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Juvenile Correctional Officer III/IV/V

4 weeks ago

Harlingen, Texas, United States CAPPS, Inc. Full time
Job Title: Halfway House Juvenile Correctional Officer III/IV/V

About the Job:

As a Halfway House Juvenile Correctional Officer III/IV/V, you will be responsible for providing direct supervision and care for youth in a community-based halfway house facility. You will ensure the safety and security of the youth, staff, and the public, while also working to help youth achieve progress in learning and applying methods to identify and manage reactions to stress and trauma.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage in competency-based training in the techniques and capabilities needed to coach youth under the Texas Model of trauma-informed corrections.
• Hold youth accountable in ways that fit the level of behavior, seeking to help youth to learn socially acceptable responses and approaches.
• Use good judgment in determining when safety is at risk and higher levels of intervention are required.
• Help youth to identify their responses to stress, fear, and other triggers and work with the youth to learn ways to increase emotional self-regulation skills.
• Practice and model appropriate self-regulation skills and remain calm during times of stress and crisis.
• Gain a basic knowledge of each youth's treatment plan and provide support in learning the skills needed to meet those goals.
• Coach youth on how to resolve conflict with other youth and staff as appropriate.
• Participate in the Youth Service Team and provide input into each youth's treatment plan.
• Provide for a predictable schedule for youth that is transparent to them and provide warnings and prompts for all movements and transitions.
• Implement and monitor youth activities, programs, and behaviors on an individual and group basis.
• Observe and keep staff informed daily of significant behavioral and treatment-related conditions and events known about a youth and/or the group.
• Provide services to potentially aggressive/combative youth in a correctional setting with a wide variety of temperaments and specialized needs.
• Physically restrain and secure, if necessary, sometimes aggressive youth and participate in follow-up debriefing conversations to assess the relationship and determine alternative strategies to avoid future physical restraints.
• Maintain security in the facility and on the grounds; intervene during emergencies or altercations to prevent escapes and protect the safety of all youth.
• Conduct searches for contraband and health/safety hazards; perform room, property pat, and strip searches of youth as required.
• Manage all movements between activities; conduct periodic headcounts; ensure youth engage in required activities; and transfer and transport youth, on foot, in vehicles, and other forms of transportation.
• Ensure security of state vehicle(s) to include securing the vehicle, setting the parking brake, adherence to seat belt requirements, having a first aid kit and fire extinguisher, and ensuring safe capacity/occupancy of vehicles.
• Maintain privacy and follow all policies, regulations, and laws in regards to youth records.
• Complete and maintain required records, files, and forms in a timely and accurate way.
• Ensure that youth are protected from any racial, ethnic, or gender-specific disparities.
• Perform a variety of related duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
• Perform all duties in compliance with agency safety policies and procedures.

Requirements:

• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a current valid Driver License.
• Must be able to pass a Criminal Background Check and any other requirements listed under Minimum Qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• College degree or coursework.
• Experience supervising or providing rehabilitation/treatment services to youth or adults in a treatment program, correctional program, or a residential setting.

Additional Information:

Applicants with the following will not be considered:
• Convicted or received deferred adjudication for any felony.
• Convicted or received deferred adjudication for domestic violence involving a family member (including non-spouse partners).
• Convicted or received deferred adjudication for official oppression.
• Current requirement to register as a sex offender.
• Arrested for a disqualifying offense that was not expunged before the statute of limitations expired.
• Outstanding warrant.

Pre-employment conditions require acceptable results from mandatory:
• pre-employment drug test;
• finger printing, criminal records check, and driving record check;
• Fitness-for-Duty Assessment which may include both physical and behavior evaluations.

Requirements for Continued Employment:
• Obtain and maintain certification in TJJD's Use of Force techniques, which requires physical restraint of juveniles.
• Obtain and maintain certification in First Aid and CPR.
• Failure to maintain required license/certification will result in termination of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of safety and security procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of general counseling and guidance techniques with adolescents.
• Knowledge of facility rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of individual and group behavior.
• Knowledge of child development and the role of the family.
• Knowledge of causes of juvenile delinquency and current methods of juvenile offender treatment.
• Skill in maintaining written files and records.
• Skill in effective communications, both oral and written.
• Ability to remain calm and regulate one's own behavior while helping to serve as a role model for youth who are learning to self-regulate their own behavior.
• Ability to maintain healthy and engaging relationships with youth while maintaining appropriate boundaries important for healthy development.
• Ability to work with youth in an empathetic and understanding manner with sustained positive interactions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with youth to foster youth cooperation in the treatment process.
• Ability to plan and implement youth programs.
• Ability to facilitate group discussions and activities.
• Ability to set limits on youth behaviors when appropriate in a consistent, firm and fair manner.
• Ability to intervene and redirect behavior.
• Ability to appropriately respond to abusive language and behavior in a manner consistent with instructions received in training.
• Ability to remain alert, observant, and physically able to respond appropriately to work situations or emergencies including, but not limited to, physical restraint of youth.
• Ability to learn verbal and physical crisis intervention/de-escalation techniques and emergency treatment procedures.
• Ability to maintain order and discipline.
• Ability to physically restrain youth, when necessary, in a manner consistent with instructions received in training.
• Ability to explain the progress of the youth to their family members and other treatment staff.
• Ability to interpret rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to accept and adapt to changes in assignments, methods, policies, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders and maintain a professional, courteous demeanor.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments; and meet deadlines.
• Ability to process information logically, make decisions, and demonstrate the soundness for those decisions.
• Ability to document observations and incidents and maintain written files and records.
• Ability to transport youth and travel as necessary.
• Ability to utilize Texas Model levels of engagement to appropriately intervene with youth.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts, weekends, holidays, and be on-call.
• Ability to work in more than 40 hours per workweek, and travel, when required.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

The following physical demands and working conditions are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Analyzing
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
• Ability to see
• Ability to hear (with or without aid)
• Ability to perform tactile discernment
• Identifying colors
• Depth perception
• Operate motor equipment
• Heavy lifting, 45 lbs. & over
• Heavy carrying, 45 lbs. & over
• Restraining combative youth
• Pushing
• Pulling
• Repeated bending
• Reaching above shoulder
• Prolonged standing and walking
• Walking
• Standing
• Sitting
• Crawling
• Twisting
• Kneeling
• Stooping
• Manual/finger dexterity
• Dual simultaneous grasping
• Climbing stairs
• Climbing ladders

Veterans:

In order to receive veteran's preference, a copy of your DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), VA disability rating (if applicable), or a DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty) must be attached to your application.

Sponsorship:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Additional Information:

If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls.

Thank you for considering employment with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services.