Juvenile Program Manager - Hall CSO & HITS - Gainesville, GA; COM

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Job title:

juvenile program manager - hall cso & hits - gainesville, ga (com) agency: department of juvenile justice job requisition  shift: day (united states of america) compensation details: $53,300.00 job description: this position is scheduled to close at 12:00 a.m. On the closing date listed above. Applications must be submitted before that time to be considered.

Job summary:

supervises, guides, and/or instructs the work assignments of subordinate staff. Provides social services to assist in rehabilitating law offenders in custody or on probation. Makes recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

• interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
• recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to non-compliance with terms of probation or parole.
• administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
• prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
• discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played a role in their criminal behavior.
• conduct pre-hearing and pre-screening investigations and testify in court regarding offenders' backgrounds and recommend sentences and sentencing conditions.
• inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
• write reports describing offenders' progress.
• investigate legal issues.
• write reports or evaluations.
• counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
• arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
• supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.

• associate degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of job-related experience in a human services delivery setting, including one (1) year experience in a lead worker, team lead, or supervisory role.
• or seven (7) years of direct case management job- related experience working with offenders and their families in a human services delivery setting including one (1) year experience in a lead worker, team lead, or supervisory role.
• or two (2) years of experience at the lower level juv. Probation/parole spec 3 (ssp
  132) or position equivalent.
• must possess and maintain state of georgia p.o.s.t. Certification within the first (6) months of employment.

• completion of bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• three (3) or more years of experience supervising or managing staff in a human services delivery setting.

physical agility standards: this position requires the ability to perform physically demanding activities associated with maintaining safety and security within our secured facilities and community settings.…