Detention Specialist I

City-of-Winchester,-Va; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Winchester seeks a Juvenile Detention Center staff member to maintain discipline, supervise residents, and ensure security and safety on the unit, classrooms, during meals and recreation. This role requires working with youth in a structured facility and applying approved procedures.

Shifts include days, evenings, weekends and holidays; a high school diploma or GED and basic computer skills are required, along with the ability to work under stress with at-risk youth.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work days, evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Understanding of youth behavior and group dynamics.
• Knowledge of current social and economic conditions.
• Ability to work under stress with at-risk youth.
• Basic computer literacy for data entry and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Willing and able to work days, evening, weekends, and holidays (Mon-Fri 6:45 am-2:45 pm).
• Maintain discipline and control of the residents
• Maintain direct supervision of the residents on the unit, in classrooms, during clean-up, recreation and during meal time, assuring security and safety of the resident and coworkers
• Intervene with residents when situation dictates, utilizing the appropriate interventions as delineated by the Detention Center Policy and Procedures
• Employ basic counseling skills to help relieve residents' anxieties and tensions, but limited to the current situation within the detention facility
• Read and document pertinent behavioral information about the residents in log books and special incident reports.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Willing and able to work days, evening, weekends, and holidays (Monday-Friday 6:45 am- 2:45 pm)
• Maintain discipline and control of the residents
• Maintain direct supervision of the residents on the unit, in classrooms, during clean-up, recreation and during meal time, assuring security and safety of the resident and coworkers
• Intervene with residents when situation dictates, utilizing the appropriate interventions as delineated by the Detention Center Policy and Procedures
• Employ basic counseling skills to help relieve residents' anxieties and tensions, but limited to the current situation within the detention facility
• Read and document pertinent behavioral information about the residents in log books and special incident reports.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Some experience with youth groups
• General knowledge of behavioral science principles and of current social and economic conditions
• Working knowledge of psychological and emotional problems involved in socially maladjusted youth and demonstrate the ability to work positively and effectively with severely maladjusted youth in situation involving considerable stress
• Ability to work in the stressful environment of the Juvenile Detention Center
• Ability to learn, comprehend and use a personal computer in the generation of Detention Center data and pertinent materials

The City of Winchester is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law.