Juvenile Justice Detention Officer Ii

Job Title:

JUVENILE JUSTICE DETENTION OFFICER II -

Date:
Jul 13, 2026

Location:

Monroe Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 5503 College Rd, 1st floor, Key West, Florida 33040

Contact:
LaWanna Tynes

Minimum Bi-Weekly Rate of Pay: $1,751.77 Bi-Weekly. Includes CAD of $92.30 bi-weekly for a total of $1,844.07.

This is a pool announcement. Multiple positions will be hired from this announcement.

This is a highly responsible position in the criminal justice system. The employee is expected to perform all the duties in the optimum responsible manner, demonstrate leadership by being a positive role model for staff, youth and the community, and treat all persons with dignity and respect.

Adheres to agency or facility policies and procedures, maintains a safe and secure environment for youth, themselves, and other staff, and ensures the maintenance of an environment with zero tolerance for detained youth escapes, abuse, sexual harassment, and inappropriate conduct by staff with the detained youth (Red Flag Behavior). Assists in the operation of a secure detention center, assuring safe custody of all assigned detained youth while ensuring that all detained youth are provided their constitutional rights with special concern for legal, medical, and mental health issues.

Assists the supervisor to ensure that the detained youth’s services and programming are in compliance with court orders, rules, departmental policies and procedures, and Quality Assurance standards.

Successfully completes training requirements to maintain proficiency on dispensing medications to youth, and distributes medication in the absence of a designated medical health authority or facility nurse.

Performs duties in Master Control, admissions, releases, and transportation, as necessary.

Supervises youth in all activities, maintains control of detained youth by giving directives, counseling, and/or utilizing appropriate levels of verbal or physical use of Protective Action Response (PAR) as needed.

Inspects facility, youth, visitors, and packages delivered to the facility for contraband.

Trains and/or coaches employees concerning their duties and orients them concerning facility policies and procedures.

In the absence of the supervisor, assumes acting supervisor’s role.

Writes reports and prepares required records regarding incidents, detained youth movement, and noteworthy information, ensuring documentation of all violations of facility operating procedures, rules, regulations, and state and federal statutes. Prepares detained youth for court appearances, transports and escorts detained youth to medical, criminal justice, social services, and judicial facilities as needed according to departmental and facility policies and procedures.

Uses security and emergency equipment to ensure the safety and security of the detained youth and the facility.

Completes 10-minute checks, 5-minute checks or Constant Sight and Uninterrupted Sound Supervision for every detained youth confined to room confinement or designated as suicidal.

Assesses and analyzes information available through the Juvenile Justice Information System.

Initiates and maintains detained youth counts as directed by departmental and facility operating procedures and policies.

Attends and successfully completes all training required by DJJ’s Direct Care Training Policy and other training as assigned and required. In case of an emergency, utilizes Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), and First Aid techniques and procedures taught during certification training.

Attends required meetings.

Maintains a valid Driver License and reports any change within 72 hours. Will not knowingly drive a state vehicle or use a private vehicle on state business if the license is revoked, suspended, or otherwise restricted.

This position must comply with Section 215.422, Florida Statutes, Prompt Payment Compliance Law.

Performs other related duties as required.

Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide…