Youth Services Unit Administrator; Unit Manager

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Organization: Youth Services
- Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility

Agency Contact Name and Information: Cally Gilliland, cally.gillilando.gov

Work Location: 640 Island Road

Circleville, Ohio, 43113

United States

Compensation: $33.32 - $47.47

Schedule: Permanent
- Full Time

Work Hours: 40 hours per week, (2) days 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm, (3) days 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Classified Indicator: Classified

Union: Exempt from union

Primary Job Skill: Corrections

Futures Start Here!

Connection | Collaboration | Commitment | Correction

About Us…

We are a dedicated team of juvenile justice professionals committed to transforming and saving young lives. We believe in a future where every young person thrives and contributes to a safer, stronger Ohio! DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts.

During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

• Connection:
  We respect everyone. We don’t tear them down.
• Collaboration:
  
  We work together. We don’t go alone.
• Commitment:
  We step up. We don’t give up.
• Correction:
  We create change. We don’t stay the same.

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website here.

DYS is seeking a Unit Manager to join our diverse team! This person will oversee facility functions while providing valuable mentorship, experience, and knowledge to the youth in our care. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.

• Work under administrative direction of Unit Management Administrator in order to serve as unit administrator for assigned residential living unit(s); ensures and accepts responsibility to protect youth from harm; implements, administers and ensures compliance with DYS policies and procedures, American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards, Ohio Revised Code, Senate Bill 5, and Ohio Administrative Code to provide uniform direction and administration of proper custodial care, health, safety and treatment phases for youth.
• Plan and coordinate direct and/or indirect services of residential living unit(s) (e.g., health, safety, security, structured programming, hygiene, treatment, risk management, security classification plan); supervises staff assigned to residential living unit(s) (e.g., Juvenile Correctional Officers, Correctional Program Specialists); ensures compliance with Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards and guidelines; oversees and coordinates unit schedules and ensures schedule maximizes out of room time through structured, meaningful activities;
  
  ensures schedules are followed and the appropriate staff are present to lead the activities; completes residential living unit plan with high priority on safety and security of youth and staff (e.g., directs unit activities, provides guidance and direction to youth and staff, recognizes and reports unethical staff behavior and/or group dynamics).
• Maintain awareness of Security Threat Group (STG) activities/incidents, non-compliant youth, de-escalates hostile situations among youth and/or staff when needed; executes the delivery of unit plan and communicates unit plan to youth and staff; assists in youth residential program direction by formulating and implementing youth program policies and procedures (e.g., crisis intervention, Core B, Anger Management, Thinking for a Change, Victim Awareness, Motivational…