Rising Ground

Director

• Oversees all services provided in the Children's Room at the SIFJC, including childcare, therapeutic activity groups and recreational activities, to ensure quality and appropriateness of services.
• Develops and implements themes and activities for groups and childcare conducted in the Manage and provide services in the Children's Room at the SIFJC.
• Conducts observations of the children in the playroom, regarding behavioral and emotional health as well as socialization skills; engages child's caregiver and other SIFJC staff, as appropriate, in discussing results of those observations.
• Provides advocacy and case management assistance to clients at the SIFJC as needed.
• Actively engages in inter-disciplinary collaboration and case coordination with administrative staff of the SIFJC and other partner agencies.
• Develops relationships with community-based children's resources and links clients with services.
• Oversees planning of periodic special events and recreational activities.
• Oversees inventory in the Children's Room and works with staff at STEPS and the SIFJC to ensure the Children's Room is adequately supplied.
• Distributes children's program in-kind assistance, including gifts, clothing, and children's supplies.
• Works with appropriate staff at STEPS and SIFJC to recruit and supervise volunteers and interns in the Children's Room.
• Participates in weekly supervision and attends other meetings as required.
• Performs administrative tasks as needed.
• Maintains program records and completes reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Assistant Director of Children’s Services

Accountant

• Manage fiscal operations for programs funded by NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), NYS OCFS, and private grants.
• Ensure compliance with funding source requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Assist program management in preparation of their annual budgets.
• Prepare new budget proposals and RFPs, as needed.
• Prepare monthly actual to budget analysis.
• Monitor spending to budget and advise program and finance management.
• Prepare and submit monthly billings.
• Prepare and submit budget modification requests, as needed.
• Prepare ad-hoc financial reports as requested by either funding source or program management.
• Supervise 1 – 2 Contract Accountants.
• Prepare supporting schedules and analyses for closings, annual audits, reviews, and cost reports.
• Prepare and record general ledger entries.
• Respond to funding sources inquiries and requests for information.
• Preparation of the year end reports for the annual audit.
• Maintain audit ready financial records in financial systems and DYCD reporting platform (e.g. Passport), including general ledger reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Reconcile billing to general ledger and maintain billing tracker.

Senior Accountant

Payroll

• Prepare and process payroll and time and attendance data
• Partner with Human Resources team for new employees setup
• Troubleshoot and resolve payroll issues
• Run reports from ADP application
• Monitor benefit deductions for accuracy

Payroll Coordinator

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Deliver a minimum of 150 personal counseling/coaching sessions per year
• Facilitate groups and workshops on-site at DIC with a minimum of 200 youth annually
• Provide: 4 educational workshops per month per site, 2 virtual workshops annually per coach (invite residents in RHY facilities), 2 citywide financial literacy events organized by DYCD and DCWP per year
• Report workshops offered to Drop-in Centers and residential programs in DYCD Connect
• Create outreach opportunities for community members to learn more about the DIC and the services that it provides
• Provide support for Drop-in Center program and staff *as needed.

Financial Literacy Coach

Therapist

• Provide community-based clinical treatment with adherence to the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model.
• Participate in engagement efforts for referred families.
• Conduct assessment including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit problem behaviors within the ecological context.
• Engage youth, primary caregiver, and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.
• Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the FFT model’s Analytic Process.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with FFT model Analytic Process.
• Complete all progress notes, opening and closing of cases and any other reporting/case management requirements in a timely and accurate fashion.
• When required, submit progress reports to the court or other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system to ensure their buy-in and cooperation throughout treatment. This could include regular meetings and reports to stakeholders.
• Participate in all agency and FFT model program training, individual supervision and group consultation activities.

FFT Therapist

• Provide individual trauma-informed therapy to survivors of violent crime using evidence-based modalities (e.g., CBT, EMDR, IFS, Narrative Therapy).
• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develop individualized, survivor-driven treatment plans.
• Deliver crisis intervention, safety planning, and stabilization support as needed.
• Maintain a per diem caseload based on program needs and clinician availability.
• Work collaboratively with case managers, victim advocates, economic empowerment specialists, and holistic healers to provide integrated, wraparound services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences and clinical consultations.
• Coordinate care with external partners including hospitals, law enforcement, Family Justice Centers, and community-based organizations.
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with program, funder (e.g., OVS/VOCA), and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain client confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA and ethical standards.
• Support client engagement through flexible, community-based service delivery (including home visits or community locations as appropriate).
• Participate in outreach efforts and community education activities as needed.

Assistant Director of Children’s Services

Senior Accountant

Payroll Coordinator

Financial Literacy Coach

FFT Therapist

Clinical Therapist – Per-Diem