Juvenile Corrections Specialist; FEMALE

Juvenile Corrections Specialist (Female Only)

Yamhill County has one regular, full-time position for a Female Juvenile Corrections Specialist. The Juvenile Corrections Specialist performs professional supervision in a secure custody facility that is difficult and complex in nature. Provide counseling, stabilization, and guidance of youths with behavioral and mental health challenges. This classification uses independent judgment and decision-making to monitor youth offenders in the daily activities of the Juvenile Corrections Division.

Works under the Juvenile Corrections Manager and Juvenile Corrections Supervisor who assigns work, establishes goals and reviews work for conformance to established standards and statutes.

Supervision of other employees is not a responsibility of positions in this classification; however, may assign/oversee duties and tasks to Juvenile Corrections Technicians, volunteers, intern and practicum students while on shift.

• Performs intake duties; reviews police reports; performs searches; reports whether youth is in need of medical treatment; prepares necessary paperwork.
• Attends to daily needs of youths; serves meals; conducts searches; secures youth’s personal effects, currency, and contraband, and issues receipt, prepared paperwork as required; provides informal counseling to youths.
• Prepares paperwork required by the Court for youth offenders monitored in the division; supervises and writes evaluations of individual youth’s behavior and performance as observed by daily contact and supervision methods; writes behavior reports as required.
• Responds to emergency situations and interacts to diffuse aggressive situations, handles difficult and specialized discipline problems by using standard techniques and established disciplinary controls.
• Assists in planning, developing and implementing programs for youth offenders in the detention center, i.e., cognitive therapy, skill building, recreation, and interpersonal relationships.
• Assesses youths for potential mental health crisis; provides interventions, coaching and mentoring to youths as required to address treatment, behaviors, and discipline.
• Handles difficult and specialized discipline problems by using standard division techniques and established disciplinary controls.
• Maintains the security of the facility or work site; conducts inspections and security
• checks and searches; supervises visitors
• Conducts orientation process and assessment of incoming offenders and assists them in making the initial adjustments to the facility or community service program.
• Instructs youths on correct and proper use of any tools or equipment as required.
• Consults with probation staff, caseworkers, etc., involved with individual offenders.
• Reports all maintenance issues and any improperly functioning division building apparatus, faulty equipment, and needed repairs.
• Works a variety of hours; work assignments may include different shifts in a 24-hour facility or the community service program.
• Supervises and transports youths to the hospital, pickup points, job sites, or other locations as needed.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification with or without accommodation.

Yamhill County offers generous employee benefits:

• 15 paid holidays per year.
• 19.5 days of Flexible Earned Time (FET) accrual in the first year (based on an 8-hr day).
• PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) - 100% employer funded contributions.
• Full health benefit offerings with employee premiums starting as low as $89.02/month for PPO and $0 monthly for HMO for 2026 to 2027 plan year. *

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