INSTITUTIONAL PROBATION OFFICER - Juvenile Services

Tarrant County College; Fort Worth (TX); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health plans

Retirement benefits

Wellness program

13 paid holidays

Résumé du poste

Tarrant County College is seeking a qualified professional to provide a safe, secure environment and oversee the care, education and welfare of juveniles in a detention setting. You will supervise educational activities, administer counseling and ensure adherence to rules in a structured, supervised environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 1,750 hours of related experience or a year of graduate study in criminology, corrections, counseling, or related fields, plus certifications and a

Qualifications

• 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 year of graduate study may substitute for required experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Texas certifications (Juvenile Supervision/Probation Officer, First Aid, CPR, Non-Violent Restraint) with annual renewal.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of automobile liability insurance.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsabilités

• Maintains safe, secure and positive environment, while meeting the educational, emotional, recreational, disciplinary, and basic needs of each detainee
• Provides individual and group counseling for detainees
• Provides discipline when detainees violate rules and may restrain youth who are out of control
• Intervenes in aggressive and self-injurious behaviors with crisis intervention, counseling, physical and mechanical restraint
• Supervises the personal grooming, hygienic activities and housekeeping tasks of detained youth
• Maintains security of residents and facility through regular accounting of population and materials as well as search of juveniles
• Conducts facility-wide and personal searches for contraband
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

1 year grad study in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social work, or related field

Description du poste

Summary

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.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

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


• Provides individual and group counseling for detainees


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


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


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


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


• Conducts facility-wide and personal searches for contraband


• Performs all other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• 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.

Physical Demands And Work Environment & Other Requirements

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.

Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long- term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these \"basic employee benefits\" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.

• Note: These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only. For benefit information regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, please contact Patrice Smith at [phone].