0000001878.JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL OFF I.JUVENILE-LETOT RTC

Dallas County; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas County is seeking an entry-level Juvenile Residential Officer to provide direct supervision for youths in a 24-hour residential facility in Dallas. The role focuses on health, safety, and welfare, and requires adherence to departmental policies and procedures.

You will assist with counseling, discipline, crisis response, and daily program activities. The position is full-time and located at Juv Letot Residential Facility in Dallas, TX.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school/GED program.
• Ability to work with youths in a demanding, emotionally challenging environment.
• Willingness to be assigned to different shifts or locations as needed.
• Must be at least 21 years old and meet departmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day direct supervision to youths to ensure health, safety, and welfare.
• Offer individual and group counseling to youths to promote responsibility and alternatives.
• Make sound judgments in crisis situations and document actions taken.
• Discipline youths by enforcing facility rules and documenting behavior.
• Back-up staff duties: transporting youths, administering medications, intake/discharges, and enforced restraints as required.
• Conduct inspections, rounds, drills, and room/vehicle searches.
• Coordinate daily educational and entertainment programs and activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis management

Detention supervision

Discipline youths

Team collaboration

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

Functions as an entry level juvenile residential officer providing direct supervision to youths in a 24-hour residential facility

Responsibilities

1. Provides day-to-day direct supervision to youths in a detention facility in a manner that ensures the health, safety and welfare of each youth is in compliance with departmental policies and procedures and all applicable standards.
2. Provides individual and group counseling to all youths to promote and increase the personal awareness of responsibilities and alternatives.
3. Makes critical and sound judgements and decisions during crisis or potentially dangerous situations, only in the absence of the supervisor; informs supervisor of problems or situations encountered and actions taken; and documents actions.
4. Disciplines youths by enforcing the rules of the facility, documents behavior and other specific information and forwards to appropriate personnel.
5. Serves as back-up to staff and assumes all duties as necessary, i.e., administering medications, transporting youths to appointments, processing intake assessments or discharges, and disciplining youths. Must be physically able to perform “handling with care techniques, including takedowns, chasing and restraining youth” as outlined in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) requirement.
6. Conducts inspections, rounds and drills which includes room checks and physical searches of youths.
7. Transports youths to and from appointments.
8. Coordinates and provides daily educational and entertaining programs and activities.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Experience and Training: Graduation from an accredited high school/GED program.

• “Position requires working with juveniles who may have committed dangerous/ aggressive acts; should possess a high tolerance for working in an emotionally demanding/stressful work environment.”
• An employee may be transferred to another department, shift, location, or facility based on the needs of the Department.
• Working in a 24-hour facility may make the employee subject to working mandatory overtime or remaining on duty and working all, or a part of, an additional shift (“double shift”).
• The incumbent is / may be considered to be ‘essential personnel’ subject to being held over or called back to a work location or alternate site at all times. When required, you will be notified by your supervisor.
• Must be at least 21 years of age (for applicable positions) and must pass all portions (physical/written) of the Juvenile Academy to continue employment or all standards related to PREA and Ethics for specific positions.

Physical/Environmental Requirements: Works inside a secured facility with potential exposure to hepatitis, tuberculosis, lice and other diseases. Ability to restrain and/or chase youths. May be required to utilize vehicle to transport youths.

Job Info

• Job Identification 26000513
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Juv Letot Residential Fac, Dallas, TX, 75220, US