Intensive Supervision Officer - Lexington County

About the role

Mission: It is the mission of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to impact and transform young lives, strengthen families, and support safer communities through targeted prevention and rehabilitation.

Job Purpose: Under limited supervision by the Community Services Supervisor or County Director, assists in the development and implementation of Intensive Supervision services to juveniles and their families in an effort to provide youth Pre and Post services to address needs, positive skill development, victim services and empowerment for success.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Intensive Supervision Officer for juveniles as assigned.
• Supervises intake, probation and parole cases at moderate or intensive level of supervision according to agency policy, procedures and supervision charts.
• Provides a comprehensive screening and assessment of juveniles needs to identify and implement appropriate interventions based on needs and risks.
• Develops community partnerships and resources to meet the needs of the youth.
• Provides alternatives to incarceration through the use of graduated responses while promoting community safety.
• Promotes the use of electronic monitoring, STAP and other graduated responses.
• Promotes job readiness in youth.
• Promotes restorative justice practices to address the repair of harm/compensation to victims and community.