Title: Community Holistic Defense Supervisor of Social

Status: Fulltime Exempt

Location: Multiple

Reports to: Associate Director of Holistic Social Services

Supervises: Case Management Community Navigator and Victim Service Advocate staff

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Hire Date: LCLC will close the posting as soon as we find an exceptional candidate

Who We Are

Lawndale Christian Legal Center (LCLC) was founded to provide a unique form of community holistic defense representation grounded in restorative justice values to minors and emerging adults (25 and under) in the North Lawndale area caught in the criminal justice system. LCLCs highly relational communityled model of representation is performed by an interdisciplinary team of attorneys case managers outreach workers circlekeepers and community partners. In addition to providing full criminal defense representation LCLCs community holistic defense team identifies and meets the legal and social needs of our clients at every phase of the criminal justice system: from diversion arrest through trial and the completion of any period of probation supervision and parole. In early 2025 LCLC will be opening a new $22 million facility named the Dr. Dennis Deer Community Justice Center. In this new facility LCLC will own and operate a threestory office building plus twenty units of studiostyle housing (hereinafter Deer Housing) for emerging adult men 1825 years old who are or have been represented by our community holistic defense team. The community holistic defense team will identify emerging adult men at highrisk of going to prison and negotiate for them to stay in one of the twenty units of Deer Housing as an alternative to incarceration. By serving justiceinvolved minors and emerging adults holistically in their community LCLC is leading the transformation of the traditional criminal justice system by building out ageappropriate interventions and new best practices grounded in repair and restoration that are more effective cost less and result in greater public safety for all. Our holistic communityled model of restorative justice is a template for creating a justice system that better serves Cook County and the nation. More information on LCLC can be found at . Our North Lawndale Community Despite the insurmountable challenges of violence poverty and police brutality that our youth encounter in North Lawndale they demonstrate hope resolve and a drive to succeed and make their neighborhood a better place. We are continually inspired by our clients resilience and positivity in the face of external challenges. It is both an honor and a privilege to help them walk away from the criminal justice system and equip them to take control of their future. North Lawndale is a vibrant and resilient community and we are proud to be a part of it. Our Freedom Center office site is located just next door to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Apartments and Exhibit Center built on the site where Dr. King lived for six months during his Chicago Freedom Campaign in 1966. North Lawndale is tightly knit and we are gratified by our affiliation with the Lawndale Christian Community Church and North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council two organizations that have done much to bring necessary health and legal services to the community. As a result of decades of disinvestment white flight redlining and other harbingers of systemic poverty and violence North Lawndale suffers from prominent levels of poverty economic hardship violence and overpolicing. In North Lawndale approximately 850 officers are assigned to the two police districts that patrol 35000 residents. In addition a significant percentage of specialized units (which are historically aggressive and abusive) rove in our community. More than 1500 youth are arrested in North Lawndale yearly the second highest rate in Chicago. Indiscriminate stops and searches of North Lawndale residents are a daily occurrence; 66% of adults surveyed perceived no legitimate reason for their most recent police stop. A startling 59% of adults in North Lawndale have been arrested 30% convicted and 27% jailed. Despite the insurmountable odds that our youth encounter within North Lawndale they demonstrate hope resolve and a drive to make their neighborhood a better place. We are continually inspired by our clients resilience and positivity in the face of external challenges. It is both an honor and a privilege to help them walk them through and away from the criminal justice system and equip them to take control of their future. What We Do LCLC reaches over 350 minors and emerging adults in the criminal justice system annually with the following services:

Community Holistic Defense for Juveniles and Emerging Adults: Free legal representation for indigent clients grounded in holistic defense practices which acknowledge that quality of representation and criminal legal outcomes are improved for youth when an integrated interdisciplinary team of attorneys and social service providers simultaneously address their unique developmental needs.

Community Housing: LCLC owns and operates 20 units of studio style housing for emerging adult men 1825 years old inside the Deer Community Justice Center. In addition LCLC has created a network of approximately 275 private landlords and funders that place other LCLC clients and their families in subsidized affordable housing units.

Restorative Justice Community Court: LCLC was the lead agency that gathered numerous community and cook county court stakeholders together to design and launch the first Restorative Justice Community Court in the country in North Lawndale in September 2017. This court is based upon the tradition of restorative justice circle keeping and other restorative justice practices to enable repair and community integration for emerging adult men 1825 facing qualifying felony criminal legal charges. LCLC hopes to add a juvenile call to this court to serve minors 17 and younger under the same model.

