0000008874.JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER II.MEDLOCK

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision to youths in a 24-hour detention facility to ensure the health, safety and welfare of each youth is in compliance with departmental policies and procedures and all applicable standards.
• Provides individual and group counseling to all youths to promote and increase personal awareness of responsibilities and alternatives.
• Makes critical and sound judgments and decisions during crisis or potentially dangerous situations, only in the absence of the supervisor; informs supervisor of problems or situations encountered and actions taken; and documents actions.
• Disciplines youths by enforcing the rules of the facility, documents behavior and other specific information and forwards to appropriate personnel.
• Serves as back-up to staff and assumes all duties as necessary, i.e., administering medications, transporting youths to appointments, processing intake assessments or discharges, and disciplining youths.
• Conducts inspections, rounds and drills which includes room checks and physical searches of youths.
• Transports youths to and from appointments.
• Coordinates and provides daily educational and entertaining program activities.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school/GED program.
• One (1) year of work related experience.