include case management, advocacy, job readiness and employment assistance, connection to tattoo removal, monthly sweat lodge visits, and community service activities. The Community Based Gang Violence Intervention Specialist will also attend group sessions and weekly healing circles, which cover topics such as healthy relationships, cultural significance, and coping with anger and grief. Respond to gang involved incidents and confrontations in geographically specified regions of Denver.
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