Youth Care Worker - Male

Youth Care Worker I - Male at City of Danville, VA summary:

The Youth Care Worker I - Male supervises and supports juvenile detainees in a detention center by ensuring safety, providing counseling, and managing conflicts. The role involves monitoring daily activities, administering basic medical care, and maintaining communication with legal and family contacts. Training requirements include certifications in CPR, medication administration, and physical restraint techniques, with duties performed in a secure and potentially hazardous environment.

Description Supervise Juvenile Detention Center residents and ensure a safe and positive environment for juveniles as well as staff, by recognizing potential conflicts and preventing or stopping them, providing counseling, and training and supervising residents in their day to day activities.

The essential functions of the job are not limited to those listed in the job description. The City retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

• Handles crises by recognizing potential conflicts; evaluating the potential for injury or escalation; defusing and stopping the conflict; intervening in altercations between residents; and de-escalating hostile situations; documentation of all incidents.
• Interacts with the residents; providing supervision; adhering to the daily detention home and education schedule; counseling in groups or one-to-one; teaching basic life skills; playing games or participating in activities as appropriate.
• Provides customer service by answering the phones, taking messages; documenting incidents; contacting lawyers and probation officers on the resident’s behalf; and making necessary calls to parents, legal guardians and placement agencies; escorting visitors throughout the building.
• Provides medical care for residents by assessing and reporting issues from the residents or self-observation of medical or physical issues; referring the resident to the medical staff; assisting in the self-administration of scheduled and PRN medications; checking blood sugar levels; and checking vital signs; documentation of all medical actions taken.
• Participates in meetings and training sessions as needed or required; attending weekly shift meetings, completing at least 40 hours of training upon employment and per year; cross-training in all aspects of the job including control room, roving, intake, and pod supervision.

• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Associate’s Degree, with knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative or technical nature, from a college, vocational or technical school; and one to three years of experience.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the specific requirements listed above.

• Valid Driver’s License with acceptable driving record according to City Criteria
• CPR/First Aid/AED Certification
• Handle with Care Physical Restraint Certification
• Medication Administration Certification

Intermediate knowledge to perform most work in normal situations. Comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.

Intermediate:
Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, and thesauruses.

Intermediate:
Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.

Basic:
Ability to perform the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

Decisions regarding interpretation of existing policies may be made. Contacts may involve stressful, negative interactions requiring high levels of tact and the ability to respond to aggressive interpersonal interactions. Elements of persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.

Normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties.…