Undergraduate Intern/Cares Coordinator

Job description

Job Description The NYC Department of Probation (DOP) is a world leader in working creatively and effectively engaging with people under court-mandated community supervision. Through innovative partnerships with people and organizations throughout the New York City, DOP provides opportunities for those on probation to access services and opportunities that positively impact their life trajectory. Following the best current data on “what works,” staff at DOP engage in meaningful relationships with those on probation to enhance community safety and decrease recidivism. Juvenile Operations serves young people who have been arrested and are between the ages of 7 and 18 at the time of the alleged offense. A young person's disposition may include Probation supervision, which offers him or her chance to demonstrate an ability to function in the community, in part by making positive behavioral changes and developing better decision-making skills to avoid further delinquent activity. The CARES Unit will organize and implement pro-social summer activities, trips and programming to all youth involved with probation, with a specifically targeted youth that present with risk factors on the YLS...