Unit Manager (Youth Services Unit Administrator)
Ohio Department of Youth Services · Highland Hills, OH · 1 mo ago
OTHR$33.32/hrFull-time
About the role
DYS is seeking a leader with excellent communication skills and a passion to habilitate youth to serve as part of our unit management team at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility.
Responsibilities
- Ensure safety and security of all youth and staff
- Administer, plan and coordinate services of youth housing units
- Oversee and coordinate unit schedules and ensure schedules are followed
- Implement and administer DYS policies and procedures, American Correctional Association (ACA), Ohio Revised Code (ORC), Senate Bill 5 (SB5), and Ohio Administrative Code (OAC)
- Direct unit activities and supervise assigned staff
- Provide guidance and direction to youth and staff
- Respond to and assume Incident Commander role during Critical Incident Management (CIM) situations
- Monitor Use of Force and Separation including Response to Acts of Violence (AOV) Separation Incidents
- Make recommendations to supervisor regarding housing unit policy and procedures
Requirements
- 42 months of training or 42 months of experience in youth programming services in a secured environment and/or treatment facility for counseling and motivating troubled youth and/or behaviorally challenged clientele
- Or completion of undergraduate core program in behavioral science and 18 months of experience in a secured environment and/or treatment facility related to youth programming services and/or behaviorally challenged clientele
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above
Skills
- Adaptability
- Coaching
- Conflict Management
- Leading Others
- Situational Awareness
- Criminology/Criminal Justice
- Juvenile Corrections
- Security Professional
Benefits
Join our team and be part of an organization that is transforming and saving lives. Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities.
Pay
Compensation is $33.32 per hour.
Schedule
This is a full-time classified position.