Juvenile Justice Specialist - Loysville Youth Development Center, Perry County

Description of Work

This position focuses on providing daily supervision, support and structure for residents at the Loysville Youth Development Center. The work ensures a safe environment while helping youth build positive behaviors needed for future success.

Responsibilities

• Security Oversight: Maintain constant awareness of residents to uphold safety and prevent harmful behaviors
• Safety Enforcement: Prevent absconding and protect staff, residents and the community
• Contraband Searches: Conduct searches of individuals and areas to ensure a secure environment
• Daily Guidance: Supervise and instruct residents in hygiene, meals, recreation, work tasks and treatment activities
• Case Support: Assist in carrying out the Master Case Planning System through documentation, meeting attendance and participation in programming
• Behavioral Intervention: Maintain order by using active supervision and least restrictive intervention techniques

Schedule

• Full-time employment
• Shift work in a 24/7/365 operation, including evenings, holidays and weekends
• 8-hour shifts with no duty-free lunch
• 5-day work week with 2 days off
• 1st shift: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
• 2nd shift: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
• 3rd shift: 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM
• Evenings, weekends, holidays, voluntary and possible mandatory overtime
• Schedule may change based on operational needs

Pay

Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $56,646 (before taxes).

Benefits

The Department of Human Services provides excellent benefits, pay increases, paid leave and holidays, as well as opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in the care, custody, activities, or personal guidance of adolescents or adults in a human services or social services program, law enforcement or correctional program, or an educational, community, or military organization; or
• Successful completion of the Juvenile Justice Specialist Trainee program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• An associate's degree in social sciences, counseling, restorative justice, juvenile justice, child development, behavioral sciences, human services, criminal justice, education, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training

Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Special Requirement: You must be at least 21 years old at the time of application.

Other Requirements: PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title. You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements: A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and drug screening. This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law. Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

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