Community-Based Behavioral Health SEL Team Lead

5 days ago


Washington, Washington, D.C., United States One Common Unity Full time
About Us

One Common Unity (OCU) is a pioneering organization dedicated to breaking cycles of violence and building compassionate, healthy communities through the transformative power of music, arts, and peace education. Founded in 2000, OCU is a collaborative effort between educators, artists, and health practitioners committed to preventing violence and improving life outcomes for youth and families.

Our Mission

We strive to create a world where young people can thrive, free from the impact of gun violence. Our Community-Based Behavioral Health Program serves DC youth, communities, and families through art-expressive centered mental health services.

About the Position

The Community-Based Behavioral Health SEL Team Lead will implement arts-driven social emotional literacy programming, utilizing One Common Unity's Fly By Light curriculum as a guide. This position requires a strong commitment to social justice, environmentalism, and nonviolence, as well as exceptional interpersonal skills and a deep understanding of cultural humility-based, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive approaches to youth work.

Responsibilities
  • Recruit and interview students for the program at various sites, working alongside community-based staff to plan partnerships.
  • Create and implement innovative workshops for youth, faculty, and parents on social-emotional skills, mindfulness, conflict resolution skills, nonviolent communication, creative expression, therapeutic arts, restorative justice, and other related topics.
  • Community organizing and facilitating engaging, arts-based workshops with youth.
  • Facilitate a minimum of 2 therapeutic group activities with youth per day, or 10 per week, and restorative justice interventions with youth, community members, and/or staff.
  • Organize social justice advocacy campaigns, art showcases, field trips, guest speakers, and pop-up art events with participants.
  • Provide as-needed support for students and community-based staff outside of workshops.
  • Communicate with students' families about program-based events.
  • Use sound judgment and follow risk management protocol to ensure program safety.
  • Attend required staff meetings at the OCU main office and/or virtually.
  • Relay information from the OCU main office to youth and their families.
  • Facilitate professional development workshops for community-based staff in SEL-related topics.
  • Implement evidence-based interventions to groups.
  • Support the planning and implementation of an Intention/Peace Room and integration of arts-based healing into the space.
  • Develop and implement Professional Development Training.
  • Provide ongoing feedback on One Common Unity's programmatic interventions and curriculums to strengthen OCU.
  • Develop new workshops and curriculum as needed.
  • Set program site goals and monitor progress on an ongoing basis.
  • Manage all participant records, registration forms, surveys, and other administrative needs using the database, while maintaining all HIPAA requirements.
Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience in facilitating one or more forms of artistic expression, peace education, environmental education, restorative justice, yoga, or mindfulness practices.
  • 2+ years' experience with teaching youth and leading youth programming in an urban setting.
  • Commitment to social justice, environmentalism, and nonviolence.
  • Positive, team-oriented attitude, as well as a passion for youth and community development.
  • Self-motivated, organized, willing to help with any project.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • A deep understanding of, and experience with, cultural humility-based, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive approaches to youth work.
  • The ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines with attention to detail.
  • Experience connecting with youth who have been impacted by gun violence, preferred.
  • CPR and First Aid (WFA); Mandated Reporter training, DCPS clearance, FBI background check, and NSO registry clearance required before first day of work.
  • OCU follows DC Government and DC Public School guidelines on vaccination and requires healthcare workers to provide proof of vaccination or a qualified exemption.


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