Unit Manager (Youth Services Unit Administrator

Job Description
- Unit Manager (Youth Services Unit Administrator) (260005ML)

Youth Services
- Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility

Pam Wilson; pamela.wilsono.gov

Aug 12, 2026, 3:59:00 AM

Cuyahoga Juvenile Correctional 4321 Green Road Highland Hills

United States of America-OHIO-Cuyahoga County-Highland Hills

$33.32 per hour

Full-time

Exempt from Union

Corrections

Criminology/Criminal Justice, Juvenile Corrections, Security

Adaptability, Coaching, Conflict Management, Leading Others, Situational Awareness

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We are transforming and saving lives at DYS! A safer Ohio: one youth, one family and one community at a time.

About Us… Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website.

DYS is seeking a Unit Manager (Youth Services Unit Administrator) to serve as part of our unit management team at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility. The ideal candidate will be a leader with excellent communication skills and a passion to habilitate youth.

The Unit Manager will be responsible for overseeing individual housing units. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure safety and security of all youth and staff
• Administer, plan and coordinate services of youth housing units (e.g., unit plans, group living, safety, security and idle time); coordinate services (e.g., Behavioral Health Services, recreation, maintenance)
• Oversee and coordinate unit schedules and ensure schedules are followed; ensure groups and structured activities are scheduled; ensure staff document contact in Juvenile Justice Case Management System (JJCMS) (e.g., groups, Interdisciplinary Team)
• Implement and administer DYS policies and procedures, American Correctional Association (ACA), Ohio Revised Code (ORC), Senate Bill 5 (SB5), and Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) which provide uniform direction and administration of proper custodial care, health, safety, and treatment phases for youth; ensure compliance with Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards and guidelines
• Direct unit activities and supervise assigned staff; provide guidance and direction to youth and staff; recognize unethical staff behavior; identify group dynamics; awareness of Security Threat Group (STG) activities/incidents; work with non-compliant youth; de-escalate hostile situations among youth and/or staff when needed; conduct reviews and implement corrective action for unit incidents; conduct administrative investigations as assigned
• Respond to and assume Incident Commander role during Critical Incident Management (CIM) situations; monitor JJCMS incidents as it relates to youth assigned to unit(s)
• Provide quality assurance (QA) for unit plan and programming; ensure compliance with QA indicators at both local and Central Office level; responsible for QA results and ensure corrective…