Juvenile Justice Specialist Trainee Southeast Youth

2 weeks ago

Montgomery County PA, United States Commonwealth of PA Full time

**THE POSITION**:
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services, Southeast Youth Development Center has many opportunities for Juvenile Justice Specialist Trainees. These are entry-level jobs with lots of room for advancement.

Successful completion of the six month training program results in a promotion to a Juvenile Justice Specialist with an increase in salary

Join Southeast Youth Development Center in this extremely important work providing care for Pennsylvania's most at-risk youth, while fostering hope and opportunity for success.

**DESCRIPTION OF WORK**:
As a Juvenile Justice Specialist Trainee you will participate in a six-month formal classroom instruction and in an on-the-job training program designed to develop the knowledge, skills, abilities, and worker traits of a Juvenile Justice Specialist. Work involves attending and successfully completing the Juvenile Justice Academy that includes coursework in professionalism and ethics, adolescent development and behavior, principles of safety, security and supervision, group facilitation skills, effective communication skills, applicable Pennsylvania codes, CPR/AED and basic first-aid, use of mechanical devices, suicide management and awareness, Safe Crisis Management, medication awareness, cultural awareness, fire safety and search procedures. An increase in the utilization of the training and techniques learned will occur with an increase in the knowledge and experience gained through the training period. Work is performed under the direct and close supervision of a Juvenile Justice Specialist Supervisor and/or other higher-level personnel who assign workload, provides guidance and direction, and reviews work in progress as well as upon completion for quality and adherence to established standards, policies, procedures, and regulations.

Additional details regarding the duties of this position may be found in the position description.

**Work Schedule and Additional Information**:

- Full-time employment.
- Department of Human Services provides excellent benefits, contractual pay increases, paid holidays and leave entitlements, opportunity for advancement and shift selection in addition to a great work environment.
- Work hours: Shift work in a 24/7/365 operation, including evenings, holidays and weekends, 8-hour shifts with no duty-free lunch. Shifts normally consist of 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM and 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM, 5-day work week with 2 days off.
- *May change based on operational needs*
- 2nd and 3rd shifts receive shift differential.
- Travel: As needed
- Overtime: As needed, voluntary and possible mandatory
- Shift Work: Yes
- Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.
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- The current starting salary for the Juvenile Justice Specialist Trainee position is $19.94 / hour.
- Upon successful completion of the six month trainee program you will be promoted to a Juvenile Justice Specialist with a salary of $26.03 / hour.

**REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY**:
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Necessary Special Requirement**:
**Other Requirements**:

- PA residency requirement is currently **waived** for this title.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.

**Legal Requirements**:

- This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
- Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
- A conditional offer of employment will require satisfactory completion of a medical examination and a drug screening test.

**How to Apply**:
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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

**EXAMINATION INFORMATION**:

- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:

- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
- You may only apply/test **once** for this posting.

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