What are the responsibilities and job description for the RAPP Coordinator position at Leake and Watts Services, Inc.?
Position Overview
The Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) at Rising Ground is seeking a dedicated and skilled social worker to serve as a Hub Coordinator within our community-facing site in either Brooklyn, Queens or Harlem. This role focuses on providing education, counseling, and support to adolescents ages 12-18 on relationship abuse, gender-based violence, and healthy relationships.
During the academic year, the coordinator operates independently within the hub site. In the summer months, they actively participate in RAPP's peer leadership training program for selected middle and high school students.
Key Responsibilities
It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual's perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.
The Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) at Rising Ground is seeking a dedicated and skilled social worker to serve as a Hub Coordinator within our community-facing site in either Brooklyn, Queens or Harlem. This role focuses on providing education, counseling, and support to adolescents ages 12-18 on relationship abuse, gender-based violence, and healthy relationships.
During the academic year, the coordinator operates independently within the hub site. In the summer months, they actively participate in RAPP's peer leadership training program for selected middle and high school students.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide individual, group, and crisis counseling to youth
- Facilitate community workshops and presentations
- Develop and deliver trainings for school staff, parents, and the broader community
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation and case files
- Collaborate in the design and implementation of the RAPP summer Peer Leader program
- Participate in regular individual and team supervision sessions
- Potential opportunity to supervise MSW interns
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Required: MSW or MHC required. If MSW, LMSW required within 6 months of hire
- Strong clinical assessment and counseling skills
- Knowledge of intimate partner violence, adolescent development, and trauma-informed care
- Commitment to anti-oppressive, healing-centered practices
- Experience working with diverse communities and populations
- Ability to work independently with accountability, flexibility, and collaboration
- Reflective practice and engagement in topics related to race, gender, oppression, and intersectionality
- Schedule: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Monday-Friday)
- Work Environment: Community-based site with standard office conditions
- Travel: Occasional travel as needed
- Supervisory Responsibilities: None
- Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual's perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.