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.

Supports subordinate staff in providing alternatives to incarceration through the use of graduated responses and STAP.

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 conducts assessments for services and living arrangements for youth re-entry to the community.

Aids subordinate staff where needed.

Maintains 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.

• A bachelor's degree in a social science.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.