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RAPP Coordinator
full-time•New York
About this role
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
- 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
Qualifications
- 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
Work Schedule & Environment
- 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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.
What you'll do
- The RAPP Coordinator provides individual and group counseling to youth and facilitates community workshops. They also develop and deliver trainings for school staff and parents while maintaining accurate documentation.
About Rising Ground, Inc.
Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity.
With an annual budget of $203 million and 101 programs at 138 sites throughout the New York City and lower Westchester area, we deliver dedicated support to promote safe environments for children and help families thrive through our family stabilization, family foster care and adoption programs; innovative special educational programs that advance learning from early childhood through high school; result-focused programs that help court-involved youth change the trajectory of their lives; caring services that promote independence for children and adults with developmental disabilities; and pro-active community health initiatives that foster well-being. Across programs, we continually engage new, innovative techniques and implement evidence-based models to increase our impact and promote better outcomes.
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