Senior Program Associate & Facilitator

About Impact Justice

Impact Justice advances safety, justice, and opportunity through boundary-breaking work that honors and empowers people and is changing expectations about what we can accomplish together. We imagine, build, and scale innovations, leverage research and other knowledge to connect the desire for change with informed action, and work to shift the narrative so that decision-makers and the public understand what's at stake and what's possible.

About The Growing Justice Program

Growing Justice is a first-of-its-kind reentry and workforce development program, blending vertical farming and classroom instruction with intensive reentry and job readiness support. Through partnerships with AmplifiedAg, Skout Strategy, and Agritecture, women at Camille G. Graham Correctional Institution (CGGCI) gain hands-on training, employment preparation, and wraparound support that positions them for success post-release. Inspired by Impact Justice’s 2020 series Eating Behind Bars, which documented the unhealthy and degrading quality of prison food nationwide, Growing Justice also reimagines food justice inside correctional facilities. Beginning in the Fall of 2025, AmplifiedAg established a vertical farm on the grounds of CGGCI that will produce an estimated 48,000 pounds of nutrient-rich leafy greens each year for residents, while serving as a living classroom where participants build marketable skills and pathways to sustainable careers. In addition to the South Carolina site at CGGCI, Growing Justice launched two additional sites in 2025: one at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, CA, and another inside Impact Justice’s office building in downtown Oakland, CA. Together, these sites expand the reach of Growing Justice, advancing food justice, workforce readiness, and reentry pathways nationwide.

Who You Are

• Passionate about supporting women impacted by incarceration
• Believe in the power of education, workforce development, and second chances
• Energized by helping people learn, grow, and achieve goals while also building relationships that strengthen programs, communities, and equitable access to opportunity
• Comfortable facilitating a group discussion, coordinating logistics, meeting with community partners, or representing a program at a networking event
• Take initiative, communicate proactively, and can work independently while remaining highly collaborative
• Enjoy identifying opportunities, connecting people and resources, and finding creative solutions to challenges
• Engaging facilitator who creates meaningful learning experiences for adult learners
• Comfortable working in correctional settings, building trusted relationships with participants, facility staff, and community partners
• Highly organized, adaptable, and solutions-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative and resourceful, proactively building relationships and coordinating volunteers, guest speakers, and other engagement opportunities

That Said, We Know There Are Great Candidates Who May Not Think They Fit Into What We've Described Above Or Who Have Important Skills We Haven't Thought Of

We welcome all applicants, including formerly incarcerated individuals, those with family members that have been incarcerated, and persons with direct criminal or juvenile legal system experience.

What You Will Do

• Facilitate participant learning and development
• Lead day-to-day program delivery at the site
• Build and maintain strong relationships
• Coordinate program operations and accountability measures
• Support program growth and continuous improvement

Required Qualifications

• Four years of professional training, education, and/or closely related experience, plus at least four years of experience independently managing program activities, work deliverables, training delivery, facilitation, or participant-centered programming
• Demonstrated experience facilitating training, workshops, educational programs, or other group learning experiences
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with experience working collaboratively with participants, colleagues, community partners, and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple priorities, coordinate complex activities, solve problems, and execute projects with limited supervision
• Ability to obtain and maintain clearance to work within a correctional facility and commitment to advancing opportunities for individuals impacted by the justice system

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with agriculture, controlled environment agriculture (CEA), urban farming, community gardening, food systems, sustainability, food access, food justice, or related fields
• Experience working in correctional, nonprofit, educational, workforce development, or community-based settings
• Experience coordinating community partnerships, participant recruitment, interviews, volunteers, guest speakers, or stakeholder engagement activities