Juvenile Community Corrections Officer

Juvenile Community Corrections Officer - Region 2 Rockland

Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) is destigmatizing corrections for the betterment of all Maine communities. Through the 'Maine Model of Corrections', we promote the safety of our staff and residents while reducing barriers to meaningful rehabilitative opportunities. We facilitate restorative justice practices that equip justice-involved residents and clients with the skills they need to become contributing members of society upon release, including treatment, education, and job training.

MDOC Juvenile Community Corrections Region 2 is seeking a qualified candidate for Juvenile Community Corrections Officer in Rockland, Maine. You must be self-motivated, resourceful, able to work as an integral part of a team, and possess excellent time management, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

Representative tasks include:

• Investigating juvenile delinquency cases and matters concerning probation and/or aftercare using evidence-based principles and practices to report findings.
• Researching and writing institutional and court ordered investigation reports to present information needed for making case decisions.
• Researching and completing pre-disposition, post-disposition, aftercare, furlough, and interstate compact investigations to provide information.
• Compiling and recording information on juvenile offenders and their activities in order to monitor and document compliance with conditions of supervision.
• Preparing and maintaining strength-based juvenile offender rehabilitation case plans and records and submitting regular and special reports to superiors and the courts to carry out required procedures to intervene and remediate delinquent behavior.
• Monitoring, reviewing, and revising individual rehabilitation case plans and referring them to appropriate education, employment, community, and treatment programs/resources to promote their rehabilitation and mitigate identified criminogenic factors.
• Informing juvenile offenders of conditions of supervision to ensure they are understood.
• Making prescribed contact and counseling juvenile offenders to assist with rehabilitation.
• Arresting and transporting juvenile offenders to jails, detention facilities, institutions, and hearings to enforce conditions of supervision.
• Arranging and monitoring for community/public service work, collecting restitution and fines, and monitoring disbursement of funds to enforce conditions of supervision.
• Collaborating with community agencies and service providers to develop and monitor individual treatment and supervision plans and expand and enhance service delivery system for juvenile offenders.

Minimum qualifications include:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Behavior Sciences, or Social Sciences, or a closely related field (4 years) and six (6) months of experience in youth counseling and case management or juvenile probation/parole work or juvenile law enforcement activities.
• Or in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree, at least 4 years and 6 months of equivalent combination of directly related education, experience, and training.

Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience working with adolescents and families involved with the juvenile justice system.

Licensing/registration/certification requirements include possession of a Class C Maine Driver's License.

Application instructions:

Interested applicants need to apply online by selecting the 'Apply for this opening' button along with uploading a cover letter, current resume, and if applicable copies of post-secondary transcripts, licensing, registration, and certifications.

Benefits include:

• Work-Life Balance – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage– The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($10,523.28-$12,380.40 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
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