Relief Detention Worker

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. This position is open until filled

This position has a maximum of 690hrs per rolling year

This position provides for supervision and care for juveniles detained in a detention facility in a judicial district of the Superior Court. This position will work under the direction of a full-time staff member on an assigned shift. The relief position is an on-call staff member who may be called to work on any shift with little notice. With continued experience and proven ability, a person in this position will be called more frequently.

Written guidelines are available through the Detention Services Manual governing policy and procedure.

• Follows directions of any fulltime staff member assigned to same shift.
• Ensures the safety and well-being of all youth detained in the facility.
• Maintains security of building, grounds, equipment, and detained youth through continual monitoring process.
• Assumes responsibility of a youth once admitted to the facility and processes the youth through the intake procedure.
• Supervises daily detention activities and movement of all youth housed within the facility.
• Maintains written records of youths’ daily activities on all assigned shifts.
• Operates and monitors all security equipment within the detention control center and maintains control room daily log.
• Interacts with youth on one-to-one basis or through group activities.
• Administers, prepares, and supervises meals on assigned shifts.
• Performs and/or supervises necessary clean-up activities of the detention population.
• Ensures the appropriate release of youth from the facility.
• Performs necessary paperwork accompanying the release of youth.
• Responds to inquiries within the scope of knowledge.
• Acts as a liaison between youth and shift supervisors.
• Acts as liaison between youth and probation staff as relating to desired probation contacts.
• Performs or assists full-time shift employees in any daily process as instructed.
• Confers with shift supervisor relating to youth discipline problems and procedures.
• Confers with and/or informs shift supervisor relating to youth medical needs, minor and/or major.