Juvenile Detention Counselor

5 months ago

Virginia Beach, United States City of Virginia Beach Full time
Job Duties:

The City of Virginia Beach is seeking to hire part time, on-call Juvenile Detention Counselors to perform meaningful professional and administrative work in the supervision and counseling of Juveniles in the detention program on assigned shift. Must be able to work various shifts (days/evenings/midnights) including weekends and holidays as needed to meet operational needs.

Duties:

Supervise residents in Juvenile detention program, and assign and supervise youth in daily light housekeeping tasks. Adhere to Juvenile Detention policies, procedures, safety, and security measures within facility. Respond to bizarre, aggressive, suicidal and combative behavior and set verbal and physical limitations. Assess resident needs and develop service plans. Conduct appropriate counseling of program participants. Accurately maintain paperwork associated with service plans and behavioral evaluations. Establish rapport with juveniles while maintaining authority. Set verbal and physical limitations during instances of aggressive, suicidal or combative behavior. Perform searches, monitor showering activities and resident sleeping rooms. Maintain daily log.  Conduct educational/life skills groups. May perform intake/releases. Perform control room duties. Prepare behavioral evaluation summaries for pertinent affiliated agencies. Position requires CPR, First Aid and Crisis Intervention Certificate.

Official City Job Description:

Working Conditions:

There is no working conditions statement for this position.

Minimum Requirements:

MINIMUMS: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, education counseling, criminal justice or a related field, OR any combination of education (above the high school level) and/or experience equivalent to four (4) years in fields working with youth. Must have a current and valid driver’s license. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to work rotating shifts (days/evenings/midnights) including weekends and holidays and be available to work overtime when required to meet operational needs. This position may require that incumbents wear and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, steel toed shoes, safety glasses, gloves, or other designated safety attire and equipment in designated areas of risk. Specific requirements will be determined and communicated by the employee’s supervisor based on position assigned. Alpha I Status: Positions within this class have been designated as Alpha I positions requiring employees to work during inclement weather, regardless of the City’s operational status. Successful completion of a pre-employment physical. Current tuberculin test. Acceptable background check.

Additional Requirements:

DMV Transcript: Not Required
CDL: Not Required
DOT History: Not Required
CPS Check: Required
Physical: Required
Respirator: Not Required
Polygraph Review: Not Required
Psychological Screening: Not Required

Attachments Required:

Preferences:

Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology, or Social Work.
Experience supervising juveniles in a detention center setting.
Experience facilitating individual and group counseling sessions for youth.
Experience with behavior management and crisis intervention.
Experience applying safety and security principles and practices in detention centers.
Experience interviewing youth (e.g. at-risk youth) including observing/assessing/documenting behavior.
Experience interpreting and applying policies and procedures related to the Juvenile Justice System.

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