The Center for Justice at Columbia, Rikers Education Program: Men’s Program Manager
The Rikers Education Program (REP) is seeking to fill the position of program manager of the men’s programming due to a vacancy left due to the the current program manager relocating to California to enter a doctoral program. This is a full time position starting February 13, 2017. The program manager will report to the Director of Operations and Evaluation.
The role of the program manager is to develop, facilitate, and aid in the evaluation of mini workshops at Rikers Island Jail’s facilities for men aged 16-17 and 18-21. The workshops utilize a social justice framework and restorative justice practices. Two workshops occur each week, one on Wednesday evening …show more content…
The only person in the organization with such experience leads the women’s programs for REP, which occur on the same days and at the same times as the men’s programs and thus she is unable to work with the men’s programs. Evaluations to date have shown that participants in the men’s REP programs feel more confident, encouraged, aware of their feelings, educated on matters of social justice, and more prepared to think about their future educational goals after attending the programs, proving the impact and necessity of the workshops for incarcerated men at Rikers …show more content…
Providing quality education for individuals that are incarcerated is a one of the three pillars supporting the mission. By not filling the men’s REP program manager position, the Center for Justice (CFJ) would be compromising the quality of services offered by failing to provide educational opportunities for men at the largest jail in New York City. This is especially important considering the lack of high quality, social-justice informed education and social emotional support available for incarcerated individuals at Rikers Island. Furthermore, failing to provide the opportunity for Columbia students and community members to participate in these workshops hinders the CFJ’s focus of bringing together university affiliated individuals, community members, and incarcerated individuals to transform the criminal justice
The Rikers Education Program (REP) is seeking to fill the position of program manager of the men’s programming due to a vacancy left due to the the current program manager relocating to California to enter a doctoral program. This is a full time position starting February 13, 2017. The program manager will report to the Director of Operations and Evaluation.
The role of the program manager is to develop, facilitate, and aid in the evaluation of mini workshops at Rikers Island Jail’s facilities for men aged 16-17 and 18-21. The workshops utilize a social justice framework and restorative justice practices. Two workshops occur each week, one on Wednesday evening …show more content…
The only person in the organization with such experience leads the women’s programs for REP, which occur on the same days and at the same times as the men’s programs and thus she is unable to work with the men’s programs. Evaluations to date have shown that participants in the men’s REP programs feel more confident, encouraged, aware of their feelings, educated on matters of social justice, and more prepared to think about their future educational goals after attending the programs, proving the impact and necessity of the workshops for incarcerated men at Rikers …show more content…
Providing quality education for individuals that are incarcerated is a one of the three pillars supporting the mission. By not filling the men’s REP program manager position, the Center for Justice (CFJ) would be compromising the quality of services offered by failing to provide educational opportunities for men at the largest jail in New York City. This is especially important considering the lack of high quality, social-justice informed education and social emotional support available for incarcerated individuals at Rikers Island. Furthermore, failing to provide the opportunity for Columbia students and community members to participate in these workshops hinders the CFJ’s focus of bringing together university affiliated individuals, community members, and incarcerated individuals to transform the criminal justice