Juvenile Supervision Officer

The Juvenile Supervision Officer at Smith County Juvenile Detention Center is responsible for the care and custody of the juveniles under his or her charge. This requires close and courteous interaction with juveniles under normal and potentially volatile circumstances. The Juvenile Supervision Officer (JSO) is required to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while being mindful of security operations.

The facility is hiring for Male Positions Only and is operated 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, weekends and holidays, therefore, shift assignments are scheduled as 8-hour shifts evening positions only. This is for Night Shift only 11:00pm - 7:00am. Due to the unpredictable and critical nature of the work, the Juvenile Supervision Officer must be willing and available to work additional hours beyond assigned shifts, sometimes with little or no notice.

• Citizen of the United States of America
• Obtained a High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Have never been convicted, pled guilty, nor have been on court-ordered community service or probation, or deferred adjudication for a Class A Misdemeanor or felony.
• During the last 10 years, have not been convicted, pled guilty, nor have been on court-ordered community service or probation, or deferred adjudication for a Class B Misdemeanor in this state, other state, or while serving in the military.
• Have never had a military court martial that resulted in dishonorable or bad conduct discharge.
• Must possess a valid Texas Driver License at the time of hiring.
• Minimum age of 21 years old by date of hire.

This position under the Texas Administrative Code section §343.432 has a bona fide occupational qualification of Gender Supervision Requirement. A juvenile supervision officer of one gender shall be prohibited from supervising and visually observing a resident of the opposite gender during showers, strip searches, disrobing of residents (suicidal or not), or when personal hygiene practice (e.g., onset of menstrual cycle, etc.)

requires the presence of a juvenile supervision officer of the same gender. Select your gender.

• Creates and maintains an atmosphere conducive to respect of others.
• Performs security rounds during scheduled and unscheduled times.
• Enforces disciplinary sanctions.
• Maintains appropriate boundaries with resident juveniles.
• Initiates and monitors resident juvenile movement.
• Restrains unruly juveniles using certified restraint techniques and restraining devices.
• Responds to emergencies, including medical emergencies.
• Documents incidents, movement, rounds, and resident juvenile discipline.
• Performs person, property, and facility searches.
• Complies with all policies and procedures of Smith County Juvenile Services.

• Performs additional duties as assigned.
• Be “on-call” for periods of time.

• Must be able to learn existing software programs.
• Must be able to keep abreast of any changes in policy, methods, computer operations, equipment needs, etc. as they pertain to departmental operations and activities.

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required.
• Formal education in human services or criminal justice desired.
• No experience required.

Must pass the TJJD Certification Exam to become a state certified JSO.

• Ability to detect abnormal behavior and extraordinary activities when observing the actions of a resident juveniles or groups of resident juveniles.
• Ability to prepare a written description of personal property and accurately observe resident juveniles.
• Must have sufficient vision without glasses to defend self and others and perform mandatory life safety functions.
• Ability to properly identify colors utilized in descriptions.

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