Restorative Justice Facilitator
| Opportunity Type: | Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity |
| Department: | Sheriff |
| Category: | Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
| Time Commitment & Minimum Age: | One-year commitment, attend a 40 hour training, monthly support meetings. Must be at least 21-years-old. |
| Location: | Varies |
| Program Summary: | We are a volunteer driven program that offers restorative justice in the wake of crime. Our aim is to repair the harm by providing a restorative process by which victims are heard and understood, offenders take responsibility for harm, and where loved ones and community members offer support. |
| Duties and Responsibilities: | RJ Facilitators contact all affected parties, facilitate pre-conferences individually with the victim and offender, and talk on the phone with the other affected parties. Facilitate the RJ Community Conference with all the affected parties present, providing a safe environment for the harm to be repaired and a collaborative contract written |
| Qualifications and Requirements: | Ability to listen, reframe, and accept different viewpoints without imposing your own. Must be at least 21 years old and reside in Boulder County. |
| Training Dates and Information: | Trainings happen typically over one weekend; a Friday evening and both Saturday and Sunday, all day. Contact Devi Suess, Restorative Justice Manager for more information: dsuess@bouldercounty.org, (303) 441-1752. |
| Additional Information: | Responsible to: Victim Assistance Program Director, Cecil O’Farrell, (303) 441-3656. |
| Contact: | Restorative Justice Manager, Devi Suess, (303) 441-1752. dsuess@bouldercounty.org |
| Application Process: | Now Recruiting – ongoing recruitment. |