Correctional Youth Services Specialist - Platte Valley Youth SC- Greeley

Position: Correctional Youth Services Specialist I - Platte Valley Youth SC- Greeley
This position is only accepting applications for Colorado Residents only

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies (part time and full time) at the location below.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

Physical

Job location:

Platte Valley Youth Services Center

2200 O St.

Greeley, CO 80631

About the Division of Youth Services:
The mission of the Division of Youth Services (DYS) is to protect, restore and improve public safety utilizing a continuum of care that provides effective supervision, promotes accountability to victims and communities, and helps youth lead constructive lives through positive youth development. The strategic goal of DYS is to operate healthy trauma-responsive organizational environments as demonstrated through prosocial, safe, and non-violent interactions.

DYS provides a continuum of services that encompass juvenile detention, assessment, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates 15 secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.

For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.  We have many opportunities within DYS to positively impact youth and families.

We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).  There are numerous opportunities within DYS to positively impact youth and families and we welcome you to join our team.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.  

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

This announcement may fill day, night, and swing shifts

Front End Day

Shift: Sunday-Tuesday and alternating Wednesdays  6am-6:30pm

Front End Swing

Shift: Sunday-Tuesday and alternating Wednesdays 10am-10:30pm

Front End

Evening Shift: Sunday-Tuesday and alternating Wednesdays 6pm-6:30am

Back End Day

Shift: Thursday-Saturday and alternating Wednesdays 6am-6:30pm

Back End Swing

Shift: Thursday-Saturday and alternating Wednesday 10am-10:30pm

Back End

Evening Shift: Thursday-Saturday and alternating Wednesday  6pm-6:30am

Please note:

These working arrangements are subject to change.

WE WANT TO HIRE YOU IF:

* You have a passion for youth and a desire to improve your community

* You love learning new skills and teaching them to others

* You desire a job that teaches you what safe supervision is all about - physical, social, psychological, and moral

* You thrive on developing healthy relationships, professionalism, and teamwork

About the position. This position is a direct care/essential role that provides direct and engaging supervision of Youth in DYS State Operated Secure Facilities. Specific duties and expectations are:
Safety/Security, Youth Center Programming, Documentation/Recording and Reporting, Training, and Organizational Accountability. Positions may be required to work overtime on a rotating basis, based on business needs.

Duties Include but are not limited to the following:

Safety/Security. Work involves providing direct care, safety, security, and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated youth in a secure setting. Monitor, participate, support, and enforce behavioral management plans for individual youth as directed (e.g. Behavioral Contracts, Individual Growth and Change Plans). Duties include supervision of youth or group of…