Community Holistic Juvenile Diversion: Since 2020 LCLC has worked with the mayors office and the Chicago Police Department to close the Juvenile Intervention and Support Center (JISC) and create a new model of juvenile diversion for Chicago. LCLC is one of eight service providers in the city and focuses on serving youth from the west side diverted from the courts by the Chicago Police Department. LCLC looks to continuously innovate our program portfolio to build upon new best practices for serving minors and emerging adults and better serve our communities.

Job Description

This supervisor is responsible for direct oversight of one or more assigned grants that support our Community Holistic Defense Services. This includes supervising Juvenile/Emerging Adults Case Managers Community Navigators. and Victim Service Advocate. The Supervisor works with his/her team to ensure clients (ages 25 and under) set and achieve educational and personal goals and are supported in their development of positive prosocial attitudes and behaviors and court compliance while decreasing their engagement in violent behavior. The Supervisor reports to the Associate Director of Community Holistic Social Services helping to resolve complex issues and works with the assigned staff to ensure compliance of all program protocols.

This position must be filled by a dedicated individual who is social justice oriented a team player

and committed to working alongside the legal and social team clients served and their families as

as well as the community partners.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support Case Management Community Navigator & Victim Service Advocate staff.

• Ensure Case Management and Community Navigator staff are regularly monitoring client activity related to achieving personal and programmatic goals and providing support and guidance in revising case plans as needed.

• Coordinate assignment of cases.

• Maintain accurate documentation of service objectives and outcomes as well as other services in accordance with City of Chicago and LCLC organizational guidelines.

• Maintain related administrative record keeping and reporting systems required by contracts.

• Collaborate with community partner agencies.

• Attend programrelated community coalition and committee meetings as assigned. Participate in community presentations to promote the agency programs in general.

• Create and implement programming centered around contract deliverables.

• Manage grants in conjunction with the Research & Development department.

• Provide direct services to youth and emerging adults when needed.

• Attend all training as required for agency and professional development.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in social work criminal justice psychology or related field required. Master degree in social work psychology counseling and/or equivalent is preferred.

• 3 years experience in management and/or supervising staff.

• Experience with engaging and building mentoring relationships with courtinvolved urban minority youth.

• Selfstarter who is passionate about supporting underserved youth.

• Experience with working with highrisk justiceinvolved youth.

• Ability to lead in a fastpaced teamoriented environment

• Ability to manage and perform in high stress situations

• Ability to work independently and effectively manage the team.

• Ability to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.

• Travel to meetings in the community including home and school visits.

• Valid drivers license car and proof of insurance required.

• Willingness to live in North Lawndale preferred.

• Minorities and veterans encouraged to apply.

Professionalism and Work Conduct:

• Behaves with integrity demonstrates high ethical standards and displays a positive image of LCLC.

• Acts in a professional manner at all times and maintains appropriate boundaries with clients.

• Demonstrates accountability for results and keeps commitments to others.

• Reports to work meetings training and jobrelated activities prepared and on time.

• Demonstrates openness and respect for cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of participants and Coworkers.

• Accepts feedback and ideas from team and supervisor and is constructive when giving feedback and ideas to others.

• Discusses alternative problem solving and is open to new ideas and ways of doing things.

Work Environment/Travel

While performing the duties of this job the employee works mostly in an office environment that is quiet to

moderately loud depending on the work area. Some local county or state travel may be required including

overnight stays. Employees are required to sit use hands stand stoop walk talk and listen while

performing duties. General office equipment including personal computers scanners copiers faxes desk

and smartphones and software programs. Occasional travel of distance may be required especially suburban

Cook County. Other travel of distance may be required. Must possess and maintain an applicable Illinois

Driver License clean driving record and Auto Insurance that meets the State requirement.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee

is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop

kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift or move up to 25

pounds. Requires normal range of motion hearing and vision. The employee will spend 70% 80% (about

28 to 32 hours per week) of the time in the field with clients (prospective tenants) and Landlords. The

employee will spend 20% 30% (about 8 to 12 hours per week) of the time fielding housing calls viewing

contracts and addressing any housing needs.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

It is an administrative support level position requiring the exercise of discretion and independent judgment

and is required to work a fulltime work week as designated by the LCLC Employee Handbook with

periodic longer hours including potential evenings weekends and odd hours.

Application

Please clickhereto apply for theCommunity Holistic Defense Supervisor of Socialopening. If you have any questions please email us at.The position which is available immediately will remain open until filled.

Lawndale Christian Legal Center is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire promote discipline or discharge will be based on merit competence performance and organizational needs. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of those we serve.