Juvenile Justice Counselor 1, On-Call Nonpermanent

Family & Community Services; Palmer (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Family & Community Services is seeking an On-Call Nonpermanent Juvenile Justice Counselor 1 for the Mat-Su Youth Facility in Palmer, Alaska. The role provides supervision and services to detained adolescents awaiting court outcomes, using restorative justice approaches to support accountability and develop life skills.

Strong candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, be 20+, pass a comprehensive background check, hold a valid driver’s license, and provide required documents and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be 20 years of age or older.
• Background check including state and FBI fingerprint check required.
• Valid driver’s license required at time of appointment.
• Submit transcripts if used to meet minimum qualifications; include institution name/URL.
• Provide three professional references with names and phone numbers.
• Submit two performance evaluations from previous employers if available.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide services to adolescents in a detention setting awaiting court appearances.
• Contribute to restorative justice approaches to community protection and youth accountability.
• Deliver programming to develop life skills, anger management, and related supports within a secured facility.

Skills

Conscientiousness

Integrity/Honesty

Interpersonal Skills

Stress Tolerance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill multiple On-Call Nonpermanent Juvenile Justice Counselor 1 positions in Palmer at the Mat-Su Youth Facility, Detention Unit.

On-call nonpermanent positions provide staffing for absent permanent full-time Juvenile Justice Counselors during periods of vacancy, leave, and training.

What You Will Be Doing:

This position provides supervision and services to adolescents in a detention setting who are typically awaiting court appearances where future placement and services are determined.

Some of our residents have mild to severe mental health issues in addition to their justice system challenges.

As a Juvenile Justice Counselor, you will be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Alaskan youth. You will influence, inspire, and transform the lives of juvenile offenders and their families through therapeutic programs that incorporate a restorative justice approach to community protection, and drives the youth’s accountability and development. The meaningful relationships you build with the youth will allow you to contribute to delivering skills and knowledge in navigating life skills, anger management, drug and alcohol education, and more.

Our Organization, Mission, and Culture:

The Division of Juvenile Justice’s mission is to hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime. As a Juvenile Justice Counselor, you will support this mission by working with the youth on their individual needs and maintaining the security and safety of residents, visitors, staff, and facility buildings.

You will be part of a team that takes prides in creating a positive environment for both team members and juveniles. In this role, each day you will be contributing to building a stronger community by supporting our youth, guiding them to be successful and happy.

Our core values include:

• Prioritizing Safety

  – of our youth, staff, families, and communities

• Responsiveness

  – providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners.

• Professional Relationships

  – recognizing that successful treatment services provided to our clients, coworkers, victims, and others rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness.

• Dedication

  – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership.

• Respect

  – for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Joining our team will give you an opportunity to make meaningful change within the lives of youth in Alaska. The Division of Juvenile Justice prides ourselves on empowering our team through a variety of training and offers professional development through various career paths.

We foster a culture of integrity, trust, and respect. The team members within the Division of Juvenile Justice have a lot of pride in the work we do by making a positive impact one juvenile’s life at a time.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is located in the Mat-Su Youth Facility at, 581 Outer Springer Loop, Palmer. As a member of the Detention Unit, you will work inside a 24-hour secure facility, where shiftwork, holidays, weekends, and occasional overtime are required.

Who We Are Looking For:

In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

• Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.

• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.

• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

• Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).

To view the general description and example of duties for Juvenile Justice Counselor 1 please go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/classspecs/891103?keywords=juvenile%20justice&pagetype=classSpecifications

Minimum Qualifications

A high school diploma or GED

AND

Must be 20 years of age or older.

Special Note:

Prior to initial appointment, successful candidates for the Juvenile Justice Counselor are subject to a background investigation, criminal record check, and medical examination to determine the essential duties of the position can be safely performed.

A valid driver’s license is required at the time of appointment.

Additional Required Information

• At time of interview applicant must submit

• Copy of transcripts if using to meet MQs (unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts).

• Three (3) names & phone numbers of professional references.

• Two (2) performance evaluations from previous employers, if available.

• At the time of appointment, selected candidate must submit:

• Copy of current driver’s license

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

BACKGROUND CHECK

The successful candidate must pass a comprehensive background investigation, which includes a state and FBI fingerprint-based background check.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

EDUCATION

To verify education being used to meet the required minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application, provided at the time of interview, or if/when requested prior to scheduling an interview.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the respons