Youth Mentor: REGIONS Site Secure Residential Treatment Program for Male Youth - Community Partners In Action

Youth Mentor: REGIONS Site Secure Residential Treatment Program for Male Youth, Hamden, CT

SHIFT: 3rd Shift (12:00 AM - 8:00 AM)

COMPENSATION: $25.85 - $26.33 per hour

AGENCY DESCRIPTION:

One of the oldest organizations of its kind in the country, Community Partners in Action (CPA) was founded nearly 150 years ago to champion criminal justice reform and advocate for preserving the dignity of those in and out of prison

Through our programs that include reentry and housing, youth initiatives, a nationally recognized Prison Arts Program, and holistic alternatives to incarceration, we provide a long-term impact that positively transforms individuals and society at large

Annually serving nearly 7,000 individuals throughout Connecticut, our work is possible due to partnerships with and support from individuals, government, private funders, organizations, and businesses

CPA launched our

BEDI

(

B

elonging,

E

quity,

D

iversity, and

I

nclusion)

Journey

in June 2020

Led by a task force that includes board members, our executive leadership team, program managers and staff who act as BEDI Ambassadors from each of our programs, WE ARE COMMITTED to building and maintaining an inclusive, equitable workplace and COMPELLED to have a constructive impact on criminal justice reform in CT that ends racial inequities and ensures the humanity and dignity of those interacting with the system

Read more about our BEDI journey at Our Commitment to Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - CPA (cpa-ct.org)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The REGIONS Site Secure Program is a secure residential treatment program for up to 16 male youth

The mission of the program is to provide a home-like environment with a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, gender-specific, linguistically appropriate, strengths-based, and relationship-driven milieu for the youth to help them improve their social, physical and emotional well-being

Our vision is to therapeutically intervene in the cycle of offending to reduce the youths risk factors and prevent them from transitioning into the adult justice system

Our treatment philosophy is one that is individualized, designed to help the youth develop a positive self-image, learn effective coping skills, experience success, gain confidence, build positive relationships, achieve behavioral changes and re-enter their communities better equipped to succeed

The high-risk youth in this program will likely have a history of violence and be of significant risk for future violence

They may be a significant risk to public safety and demonstrate chronic and persistent patterns of violent or public safety offenses

The youth may present with multiple complex needs that are challenging to treat and a history of poor treatment attitude and response

The youth may exhibit escalating antisocial sophistication

Their AWOL risk is high in context of low treatment amenability and if they elope, they will likely engage in violent or public safety offenses

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate will have an Associates degree or higher with experience working with at risk or court-involved adolescents and in residential treatment programs

A Bachelors degree in the criminal justice field with a related internship may be considered in lieu of work experience

Understanding and knowledge of gender-specific, trauma-informed, culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate issues and needs

Strong interpersonal, communication, emotional intelligence, decision making and crisis management skills

Ability to interact effectively with a multi-cultural population

Must share the belief that people can change and individuals in need deserve quality services and an opportunity to succeed

Must be willing to work in a hardware secure environment

Must have and maintain a valid CT drivers license and have reliable transportation

Must be able to transport clients to appointments and into the community in mechanical restraints, have the capacity to become medication and SCM (Safe Crisis Management) certified, and work additional hours and/or overtime as needed

Bi-lingual ability (Spanish/English) preferred

Selected candidates will be required to attend and pass al