Anti - Human Trafficking Response Coordinator

$70,000 - $80,000/Yr

Leake And Watts Services

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite

Social Assistance

About the position

The Anti-Human Trafficking Response Coordinator at Rising Ground, Inc. is responsible for addressing the complex challenges associated with human trafficking, particularly among vulnerable youth. This role involves spearheading efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to potential and known survivors of human trafficking through a comprehensive five-prong approach that includes training, risk assessment, crisis intervention, mentoring, and community outreach. The Coordinator will work closely with various programs within Rising Ground to enhance support for young individuals aged 12 to 21, while also collaborating with law enforcement to foster a positive cultural shift regarding human trafficking.

Responsibilities

• Engage staff from Rising Ground's programs and conduct comprehensive assessments to identify specific staff training needs.
• Craft and implement training sessions tailored to the unique requirements of each program setting.
• Spearhead the implementation of a systematic screening and assessment tool to gather comprehensive information about a youth's susceptibility to, or current involvement in, human trafficking activities.
• Train Rising Ground staff to utilize the assessment tool and interpret results.
• Provide necessary supports, such as crisis intervention or counseling, to school personnel in collaboration with Rising Ground's Early RAPP and RAPP programs.
• Provide short term intervention individual and/or group counseling to young people identified by Rising Ground staff.
• Collaborate with additional stakeholders regarding intervention planning.
• Develop and maintain a referral base of community resources for survivors of human trafficking.
• Conduct ongoing outreach, engaging Rising Ground staff and staff at New York City middle and high schools.
• Organize impactful monthly community workshops for various stakeholders, including Rising Ground staff, parents/caregivers, youth, and public-school educators and administrators.
• Collaborate with local law enforcement in areas where youth are at risk of involvement in human trafficking.
• Maintain program records, case files, and funder reports with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Work collaboratively with program staff and interdepartmentally with other Rising Ground programs.

Requirements

• MSW, MHC-LP or other graduate clinical degree preferred; LMSW, LCSW, and LMHC preferred, clinical supervision offered for licensure (LCSW/LMHC).
• 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 programs supported strongly preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching