Detention Officer

City of Indianapolis; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Job summary

City of Indianapolis seeks a dedicated professional to support and supervise detained youth in Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. You will respond to emotional needs with care, refer youths to appropriate services, and oversee daily routines to promote safety and well-being.

The role requires age 25+, strong communication, and interpersonal skills, along with knowledge of youth development. Bi-weekly pay and comprehensive benefits are provided for on-site work.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent with College degree in human services related area or equivalent experience preferred.
• Must be 25 years of age.
• Good interpersonal relationship skills.
• Knowledge of basic human development issues as they relate to youth.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis and supportive guidance to youth for emotional needs.
• Refer youths to psychology, social services, chaplain, clinic, or other Juvenile Court services.
• Supervise basic needs: personal hygiene, laundry, dining, housekeeping.
• Supervise daily routine and activities (wake, shower, chores, meals, education, recreation).
• Provide direct visual supervision of youth and monitor their emotional mood and physical whereabouts.
• Provide preventive crisis intervention to resolve conflicts.
• Monitor youths at risk or in confinement per procedures.
• Communicate information to professionals in Marion Superior Court, Juvenile Division.
• Complete prescribed reports and paperwork accurately and timely.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Empathy

Communication (oral/written)

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Human services degree or related experience

Job description

Overview

To provide custody of youth detained in the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center in a safe, secure, and humane atmosphere, and in such a manner as to ensure their day-by-day and moment-by-moment basic physical, emotional, and psychological safety.

Position Responsibilities

• To provide crisis and supportive guidance to youth for the purpose of responding in a caring and nurturing manner to their emotional needs.
• To assist youth in meeting their psychological, emotional, physical, and social needs through appropriate referral to psychology, social services, chaplain, clinic, or other Juvenile Court services.
• To supervise the meeting of youths' basic needs in the areas of personal hygiene, laundry, dining, and housekeeping of the living unit, thereby teaching basic social and living skills.
• To supervise timely movement through the daily routine of wake up, showering, housekeeping, laundry, mealtimes, educational, recreational, and other activities.
• To provide direct visual supervision of youth, with special attention to their physical whereabouts and emotional mood at all times.
• To provide preventive intervention in warding off potential conflicts between youth; in the event of verbal or physical conflict, to provide effective crisis intervention to resolution.
• To monitor youth at risk (Pink Card, Blue Card) or in confinement according to the prescribed procedures.
• To communicate information verbally and in writing regarding youths' adjustment to other professionals in the Marion Superior Court, Juvenile Division system.
• To complete prescribed reports and other paperwork accurately, neatly, and in a timely fashion.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent with College degree in human services related area or equivalent experience preferred. Must be 25 years of age. Good interpersonal relationship skills. Knowledge of basic human development issues as they relate to youth. Good oral and written communication skills.

Salary and Benefits

All rates are bi-weekly.

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Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month):

• Basic: Employer Paid
• Optional Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month)

Additional

• 25-29 $0.058
• 30-34 $0.083
• 35-39 $0.099
• 40-44 $0.132
• 45-49 $0.223
• 50-54 $0.363
• 55-59 $0.600
• 60-64 $0.795
• 65-69 $1.329
• 70 + $2.054

Important Perf Update

For more information on eligibility options, refer to Proposal 21-288 https://bit.ly/3exq8yR

All employees hired/rehired after 1/1/2022 have a choice to select the PERF Hybrid plan (3% + Pension) or the INPRS My Choice: Retirement Savings plan (3% + 1% Contribution). The Hybrid plan consists of two components: Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours. Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee’s career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty‑five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member’s age in years plus the years of creditable service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty‑five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

Employees hired/rehired by the City and County between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/2021 will be automatically enrolled in the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan. This plan is an annuity savings account (ASA) only plan and does not have a pension component. Any service that an employee has in the My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan will not count toward the service time requirements for pension eligibility in the Hybrid Plan.

With the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan, the ASA is split up into two parts: Part one - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You’re always vested in your ASA portion - it’s always yours. Part Two - This Consists Of An Additional Variable Rate Contribution Paid By The City Toward Your ASA. This Variable Rate Contribution Is Currently 1% Of Your Gross Wages. Vesting In The Value Of The Variable Rate Employer Contribution Will Vary By Length Of Participation. You Are 20 percent vested after 1 full year of participation 40 percent vested after 2 full years of participation 60 percent vested after 3 full years of participation 80 percent vested after 4 full years of participation 100 percent vested after 5 full years of participation All employees hired/rehired prior to 1/1/2017 are grandfathered into PERF Hybrid plan. The Hybrid plan consists of two components: Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You’re always vested in your ASA portion - it’s always yours. Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee’s career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty‑five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member’s age in years plus the years of creditable service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty‑five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

City Employees hired/rehired between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/21 that are members of the City AFSCME labor union can choose to enroll in either the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan or the PERF Hybrid plan. Both plans are described above. Employees have 60 days to choose which option they want, and by state law this cannot be changed. If no choice is made, the employee will then be automatically added to the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan.

The Indiana General Assembly has enacted a provision that allows public employees to make voluntary contributions in addition to the mandatory three percent (3%) contributions. Employees may contribute up to an additional ten‑percent (10%) of their compensation per pay period to the annuity savings account. This means that the maximum level of contributions to the annuity savings account under this new provision is thirteen percent (13%) of an employee’s compensation per pay period.

Employees who separate from the city within their first ten (10) years of employment need to contact INPRS - PERF regarding their ASA account.

Questions relating to PERF may be directed to INPRS - PERF at: Indiana Public Retirement System Public Employees’ Retirement Fund One North Capitol, Suite 001 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 [phone]

Pre-Application Questionnaire

01

Are you at least 25 years in age?

Yes

No

02

PREA Applicant Questionnaire Pursuant to the Prison Rape Elimination Act 28 C.F.R Part 115 (PREA) this questionnaire will be completed by ALL candidates for employment within Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. Any incomplete or missing information will be considered an incomplete application unable to be processed. Omission or misrepresentation of pertinent Information related to misconduct will be grounds to immediately revoke the hiring process with Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. Have you ever been employed, contracted, or volunteered with any institutional facility? (Including but not limited to: correctional, treatment, detention, senior care, or facilities)

Yes

No

03

If you answered yes to #2, please list ALL facilities (including city and state of location) along with the date(s) that you were employed or associated with the entity:

04

To take the place of a digital signature, please list the following in the box provided: Your Name: Agency/Group: Date:

05

Have you engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997)?

Yes

No

06

Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?

Yes

No

07

Have you been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described directly above?

Yes

No

Required Question