Juvenile Justice Youth Development Specialist III Southeast Secure Revocation

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Juvenile Justice Youth Development Specialist III - Southeast Secure Revocation (260003X9)

United States-Massachusetts-Taunton-60 Hodges Avenue

Full-time;
Evening Shift

• Ensure proper security, control, and supervision of shift as well as all unit policies, rules and regulations are followed.
• Supervise up to six (6) direct-report staff and direct activities of staff and residents, plan activities, and coordinate resources.
• Act as a liaison for communication of concerns from direct-reports up through the chain of command.
• Maintain custodial care and control of youth to uphold order and security within the facility; make periodic rounds and security checks, and search youth and visitors to ensure all youth are accounted for and that weapons and contraband are not on the premises.
• Observe conduct and behavior of youth confined to the facility and take appropriate action to prevent disturbances or escapes, ensuring compliance with established policies, regulations, and procedures and ensuring safety of staff and youth; provide one-to-one youth watch, including suicide, elevated and medical watch.
• Conduct intake of youth and complete appropriate documentation; document behavioral issues to establish patterns and monitor changes; complete incident reports and transportation, medical, visitor and daily operations log to inform appropriate personnel during meetings and shift changes.
• Provide crisis and behavior management to youth as a means to prevent or intervene in crisis situations; facilitate and/or co-facilitate group meetings to assist the youth in developing coping skills, pro-social and life skills; establish rapport with youth and advocate for their needs; provide guidance and support through daily interaction and role modeling to facilitate re-entry into the community.
• Perform and oversee various care activities of youth in custody of the agency such as escorting and/or transporting them to activities, the recreational areas, meetings, and medical appointments; participate in activities to maintain order and security of the assigned facility and monitor participation.
• Maintain electronic records/documents regarding daily behavior and activities of youth including incident reports.
• Coordinate and oversee the activities and programs of an assigned program, service, or division to ensure effective operations, proper care, and treatment of youth and compliance with laws, rules, regulations, and established standards.
• Supervise and monitor the deployment of staff by checking duty stations and ensuring completion of assigned tasks to ensure safety and security of staff, youth, and visitors.

• Ability to supervise, including planning and assigning work according to job nature and subordinates' capabilities and resources, controlling work through periodic reviews and evaluations.
• Ability to understand, explain and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines governing assigned unit activities.
• Knowledge of factors, trends and challenges in providing secure residential and rehabilitative care to youth, including Positive Youth Development (PYD) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
• Proficiency in gathering information by examining records and documents and through questioning and observation.
• Capacity to interact with people under physical and/or emotional stress and maintain a calm manner in stressful and emergency situations.
• Effective communication, including giving oral and written instructions clearly.
• Experience establishing rapport with persons from different ethnic, cultural and/or socio-economic backgrounds.

• Experience working with youth, including residential care, treatment, counseling and/or rehabilitation of juveniles and/or adult offenders.
• Proven ability to interact with youth in a supportive, safe and encouraging way.
• Demonstrated program measurement, reporting and evaluation skills.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines governing assigned unit activities.
• Knowledge of public and private organizations providing services to juveniles such as settlement houses, child guidance clinics, health, welfare and recreation agencies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Outlook and Excel.

• Minimum age 21 years.
• Ability to perform physical demands of the job, including restraining or subduing youth with handcuffs or other restraint techniques if necessary.
• Able to talk, hear, stand, walk, run, kneel, climb stairs and lift, carry, push or pull up to 55 pounds with or without assistance.
• May be required to possess a current and valid motor vehicle driver's license at a class level specific to assignment.
• Must complete and maintain certification in crisis intervention, suicide prevention, CPR, AED and first aid.

• Exposure to verbal and/or physical confrontations and potentially dangerous environments.
• May be required to…