Juvenile Justice Center Supportive Services Superintendent; Class Code 6080

job responsibilities

professional, administrative and supervisory work assigning, reviewing and evaluating the activities of a group of social service and wellness staff providing services to incarcerated or detained youths; providing direct counseling services to incarcerated youths; reviewing and evaluating social services practices of the facility; analyzing and reporting on unit activities and accomplishments; generating periodic statistical reports; training workers in the problems of incarcerated youths and consulting with other officials to coordinate procedures.

Work also includes developing new practices and programs to counsel, refer, place and/or rehabilitate individuals; coordinating youth participation in social service programs; and responding to inquiries from family members; training staff in counseling methods and practices and serves as a member of treatment teams. The position will also act in the capacity of the director in his/her absence and will be on rotation for on-call duty and weekend work;

and related work as required.

the city of new orleans is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry. Requests for alternate format or accommodations should be directed to shana parker at  or tty/voice at  or .