Restorative Practices Facilitation Specialist
- Employer
- University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Mar 21, 2023
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- Position Type
- Executive, Other Executive
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Restorative Practices Facilitation Specialist
University Overview
The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers in 2023.
Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.
The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.
COVID-19 vaccination or a University authorized exemption is a requirement for all positions at the University of Pennsylvania. For more information about Penn's vaccine requirements, visit the Penn COVID-19 Response website for the latest information.
Posted Job Title
Restorative Practices Facilitation Specialist
Job Profile Title
Associate Director C, Academic Affairs
Job Description Summary
The University of Pennsylvania's Restorative Practices at Penn Program (RP@P) is committed to enhancing student development and campus culture through restorative practices workshops, consultations, and restorative facilitations to address harms that originate both from within and outside of the Penn community. Drawing from a diverse web of roots, including practices of various Indigenous peoples of North America, Australia, and New Zealand, Restorative Practices work to promote right relationships between people in all corners of the University. In situations of interpersonal harm, RP@P can provide safe, private, supportive resources to help the harmed party access healing and support, and for the responsible party to work toward accountability and repair. RP@P also implements proactive measures to build supportive communities and strengthen our collective capacity to handle harm when it inevitably occurs. RP@P aims to institutionalize, centralize, and support RP as a core aspect of the Penn community and culture.
The Associate Director of Restorative Practices (AD) oversees the implementation of RP for healing, accountability and community building for students, staff, and faculty in collaboration with campus partners. RP@P is embedded within and works closely with the Center for Community Standards and Accountability (CSA) to support RP response in student conduct cases, and partners with the Office of the Associate Vice President for Equity and Title IX for RP cases involving Title IX violations. The RP@P Team consists of the AD, a Restorative Facilitation Specialist, a CSA Case Manager Liaison, and the Restorative Training and Partnership Specialist. This core team is supported by the Peer Restorative Practitioners (P-Reps), liaisons within the 12 schools of the University, 65+ trained campus partners and the Steering Committees. Maintaining and developing these relationships is critical to RP@P's mission.
The Restorative Practices Facilitation Specialist (RPS) will support the continued development of the RP@P program and supplement the work of the AD in the areas of RJ facilitation for CSA cases and Title IX cases, proactive community building Circles, and ongoing facilitator support. These duties include personally facilitating conferences and circles, coordinating volunteer facilitators, scheduling conferences and pre-conference meetings, and managing all relevant data and records. The RP specialist will play an integral role in supporting faculty development in RP and in creating support spaces for faculty and staff, particularly around racial harm, and other bias related harms. The RPS will also support relevant trainings and workshops and develop relevant protocols and templates. The RPS will serve alongside the AD in CSA and will report directly to the AD.
Job Description
Duties:
- Support case management of RP cases.
- Facilitate cases involving faculty, staff, and
students.
- Plan and implement community building restorative practices
with campus partners, targeting faculty, staff, and
students.
- Support advising and training Peer Restorative
Practitioners.
- Support training programs for students, staff and
faculty.
- Participate in development and on-going review of protocols,
policies and practices.
- Participate in case meetings and planning meetings with the CSA
Team.
- Support data management and record keeping for the RP@P program.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree required with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience; direct experience with restorative practices, circles, restorative conferences, conflict resolution and mediation strongly preferred. Experience as a facilitator strongly preferred. Demonstrated strong people skills, organizational skills, and ability to work on a team; a general understanding of higher education policies and practices preferred. Excellent oral and written communications skills required.
Application Requirement:A Cover Letter and Resume/CV are required to be considered for this position. Please upload your Cover Letter where it asks you to upload your Resume/CV; multiple documents are allowed.
Targeted Pay Range:$65-70K commensurate with education and experience
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hybrid Eligible - This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule with a work week divided between working onsite and working remotely.
Department / School
Provost Interdisciplinary Programs
Pay Range
$51,824.00 - $78,096.00
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.
Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
University Benefits
- Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn
offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health,
dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your
family's health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending
accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care
expenses with pre-tax dollars.
- Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition
benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get
tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also
eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
- Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to
help you save for your future. Penn's Basic, Matching, and
Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a
pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment
options through TIAA and Vanguard.
- Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a
substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the
year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal
affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with
family—whatever your personal needs may be.
- Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth
Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family
members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the
costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community
or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you're newly hired, you
won't have to provide proof of good health or be subject to
underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always
provide proof of good health and are subject to
underwriting.
- Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to
supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing
demands of work and personal life. That's why we offer a wide
variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health,
your family, and your work-life balance.
- Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an
array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and
professionally.
- University Resources: As a member of the Penn community,
you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as
cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the
University's libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our
arboretum and art galleries. There's always something going on at
Penn, whether it's a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest
music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn
Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member
of the Penn community, you're right in the middle of the
excitement—and you and your family can enjoy many of these
activities for free.
- Discounts and Special Services: From arts and
entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great
deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and
cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission
and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy
substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars
from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie
tickets, and admission to theme parks.
- Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer
creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance
between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use
of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job
structures.
- Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable
loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or
currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for
closing costs or home improvements.
- Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible
employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal
adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up
to two adoptions in your household.
To learn more, please visit: https://www.hr.upenn.edu/PennHR/benefits-pay
To apply, visit https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/upenn/careers-at-penn/job/3440-Market-Street/Restorative-Practices-Facilitation-Specialist_JR00065688
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