Juvenile Justice Counselor 1/2 (PCN 063799)

About the role

The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill a Juvenile Justice Counselor 1/2 position in Fairbanks at the Fairbanks Youth Facility Treatment Unit. The FYF Treatment Unit is a 16-bed long-term treatment program focusing on juvenile offenders with mild to moderate neurobehavioral disorders and neurotypical youth.

Responsibilities

• Supervise juveniles with diverse emotional behaviors in both secure confinement and community-based settings.
• Understand and apply legal aspects of juvenile residents in detention, treatment, and community environments.
• Maintain order, facilitate group movements, and transport juveniles into the community.
• Complete detention admissions, implement treatment interventions, and integrate victim and community restoration principles.
• Manage a caseload of residents, review intake interviews, medical history, psychological assessments, and family background.
• Recognize and document concerning behaviors, participate in skill-building sessions, and provide consistent support for behavior regulation and correction.
• Lead competency development groups like Prime for Life, Anger Replacement Training, and Life Skill Development.
• Support the Division of Juvenile Justice’s mission to hold juvenile offenders accountable, promote safety, and assist offenders and their families in preventing crime.

Requirements

• PJ03A1 – Juvenile Justice Counselor 1: High school diploma or GED. Must be 20 years of age or older.
• PJ03A2 – Juvenile Justice Counselor 2: High school diploma or GED. Six months of experience, paid or volunteer, teaching or coaching group activities for youth. Must be 20 years of age or older. OR Six months of experience as a Juvenile Justice Counselor 1 with the State of Alaska. OR Six months of experience administering, advising on, performing, or supervising corrections, law enforcement, parole, probation, residential treatment casework, or social casework.

Qualifications

• Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).

Benefits

• Opportunity to make meaningful change within the lives of youth in Alaska.
• Professional development through various career paths.
• Culture of integrity, trust, and respect.

Pay

Starting salary will be determined by the level of the position. If filled at Level 1, promotion to the Level 2 will only occur upon successful completion of the probationary period and required training, as well as the applicant meeting the minimum qualifications of the higher job class and final approval by supervisor.

Schedule

This position is located at Fairbanks Youth Facility, 1502 Wilbur Street in Fairbanks, Alaska. As a Juvenile Justice Counselor on a 24-hour unit, you will cover various 8-hour shifts that will include holidays, weekends, and occasional overtime. The shifts may be on both the Treatment and Detention Units depending on the needs of the facility. Escorts are a part of this position with various community work service and other outings including court and medical appointments and release escorts. Air travel may be required at times.