Detention Specialist I

City-of-Winchester,-Va; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Winchester, VA is seeking personnel to supervise and support residents at the Juvenile Detention Center. Responsibilities include maintaining discipline, direct supervision during activities, and implementing approved interventions to keep residents and staff safe.

The role requires working days, evenings, weekends, and holidays, with the ability to document behavioral notes and use the computer systems for detention center data.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or 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 ability to work with severely maladjusted youth under stress.
• Ability to work in the stressful environment of the Juvenile Detention Center.
• Ability to learn, comprehend and use a personal computer for Detention Center data and materials.

Responsibilities

• Willing and able to work days, evenings, weekends, and holidays (Mon-Fri 6:45 am-2:45 pm).
• Maintain discipline and control of the residents.
• Maintain direct supervision of residents on the unit, in classrooms, during cleanup, recreation and during meals, ensuring security and safety of residents and coworkers.
• Intervene with residents when situations dictate, using interventions per Detention Center policy.
• Employ basic counseling to relieve residents' anxieties as appropriate to the detention facility.
• Read and document pertinent behavioral information about residents in log books and incident reports.

Skills

Youth group experience

Behavioral science knowledge

Understanding of behavioral problems

Stress management

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

• 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.

• 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.