Juvenile Relief Worker - Attendance Program; GAP - Temporary Pool

This recruitment has been reopened for additional applicants and will remain open until filled. If you have already applied for recruitment #T157-2026-1, you do not need to reapply. New applicants are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time without further notice.

Marion County Juvenile Department is recruiting for part‑time, temporary/on‑call relief workers to provide vacation, illness, school breaks, and vacancy coverage in several department programs.

Please Note: Juvenile Relief Workers selected to work in the Guaranteed Attendance Program may also work in Detention, but they are not eligible to also work in Alternative Programs. If you already work as a Juvenile Relief Worker in Alternative Programs, you are not eligible to work for the Guaranteed Attendance Program or Detention.

Only information provided in the employment application will be considered when determining whether an applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the recruitment.

Attention Marion County or Former Marion County Employees: You must include your Marion County work experience in the application.

Please include volunteer experience (working with youth) in the work experience section of your application and include "VOLUNTEER" at the end of the job title.

• This assignment is an entry‑level classification in the field of Juvenile Justice.
• This assignment allows for flexible schedule for those in college or working another job.
• This assignment provides direct experience with juveniles that are often required or preferred in positions in Juvenile Justice.
• This assignment allows college students to gain valuable insight, training, and networking opportunities within the field of Juvenile Justice.
• Relief staff work a variety of shifts and days to cover pre‑scheduled vacations and holidays, as well as provide coverage for sick calls and additional staff needs. Relief staff are also required to attend mandatory annual trainings and scheduled meetings.
• There are no guaranteed hours, but relief can work up to 1,040 hours per fiscal year.
• This assignment is not represented by a union.

A staff‑secured voluntary shelter care facility that serves court‑involved Marion County juveniles, ages 12 – 17. All youth have a JCP Risk Assessment score of Medium Risk or higher at entrance.

GAP has the capacity to house 21 youth in two separate gender‑specific buildings. The program operates from 3:00 pm – 8:30 am on weekdays and 24 hours on weekends and holidays. All youth placed in the GAP program have day programs elsewhere during the weekdays including public schools, alternative schools, Marion County Alternative Programs (Matrix, Market or FUEL), or jobs in the community. Youth return to GAP in the afternoon and spend evenings, nights and weekends here.

GAP provides a safe, structured and caring living environment where youth have opportunities to learn new skills to make positive changes. During the evening hours and on weekends, youth participate in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skill‑building groups and practice putting these skills to work to effectively handle peer and adult interactions.

Youth who are placed in GAP generally stay for 90 days but can remain in the program longer if the youth and family are willing and if the local Resource Committee sees this as the best plan. There is no cost to the youth or family while participating in the program.

Youth who are not appropriate include: actively aggressive youth who pose a safety threat to other youth and staff in the program; actively suicidal youth who need one‑on‑one staff observation; predatory sex offenders; and youth who are unable to cognitively process skill‑building groups, including severe traumatic brain injuries and youth with low IQs.

• One hour of individual skill building or individual counseling.
• Five hours of any combination of group skill building, family counseling, individual counseling or individual skill building.
• Two community outings.
• Daily recreation.

When youth enter the program, the youth and family are involved in creating an Initial Service…