Thank you for your interest in becoming a facilitator for Restorative Denver! Restorative Justice is a responsive dialogue facilitation process that offers people who were harmed by crime an opportunity to seek answers and those who caused the harm an opportunity to take accountability to begin to repair the damage caused by conflict and/or crime. TCC’s RJ facilitators focus on the Community Group Conference (CGC) process which brings together a group of people involved in crime, including people who were harmed, people who caused harm, support people, community members, and facilitators. Restorative Justice Facilitators will be provided a $100 stipend per case or have the option to donate their time. The Conflict Center has a high priority on seeking applicants who reflect the diverse people we serve. You do not have to be in Denver to apply, we are currently accepting applicants that can facilitate virtually.
“One of the programs I am most passionate about is the partnership with the Denver DA’s Office to provide Restorative Justice to adults. This program helps people address the harms they caused in a way that allows them to be a part of the community and not be shunned by the community. For me, most importantly, it is an important disruption in the prison pipeline that disproportionately impacts people of color. I am proud to be both a Board Member and a volunteer restorative justice facilitator. ”
-Aneesha Bharwani, Board Member and Restorative Denver Facilitator
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
An ability to…
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:
Restorative Justice is a responsive dialogue facilitation process that offers people who were harmed by crime an opportunity to seek answers and those who caused the harm an opportunity to take accountability to begin to repair the damage caused by conflict and/or crime. TCC’s RJ facilitator training focuses on the Community Group Conference (CGC) process which brings together a group of people involved in crime, including people who were harmed, people who caused harm, support people, community members, and facilitators. The two day training focuses on training facilitators to conduct Community Group Conferences. Trainees will learn the Community Group Conference process, purpose and structure, facilitator communication techniques and strategies for creating an achievable written agreement to repair the harm.
All of the following trainings take place from 12:30pm – 4:30pm over all three days*:
*The training is not drop-in; you must fill out an application before attending. Your application will be reviewed within six weeks and we will be in touch to inform you of your application status. Upon acceptance, you will be sent a link to register for one of the upcoming training dates that works best for your schedule.