Full-Time Juvenile Detention Officer – Juvenile Court
Job Description
Job Summary
Positions of this class are responsible for the supervision and care of juveniles confined in the County Juvenile Detention Center. Incumbents report to a Juvenile Detention Leadworker.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
A strong desire to work with high risk/high needs youth. All other combinations of education and lived life experience will be considered.
College degree, High School Diploma or GED; Direct or indirect lived experience with trauma, mental health illness, substance abuse, or incarceration.
Successful completion of Juvenile Corrections Personnel Academy – Detention within one year of employment (https://cjtc.wa.gov/training-education/juvenile-corrections-personnel-academy.
Our ideal Candidate: Has a strong desire to coach youth who have experienced Trauma, struggle with mental health/substance abuse issues, and/or come from marginalized populations. Our goal is to help youth build resiliency so they too can become global citizens.
Work Life Balance:
Must be available and willing to work 40-hour, rotation shift coverage for a 24-hour per day, 7-
day per week operation. New detention officers should except sudden and frequent changes to their work schedules. This may include forced overtime or being moved to another shift.
Knowledge of: Principles of human behavior and juvenile psychology; pertinent laws, codes and regulations; computer skills in word processing, spread sheets and case tracking software; basic self-defense.
Examples of Duties
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
Performs intake functions according to established procedures including interviewing, booking and establishing criteria for admittance or release from detention; submits recommendations to Detention Leadworker; contacts parents or guardians of detained juveniles for release on recognizance; contacts probation or parole counselors when appropriate; provides information to incoming juveniles and their families on the procedures and regulations of the facility.
For complete job announcement, application requirements, and to apply on-line (applications on external sites are not monitored), please visit our website at:
https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county
Salary Grade: Juvenile Detention.8 $27.44 – $37.04- per hour
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