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Youth Specialist (Juvenile Correctional Officer)

Ohio Department of Youth Services · Highland Hills, OH · 1 mo ago
OTHR$50k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Starting pay is over $50,000 per year. By working just two (2) overtime assignments per week, new staff can add an additional $30,000 salary per year. New Youth Specialists receive their first pay increase after six (6) months of employment. Thus Pay section: we have specifics: starting pay > $50k, overtime adds $30k, first pay increase after 6 months. - Schedule: "New Youth Specialist staff usually start on 2nd shift (2PM to 10PM), but you could be be placed on any shift depending on the needs of the facility." Also earlier: "Full-time". So schedule: full-time, shift info. - Benefits: Not explicitly mentioned. There's no benefits listed. So we should not create Benefits section. - About the role: The paragraph after "What You'll Do:" includes description: "DYS is seeking a Youth Specialist [Juvenile Correctional Officer] to join our diverse team! This person will oversee facility functions while providing valuable mentorship, experience, and knowledge to the youth in our care. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth." That's about the role. - Responsibilities: The bullet list after "Specifically, the Youth Specialist [Juvenile Correctional Officer] will:" includes items: Provide safety, security, custodial care, & surveillance of assigned youth; Utilize provided training to observe, intervene, and de-escalation youth behavior and conflicts; Manage and maintain security and a positive interaction during and after family visits; Complete all required documents (reports, logs, evaluations etc.); Oversee movement on facility grounds and outside trips; Monitor and instruct youth on general housekeeping duties; Maintain awareness of unusual behavior and crisis situations; Collaborate and provide information to division leadership. - Requirements/Qualifications: "High school diploma or G.E.D.; valid driver's license; must successfully complete Juvenile Correctional Officer assessment. Must be 21 years of age at time of application. Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above. Probationary period is 365 days." Also "No prior experience in corrections is necessary but we require a strong willingness to show up and give 100% every day!" That's a requirement/qualification. - Skills: "Job Skills: Juvenile Corrections, Security, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Conflict Management, Reasoning, Observation, Attention to Detail, Situational Awareness". Also "Professional Skills Attention to Detail, Conflict Management, Reasoning, Situational Awareness, Observation". Could combine. We need to decide sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Skills, Pay, Schedule. We should not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use

for each section heading. Use
  • for lists. Use

    for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate etc. We need to include all details: Starting pay > $50k, overtime adds $30k, first pay increase after 6 months. Also mention "Full-time". Shift info. We need to include "Probationary period is 365 days." That's a requirement. We need to include "No prior experience in corrections is necessary but we require a strong willingness to show up and give 100% every day!" That's a requirement. We need to include "High school diploma or G.E.D.; valid driver's license; must successfully complete Juvenile Correctional Officer assessment. Must be 21 years of age at time of application. Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above." We need to include "New Youth Specialist staff usually start on 2nd shift (2PM to 10PM), but you could be be placed on any shift depending on the needs of the facility." We need to include "Full-time" maybe as part of schedule. We need to include "Job Skills: ..." and "Professional Skills ..." maybe combine into Skills section. We need to include "About Us…" paragraphs? That's agency overview, maybe not needed as per instructions: we should include About the role only. The "About Us…" is boilerplate? It's mission statement. Might be considered substantive? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could include About the role only. The "About Us…" could be considered agency overview, but not required. The instruction says include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. The "About Us…" is specific content about agency. Could we include an "About the agency" section? Not among allowed headings list: they gave examples: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. They didn't list About the agency. So we should not create a heading not in that list. So we omit agency overview. Thus we will produce sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Pay, Schedule. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specifics. Now craft HTML. About the role:

    About the role

    DYS is seeking a Youth Specialist [Juvenile Correctional Officer] to join our diverse team! This person will oversee facility functions while providing valuable mentorship, experience, and knowledge to the youth in our care. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.

