INSTITUTIONAL PROBATION OFFICER - Juvenile Services

Tarrant County; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarrant County in Fort Worth is seeking a Juvenile Supervision Officer to ensure a safe, secure environment for detained youths and to supervise their education, emotional, recreational, disciplinary, and basic care needs.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 1,750 hours of related experience, and certifications in First Aid, CPR, and Non-Violent Restraint, with the ability to obtain Texas juvenile credentials. Spanish bilingual preferred; valid driver's license required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 1,750 hours of full-time casework, counseling, community/group work, or related social-service experience required.
• 1 year of graduate study in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, psychology, or related field may substitute for required experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain current certification for Texas Juvenile Supervision Officer, Texas Juvenile Probation Officer, First Aid, CPR, and Non-Violent Restraint with annual renewal required.
• Valid driver's license and proof of automobile liability insurance.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe, secure and positive environment for each detainee while meeting educational, emotional, recreational, disciplinary, and basic needs.
• Provides individual and group counseling for detainees.
• Discipline when detainees violate rules; may restrain youth who are out of control.
• Intervenes in aggressive and self-injurious behaviors with crisis intervention, counseling, and restraint as needed.
• Supervises grooming, hygiene, and housekeeping tasks of detained youth.
• Maintains security through inventory of population and materials and conducts searches of juveniles.
• Conducts facility-wide and personal searches for contraband.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Bilingual (Spanish pref.)

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree

1-year grad study substitute for experience

Job description

Provide a safe, secure and positive environment for juveniles detained in the Juvenile Detention Center.Supervise the activities of juveniles in the course of meeting their educational, emotional, recreational, disciplinary and basic child care needs.Supervise family visitation and documents juveniles' behavior and adaptation to a secure, supervised setting on a daily basis.

1. Maintains safe, secure and positive environment, while meeting the educational, emotional, recreational, disciplinary, and basic needs of each detainee


2. Provides individual and group counseling for detainees


3. Provides discipline when detainees violate rules and may restrain youth who are out of control


4. Intervenes in aggressive and self-injurious behaviors with crisis intervention, counseling, physical and mechanical restraint


5. Supervises the personal grooming, hygienic activities and housekeeping tasks of detained youth


6. Maintains security of residents and facility through regular accounting of population and materials as well as search of juveniles


7. Conducts facility-wide and personal searches for contraband


8. Performs all other related duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree required.


• A minimum of 1,750 hours of full-time casework, counseling, community or group work, or related experience in a social service, community, corrections, or juvenile agency that deals with offenders or disadvantaged persons required.


• One (1) year full-time graduate study in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, psychology or a related field may substitute for required experience.


• Ability to obtain and maintain current certification for Texas Juvenile Supervision Officer, Texas Juvenile Probation Officer, First Aid, CPR, and Non-Violent Restraint with annual renewal required.


• Valid driver's license and proof of automobile liability insurance.


• Good written and verbal communication skills.


• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to walk, sit, stand, bend, stoop and lift.Exposure to communicable and contagious diseases; potential for physical and mechanical restraint situations involving juveniles who are violent and self destructive.