Youth Support Assistant (Permanent)

Responsibilities

• Maintain facility security.
• Key control.
• Perimeter inspections.
• Vehicle and visitor checks for contraband.
• Camera surveillance of facility.
• Monitor movement throughout the facility.
• Youth Support Assistants are required to attend training in approved Office of Children and Family Services restraint techniques two times a year (four hours each).
• Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Requirements

• One year of full-time experience in the care and programming of youth* from ages 6-21; OR Possession of a high school or equivalency diploma.
• Direct –care experience with youth involved in the juvenile justice system or in an institution, camp, school, community center, youth rehabilitation program, mental health or correctional institution or residential center.
• Satisfactory completion of the probation period must include successful completion of the Basic Academy Training’s two-week training course, possession of a valid New York State motor vehicle operator’s license, ability to legally operate a motor vehicle in New York State and participation in ongoing restraint training and other training, as required.
• Appropriate verifiable part-time experience will be accepted on a prorated basis.

Background Investigation Requirements

• All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks.
• All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment.
• Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal