Reentry Success Coach

What You’ll Do

The Women's Project (TWP) is a community-based program aimed at securing the release of women and gender-nonconforming people held in New York City's jails and preventing the incarceration of women in New York State prisons. TWP staff provide comprehensive care coordination, court support, wellness groups, employment and education assistance, and connections to treatment and housing.

In the newly created role of Reentry Success Coach with TWP, you’ll provide aftercare support to participants transitioning out of TWP case management services and program alumnae in order to help them achieve long-term independence. Reporting to the Program Manager, you’ll design and provide transitional support for women who have recently completed regular TWP case management services through community visits, individualized long-term goal planning, and group facilitation. You will also coordinate opportunities for alumnae engagement.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Working with participants transitioning out of the program (“Aftercare Participants”) to identify long-term financial, educational, and vocational goals.
• Designing and overseeing three- to six-month individualized “Aftercare Plans” for Aftercare Participants, including specific connections to community resources that support those goals.
• Instituting and monitoring success benchmarks for Aftercare participants.
• Meeting regularly with Aftercare Participants to follow progress on Aftercare Plans and provide emotional support and coaching, including through community visits.
• Working with program leadership to develop an institutional structure for alumnae engagement, including administering participant exit surveys, cultivating an alumnae network, identifying issues of focus, conducting outreach, and organizing alumnae events.
• Leading parenting education and family reunification groups for the TWP community.
• Providing crisis intervention and safety planning for Aftercare Participants and alumnae, as needed.
• Collecting and recording program data for Fedcap, the program funder, Program Manager, and Sr. Director.
• Ensuring the accuracy of program documentation including service plans, case notes, alumnae lists, referrals, etc. and entering data into the case management system daily.

You’re a great fit for this role if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree or, in lieu of a degree, applicable work or lived experience.
• Lived experience navigating reentry and community reintegration after incarceration (including as self or as someone providing support to a formerly incarcerated person).
• Experience as a coach, mentor, or group facilitator.
• Experience in NYC social services is helpful, particularly connecting people to financial resources and educational/vocational opportunities. 
• Experience working with people with behavioral health challenges. 
• Knowledge of or experience with family reunification and/or parenting education.
• Self-starter able to thrive in a newly created role and be flexible in a dynamic, evolving program. 
• Approachable, caring demeanor balanced by excellent boundaries. 
• Demonstrated ability to inspire, motivate, and connect with women from a broad set of races, ages, gender identity, and circumstance. 
• Comfortable with receiving and incorporating feedback. 
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize deadlines.
• Enthusiasm for working independently and also as part of a team.
• Knowledge of:
  • Reentry barriers faced by women with criminal legal backgrounds.
  • Trauma-informed care.
  • Family reunification.
  • Affordable and supportive housing in NYC.
  • Financial planning.
  • Non-traditional educational and vocational opportunities. 
• Commitment to:
  • Mission of supporting women with criminal legal backgrounds, regardless of the nature of their charges.
  • Cultural sensitivity.
  • Person-centered and non-judgmental language when communicating about people with criminal legal involvement, substance use disorders, and mental health challenges.
  • Affirming spaces for LGBTQI participants.
• Anti-racist principles.

Compensation

            $58,500

Who We Are

The Women’s Project is part of Wildcat Service Corporation, which was founded in July 1972 by visionary social entrepreneur, Herb Sturz. It was the first organization in the United States to design and implement a transitional work program for unemployed persons with criminal convictions. Each year Wildcat continues to assist thousands of individuals overcome economic and wellness barriers by providing employment opportunities, education, health, and social support.

Wildcat joined The Fedcap Group (www.fedcap.org) in 2011. The Fedcap Group is a family of companies that provides programs and services that change the lives of persons with barriers by leveraging the “Power of the Possible.”

EOE

Salary : $58,500