SMRT JCO II - Office - Decatur, GA; ADM

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Job Title:

SMRT JCO II
- Central Office
- Decatur, GA (ADM) Job Requisition  Number of Openings: 0 Shift: Compensation Details: $48,926.00

Positively impact the lives of youth in the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice through the collaborative creation and maintenance of a safe, therapeutic, and educational environment in facilities and communities. Provide support, guidance, and structure for our youth by modeling, encouraging, and reinforcing pro-social behaviors to include patience, empathy, cooperation, professionalism, and respect.

• Enforces all rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and state laws necessary for the control and management of offenders and the maintenance of public safety.
• Participate in joint task force apprehensions for the recovery of absconded or exploited youth.
• Conduct apprehensions of offenders found in violations of care and custody or protection orders
• Conduct secure transport of offenders.
• Conduct shakedowns and searches of secure facilities
• Provides safety and security for facility or community offices.
• Maintains order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies and laws.
• Observe the conduct and behavior of offenders to prevent disturbances and escapes
• Oversee offenders during work assignments, furloughs, meals, and recreation periods.
• Conduct patrols of assigned areas and prepare related administrative reports.
• Prepares admissions, program releases, transfers, and other related reports.
• Responds to emergencies in agency facilities and communities.
• When designated serve as an (SRG) Security Risk Group officer monitoring and documenting uprisings in gang trends, paraphernalia and temperament within secure facilities and communities.
• May handle and train canines for tracking, search and rescue, guard duty and the detection of contraband.
• Inspects, inventories physical control of logs, keys, tools, and related equipment.

NOTE:

The position may require 24 hours on-call and extensive state-wide travel and overnight stays

• The ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• The ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with agency staff, Human Resources staff of facilities offices, and others as required.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks and prioritize appropriately.
• Ability to exercise initiative and make independent decisions to meet deadlines or to effectively handle priority work.
• Able to work as a positive leader, coordinator and effective team member.

• High school diploma/GED, Georgia P.O.S.T. certification, and one (1) year of experience required at the lower-level Correctional Officer 1 (PSP
  220) or position equivalent.
• Must possess and maintain State of Georgia P.O.S.T. certification within the first six (6) months of employment.

• Preference will be given to applicants, who in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications possess two or more of the following:
• Current and valid certification as a juvenile correctional officer by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council.
• One or more years of experience in a juvenile justice environment.
• Eighteen (18) months or more of prior military or law enforcement experience
• Two (2) years of college…