Youth Specialist II & III

• Rate: $22.34 USD per hour - Youth Specialist II
• Rate: $23.86 USD per hour - Youth Specialist III

FLSA STATUS Non-Exempt

EMPLOYMENT STATUS Full-time

WORK SCHEDULE 40 hours per week shift schedule

DISTINGUISHING JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Responsible to provide supervision and manage delinquent youthful offenders in a secure residential correctional/treatment facility; consistent with established program objectives, policies, procedures and generally acceptable practices.

This shall be accomplished through active participation and interaction with youth, role modeling, relationship building, teaching, and counseling and by providing reasonable discipline, structure and guidance.

This is a twenty-four hour; seven days per week continuous program which requires individuals in this role to work assigned shifts during the weekdays, weekends, and holidays in order to fulfill essential duties and responsibilities.

"In this position, you are an At-Will Employee serving at the pleasure of the Judge."

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises and monitors youth detained in a residential corrections facility in accordance with established procedures, process and requirements.

Maintains and enforces security procedures, and ensures safety and security of both youth and staff.

Resolves differences and disagreements among youths, and intervenes in youth altercations.

Helps restrain youths and deals with behavior problems as necessary in accordance with prescribed guidelines. Conducts searches of youth and rooms to locate contraband, and conducts night perimeter checks to identify unusual situations and ensure building security.

Observes youth behavior and maintains awareness of juvenile’s emotional and physical needs. Watches for the following:signs of depression, suicide, disturbances, escape plans and other problems and issues.

Maintain group control.

Controls noise level, behavior, and diffuses potentially escalating situations through application of verbal and non-verbal deescalating techniques.

Provide therapeutic environment that promotes accountability and appropriate consequences for delinquent behavior.

Exposes youth to adaptive and social skills training, and teaches and mentors responsibility and self-control. Ensures youth attend required educational classes.

Completion of Behavior Observation logs reflecting juvenile’s behavior, problems, visitations, isolations, restrictions, interaction with peers, and other issues.

Completes incident reports, damage reports, emergency medical reports and other records. Recommends discipline and completes juvenile disciplinary reports.

Conducts group sessions to help establish peer communication and understanding, and to explore alternatives to delinquent behavior. Encourages youth to assume responsibility for actions, and develop self-esteem.

Assists youth in dealing with peer and societal pressures, and familial issues. Guides youth in developing school, home and social skills, and assists in formulating life objectives.

Maintains communication with “off-going shift” Youth Specialists to discuss youth problems, incidences and other issues to ensure understanding of youth issues and needs, and maintain security.

Operates vehicle to transport youth to and from hospital, medical appointments, activities, programs and other locations.

Escorts youth to school classes.

Monitors visitation and maintains log reflecting names of visitors, juvenile visited and related information.

Observes visitors and monitors physical contact between youth and visitor to maintain facility security.

Confers with parents and guardians to provide feedback and solicit information pertaining to youth problems, issues and needs.

Admits youth to facility.

Searches youth for contraband, requires youth to shower, and provides youth with personal necessities. Conducts initial orientation and attitude testing to assess youth’s mental, emotional and academic status.

Explains facility rules and regulations, and provides juveniles with a handbook to guide behavior and document understanding.

Provides for youths basic physical needs.

Launders clothes, bedding and other items.

Folds clothing, blankets, sheets, towels, and other…