JJYS Youth Development Associate/Specialist-Millcreek Youth Center

About the role

Location: 790 W 12th St Ogden, Utah, 84404 United States. Background Check Required: Yes. Drug Test Required: Yes. Schedule Code: B – Competitive Career Service. In‑Office/On‑Site work required. Recruiter: Lupe Orozco (lorozco@utah.gov). Application deadline: Continuous until filled. The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS), provides prevention, intervention, supervision, and rehabilitation services to youth offenders while assuring public safety.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, oversee and work closely with non‑custody youth.
• May at times work with high risk/violent youth offenders while covering at a facility.
• Schedule and provide supervision of individual and group activities.
• Assist with teaching a variety of pro‑social, academic and vocational skills.
• Implement specialized treatment plans.
• Co‑facilitate individual, family or group sessions with a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner.
• Pass the Integrated Crisis Response (ICR) intervention program within 90 days of employment.
• Provide crisis intervention when necessary.
• May resolve potentially dangerous situations to ensure the safety of staff, clients or the public.
• Transport youth.
• Communicate information and ideas clearly and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing.
• Speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally.
• High‑risk aspects include physical intervention with clients to de‑escalate hostile or volatile situations.

Qualifications

This recruitment will be filled as a Youth Development Associate or Youth Development Specialist depending on qualifications.

• Youth Development Associate – Two years of paid working experience with troubled or at‑risk youth, or two years of full‑time education, or a combination of education and experience totalling two years. Typical starting pay $18.55 per hour; pay range $18.55‑$29.45.
• Youth Development Specialist