Community Services Supervisor - Aiken County

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinates and supervises all aspects of the day-to-day business for youth referred to DJJ for diversion, intake, probation, or parole supervision.
• Ensures subordinate staff conduct interviews/meetings for juveniles, family members and any service providers servicing the youth to assess juveniles' level of functioning, strengths, and needs.
• Serves as on-call agent on rotation.
• Ensures subordinate staff provide a comprehensive plan of supervision for the assigned youth to include diversion, intake, probation, or parole.
• Aids subordinate staff in developing a comprehensive needs-based case management plan.
• Advocates on behalf of youth and families to ensure appropriate, timely and consistent services.
• Ensures subordinate staff conduct assessments for services and living arrangements for youth re-entry to the community.
• Aids subordinate staff where needed.
• Ensures subordinate staff maintain case file to include JJMS data entry and uploading documents.
• Promotes restorative justice practices to address the repair of harm/compensation to victims and communities.
• Prepares reports, forms, and participates in various meetings.
• Participates in job related training and workshops for professional development.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• Conducts other duties as assigned, required or requested.
• State Minimum Requirements: A bachelor's degree in a social science.
• Additional Requirements: Knowledge of federal/state laws and regulations pertaining to juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system; knowledge of the objective, techniques and practices of juvenile justice intake/probation functions; knowledge of fact-gathering methods and interviewing techniques; ability to develop, enhance and work with community collaborative initiatives; ability to organize and maintain a caseload; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to facilitate and broker services for juveniles, their families and victims; ability to utilize a wide range of graduated responses.
• Knowledge of fact-gathering methods and interviewing techniques.
• Ability to develop, enhance and work with community collaborative initiatives.
• Ability to organize and maintain a caseload.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to facilitate and broker services for juveniles, their families and victims.
• Ability to utilize a wide range of graduated responses.

Preferred Qualifications

• PREFERRED AGENCY REQUIREMENTS: A bachelor's degree in social science and three (3) years of experience in strength-based case management, work with community-based programs, intake case management, probation, intensive case management, criminal justice, or equivalent related experience to include one (1) year of supervisory experience.

Additional Comments

• The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health, dental, and life insurance, 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year, 15 days of sick leave per year, 13 paid holidays, State retirement plans and deferred compensation programs, Discount Programs such as TicketatWork and WeSave.
• Applications are incomplete if you fail to answer all supplemental questions, education, and work history.
• Incomplete applications are not referred to hiring managers.
• Applications are accepted until 5:00 p.m. on the stated closing date.
• You will be asked to provide a certified transcript if selected for a position requiring a degree.
• A background investigation will be conducted that may include but is not limited to, criminal records, driver's license, and child abuse registry prior to an offer of employment.
• Additionally, a medical examination and drug testing may be required.
• Please explain any gaps in employment. A resume may be attached to your application but not substituted for completing the work history section of the application.