JJYS Technician II-Farmington Bay Youth Center-Graveyard shift

JJYS Technician II – Farmington Bay Youth Center – Graveyard Shift

If you would like a position working with today's youth, then you are in the right place! A great way to start your career in Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS) is to become a Technician II. A Juvenile Justice Technician works to change young lives, support families, and keep communities safe in the following environments:

• Detention
• Long Term Secure Care
• Multi-use facilities
• Community-based programs

As a Technician II, you will provide critical support and guidance to at‑risk youth, supervise, teach pro‑social skills, and attain positive behavioral outcomes. Your work assignment may be in a community setting, in a residential shelter or treatment setting, or in a secure youth correctional facility. The role is dynamic, challenging and rewarding as youth mature and change due to the interventions provided by JJYS team members.

JJYS team members have the unique opportunity to see the impacts of their hard work and dedication to improve the well‑being of youth. We work with at‑risk and delinquent youth in a professional team environment, and we believe in providing opportunities for employees to advance within the organization.

• 3 medical plans (additional pay is available for people who don’t need insurance)
• 5 dental plans
• 4 vision plans
• 401K match
• 104 hours of annual leave
• 104 hours of sick leave
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• 12 paid holidays
• Employee discount programs
• Free counseling & wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement and much more

• Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS) provides a variety of delinquency prevention and rehabilitation programs designed to change young lives, support families and keep communities safe.
• JJYS is dedicated to providing growth opportunities to team members, including extensive training, coaching, and advancement opportunities.
• JJYS team members are diverse and represent a variety of backgrounds, strengthening our ability to connect with diverse communities.
• Team members have the opportunity to see the impacts of their hard work and dedication to improve the well‑being of youth.

The Department of Health and Human Services is dedicated to providing care for individuals and families of Utah. Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS) provides a continuum of prevention, intervention, supervision and rehabilitation services and programs to youth offenders while assuring public safety. For more information on JJYS, visit the Department of Health and Human Services website.

• Work closely with youth ordered into the care and custody of JJYS
• Monitor visitors and residents within the facility
• Schedule and coordinate activities for the youth
• Assist the Control Supervisor by making perimeter checks
• Resolve potentially dangerous situations to ensure the safety of staff, clients, and or the public by applying appropriate intervention techniques
• Participate in New Employee Training and de‑escalation training within the first 90 days
• Transport youth
• Provide a continuum of intervention, supervision, and rehabilitation programs to youth offenders while assuring public safety
• Communicate information and ideas clearly and concisely in writing

• Willingness to be part of a thriving team focused on changing young lives, supporting families, and keeping communities safe.
• Availability to work rotating shifts, days, swings, graveyard, weekends and holidays

• Candidates 19 years of age or older
• Candidates with a high school diploma or GED
• Candidates that speak multiple languages
• A valid Utah driver’s license

• Only applicants invited to interview will be contacted.
• High risks in this job include physical intervention with clients in order to de‑escalate hostile or volatile situations.
• Work requires physical exertion and the ability to stand, walk over rough surfaces, bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, and lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time.