DJS Case Management Specialist Supervisor Community ***INTERNAL ONLY

GRADE

17

Department of Juvenile Services

Salisbury District Court/Multi-Purpose Center

201 Baptist Street

Suite 21

Salisbury, MD 21801

A DJS Case Management Specialist Supervisor is the supervisory level of work providing case management services to juveniles in a community setting. Employees in this classification oversee the implementation and coordination of services and treatment plans for juveniles on informal supervision, probation supervision, aftercare supervision, detained pending trial or disposition, or committed to the Department of Juvenile Services. Employees in this classification supervise lower-level DJS Case Management Specialists.

Education:

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

Three years of experience providing case management services to emotionally or socially maladjusted, delinquent, victimized or exceptional juveniles in a community or residential setting.

• Candidates may substitute possession of an Associate of Arts degree in the social or behavioral sciences or criminal justice from an accredited college or university and two years of experience providing direct services to children in a community or residential setting for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute possession of a Master’s degree in the social or behavioral sciences or criminal justice from an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Social Services classifications or Social Services specialty codes in the Social Science, Psychology and Welfare field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

Candidates who possess more than two years’ experience planning and supervising the performance of work of employees in a community or residential setting are highly desirable.

This recruitment is limited to current Maryland Department of Juvenile Services employees.

• Employees appointed to positions in this classification are required to become fully certified by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission within 90 days of appointment and maintain certification while employed.
• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.
• Employees in this classification that are employed at DJS Youth Centers may be required to complete a Board approved medication technician training program and possess a valid Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON) certification as a Medication Technician.

• In accordance with the Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Maryland Correctional Training Commission shall establish the minimum qualifications for probationary or permanent appointment of a Department of Juvenile Services employee in a mandated position. These requirements are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations , general regulations of the Maryland Correctional Training Commission, and include:

• U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• A thorough background check, including fingerprinting and drug testing
• An oral interview, and
• Physical and psychological examinations.

• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.

DJS values the experience gained by Veterans while serving our country. Veterans are welcome to apply for all current recruitments.

Bilingual applicants are welcome to apply for all recruitments.