    Responsibilities:

    Responsibilities

    • Provide safety, security, custodial care, & surveillance of assigned youth
    • Utilize provided training to observe, intervene, and de-escalation youth behavior and conflicts
    • Manage and maintain security and a positive interaction during and after family visits
    • Complete all required documents (reports, logs, evaluations etc.)
    • Oversee movement on facility grounds and outside trips
    • Monitor and instruct youth on general housekeeping duties
    • Maintain awareness of unusual behavior and crisis situations
    • Collaborate and provide information to division leadership
    Requirements: Could be Requirements heading. Include education, age, driver's license, assessment, probation period, willingness, no prior experience needed. We'll put:

    Requirements

    • High school diploma or G.E.D.
    • Valid driver's license
    • Must successfully complete Juvenile Correctional Officer assessment
    • Must be 21 years of age at time of application
    • Probationary period is 365 days
    • No prior experience in corrections is necessary; strong willingness to show up and give 100% every day is required
    Skills: combine job skills and professional skills. Might list: Juvenile Corrections, Security, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Conflict Management, Reasoning, Observation, Attention to Detail, Situational Awareness. Also Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Conflict Management, Reasoning, Situational Awareness, Observation (duplicate). We'll just list unique set.

    Skills

    • Juvenile Corrections
    • Security
    • Criminology/Criminal Justice
    • Conflict Management
    • Reasoning
    • Observation
    • Attention to Detail
    • Situational Awareness
    Pay:

    Pay

    Starting pay is over $50,000 per year. By working just two (2) overtime assignments per week, new staff can add an additional $30,000 salary per year. New Youth Specialists receive their first pay increase after six (6) months of employment.

    Schedule:

    Schedule

    Full-time position. New Youth Specialist staff usually start on 2nd shift (2PM to 10PM), but you could be placed on any shift depending on the needs of the facility.

    Check for duplication: Ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The posting also mentions "Unposting Date Sep 26, 2026, 11:59:00 PM", "Agency Contact Name and Information Pam Wilson, Pam.Wilson@dys.ohio.gov", "Work Location Cuyahoga Juvenile Correctional Primary Location United States of America-OHIO-Cuyahoga County-Highland Hills", "Compensation $24.88 per hour", "Classified Indicator Classified Union OCSEA", "Technical Skills Criminology/Criminal Justice, Juvenile Corrections, Security", "Professional Skills Attention to Detail, Conflict Management, Reasoning, Situational Awareness, Organization". Also "Agency Overview JOIN OUR TEAM! Now accepting applications for classes starting on November 16th. Interviews will take place on BY INVITATION ONLY on October 1st and October 8th." Also "About Us…" etc. We omitted many details: contact info, unposting date, work location, compensation hourly rate, classified indicator, union, technical skills, organization, application dates. Are those considered substantive? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we must include all substantive info. However we must only create sections from the allowed list. But we can embed other details within existing sections as appropriate, as long as we don't create new headings not allowed. For example, we could add contact info in a short paragraph under About the role or maybe a separate section? Not allowed headings besides those. So we need to fit them into existing sections. We have to include: Unposting Date, Agency Contact, Work Location, Compensation $24.88 per hour, Classified Indicator Classified Union OCSEA, Technical Skills, Professional Skills (already covered), Organization (maybe not needed), Application details (classes starting Nov 16, interviews Oct 1 and Oct 8). Also "Agency Overview JOIN OUR TEAM! Now accepting applications for classes starting on November 16th. Interviews will take place on BY INVITATION ONLY on October 1st and October 8th." That's substantive. We need to decide where to put these. We could add a section "About the role" already includes description; we could add a paragraph after that with contact info, location, unposting date, etc. But that may be mixing unrelated info. However instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could add a section "Details" but not allowed heading. So we must incorporate into existing sections. We could add a

    after About the role that includes: "Contact: Pam Wilson, Pam.Wilson@dys.ohio.gov. Unposting Date: Sep 26, 2026, 11:59:00 PM. Work Location: Cuyahoga Juvenile Correctional, Highland Hills, OHIO. Compensation: $24.88 per hour. Classified Indicator: Classified, Union: OCSEA." That seems okay. Also include application details: "Applications accepted for classes starting November 16th. Interviews by invitation only on October 1st and October 8th." We could put that in a separate paragraph under About the role or maybe under Requirements? Better under About the role as it's about the role logistics. We also need to include "Technical Skills Criminology/Criminal Justice, Juvenile Corrections, Security" which overlaps with Skills; we already have those. "Professional Skills

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