Youth Rehabilitation Specialist

2 months ago


Gainesville, Florida, United States TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Full time
Job Summary

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated individual to fill the role of Juvenile Correctional Officer III/IV/V. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing supervision and direct care to youth in a residential correctional facility. Your primary goal will be to help youth achieve progress in learning and applying methods to identify and manage reactions to stress and trauma, and to react in more socially acceptable ways.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide supervision and direct care to youth in a residential correctional facility
  • Work to help youth achieve progress in learning and applying methods to identify and manage reactions to stress and trauma
  • Use appropriate intervention methods in response to behavioral issues to aid in learning and correcting behavior
  • Maintain a consistent effort to ensure safe environments and employ security measures when youth, staff, or others are in danger
  • Interact and engage with youth in ways that both maintain appropriate structure and exercise understanding of brain development in youth with complex trauma
  • Maintain healthy relationships and boundaries with youth and consistently recognize progress and good choices made by youth
  • Facilitate youth rehabilitation, supervise youth, and coach their personal development in accordance with individualized treatment plans
  • Work assigned shift, be subject to being on-call, and may be required to work in excess of 40 hours per work week
  • Occasional travel may be required
Requirements
  • Must be at least 23 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • Preferred: 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
  • Experience and Education Substitutions: Note: Any degree, diploma, high school equivalent, or course hours required to meet minimum qualifications must be obtained from an accredited educational institution
  • 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
Working Conditions

The following physical demands and working conditions are representative of those encountered when 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
Benefits

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Retirement plan
  • Paid group health & life insurance for employee
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid vacation leave
  • Paid sick leave
  • Longevity pay
  • Educational assistance program
  • Employee assistance program
  • Optional add-on benefits: Dental, Vision, Optional Life Insurance, Voluntary AD&D Insurance, Dependent Health & Life insurance, Health & Dependent care flexible spending accounts, etc.

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