0000001878.JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL OFF I.JUVENILE-LETOT RTC

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day direct supervision to youths in a detention facility.
• Promotes and increases the personal awareness of responsibilities and alternatives through individual and group counseling.
• Makes critical and sound judgments and decisions during crisis or potentially dangerous situations, informing supervisor of problems or situations encountered and documenting actions.
• Disciplines youths by enforcing the rules of the facility, documenting behavior and other specific information, and forwarding to appropriate personnel.
• Serves as back-up to staff and assumes all duties as necessary, such as administering medications, transporting youths to appointments, processing intake assessments or discharges, and disciplining youths.
• Conducts inspections, rounds, and drills, including room checks and physical searches of youths.
• Transports youths to and from appointments.
• Coordinates and provides daily educational and entertaining programs and activities.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school/GED program.
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments, and the general public.
• Must obtain First Aid/CPR Certification within 90 days of hire.
• Must be certified as required by applicable standards for the facility/department assigned within six months of employment.
• Must possess a valid Texas driver’s license, with a good driving record.
• Must pass an extensive background investigation.
• Mandatory drug testing prior to employment and subject to random, unannounced drug and/or alcohol testing during employment.
• Must be at least 21 years of age (for applicable positions) and must pass all portions (physical/written) of the Juvenile Academy to continue employment or all standards related to PREA and Ethics for specific positions.