Learn more about our Restorative Denver Program.

Restorative Justice Facilitators will be compensated $100 per case or have the option to donate their time.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow procedures and script outlined in the training manual and training sessions.
• Maintain confidentiality of the person who was harmed, the person who caused harm, and the court and police records.
• Maintain impartiality and establish ground rules throughout the process.
• Facilitate pre-conference and conference meetings with person who was harmed and people who caused harm toward a positive resolution whenever possible.
• Assist participants in developing and approving a mutually acceptable agreement (contract), in writing, as part of completion of the Restorative Justice process.
• Complete all necessary paperwork accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
• Give necessary feedback regarding meetings to staff, especially if there is a concern or problem.
• Accept cases regularly and complete within required timelines.

Qualifications

• Complete background check prior to facilitator training (please note outcome does not automatically determine eligibility)
• Ability to assume responsibility, honor commitments, and conduct meetings as scheduled.
• Ability to communicate with people who caused harm and person who was harmed and understand their perspectives and concerns.
• Ability to maintain openness to different cultures and beliefs and work with individuals of different identities and backgrounds.
• Ability to identify and separate your personal values from issues under consideration.
• Ability to communicate in a courteous and professional manner.
• Ability to maintain impartiality when people are in conflict and project a calm presence.
• Ability to work independently and within departmental and program policies and procedures.
• Ability to keep conference focus on the incident and its impact rather than on the character or worth of the person who caused harm.
• Ability to explore complex and sometimes contradictory factual and emotional information.
• Ability to be persistent in a process that may require multiple contacts over an extended period.
• Ability to understand power imbalances and how to recognize the unique circumstances regarding power imbalances between people who were harmed and people who caused harm.
• Ability to show respect for all participants and willingness to address bias, both your own and when present within the group.

Facilitators and Co-Facilitators

All cases will have two facilitators assigned to them. New facilitators will always be placed with a more experienced facilitator until they feel comfortable with all areas of facilitation. The benefits of this include: 

• Increased safety
• Another person to listen and perhaps hear things that you missed
• Someone to share the workload
• Another viewpoint on how to approach a case
• Balancing skills and strengths
• Sharing feedback after meetings

Legal Issues

• Handling of police reports
• Confidentiality of statements made by participants to facilitators
• Mandatory reporting
• Protection against facilitators being sued
• Protection against the program being sued for any damages that might result from the person who caused harm doing reparative service

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