Correctional Youth Security Officer - Pueblo Youth Service Center

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies at this location for different shifts

The mission of the Division of Youth Services (DYS) is to protect, restore and improve public safety utilizing a continuum of care that provides effective supervision, promotes accountability to victims and communities, and helps youth lead constructive lives through positive youth development. The strategic goal of DYS is to operate healthy trauma-responsive organizational environments as demonstrated through prosocial, safe, and non-violent interactions.

DYS provides a continuum of services that encompass juvenile detention, assessment, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates 15 secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.

For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State. We have many opportunities within DYS to positively impact youth and families.

We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at: https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs/dys

1406 West 17th St Pueblo, CO 81003

Please note:

Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

This position provides 24-hour/7 days per week supervision of youth in DYS State Operated Secure Facilities. The youth security officer maintains safety and security through appropriate supervision of youth, organizing and directing daily living and leisure activities of youth, in accordance with the living unit master schedule, shift supervisor and/or other administrative direction. Additionally the security officer provides corrective cognitive, emotional or behavioral experiences within a youth center program using a trauma responsive approach and is aware of and adheres to prevailing legal standards, CDHS Policy, DYS Policy, DYS Audit Standards and youth center specific procedure.

This position serves a complex adolescent population with various behavioral health disorders, trauma, and criminal behaviors.

• Providing the direct care, safety, security and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated youth in a secure setting
• Enforce established security rules and behavioral expectations with a youth or group of youths, supervise and direct daily living and leisure activities, orient youth to the unit/Youth Center and agency rules and routines, intervene early in potentially, or actively, volatile situations
• Provide immediate intervention in crisis situations and employ sound judgment and emotional control when evaluating possible crises taking into consideration the physical and mental well-being of all youth and staff.
• Participate in defusing and debriefing of all incidents pursuant to prevailing DYS Policy
• Monitor movement of youth on the unit or through out the agency, escort and transport to activities or appointments internal and/or external to the agency. Conduct pat searches, personal searches, and full searches for contraband items in accordance with DYS Policy
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