Juvenile Justice Counselor 3

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Division of Juvenile Justice in Alaska seeks a Juvenile Justice Counselor 3 to lead the Detention Unit at the Fairbanks Youth Facility. You will supervise Juvenile Justice Counselor 1/2 staff, oversee unit operations, and ensure practices comply with state statutes, administrative codes, and facility policies.

You will champion safety, restorative justice, and youth development while coordinating care with staff, families, and partners, and you will work shift work including holidays and

Qualifications

• Conscientiousness: demonstrates a high level of effort and commitment to performing work.
• Integrity/Honesty: maintains ethical conduct and trustworthiness.
• Interpersonal Skills: builds effective relationships with others from diverse backgrounds.
• Stress Tolerance: handles high-stress situations calmly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead Juvenile Justice Counselor 1/2 in carrying out unit operations.
• Supervise and care for juveniles on the Secure Detention unit.
• Ensure practices meet Alaska statutes, administrative code, DJJ policies, and standards.
• Promote safety and restorative justice within the unit.

Skills

Conscientiousness

Integrity/Honesty

Interpersonal Skills

Stress Tolerance

Job description

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill a Juvenile Justice Counselor 3 position in Fairbanks at the Fairbanks Youth Facility Detention Unit.

What You Will Be Doing

The Juvenile Justice Counselor 3 leads Juvenile Justice Counselor 1/2’s in carrying out the Unit operations and supervising/caring for juveniles who are on Secure Detention unit. They perform as shift lead and are charged with ensuring that practices are consistent with Alaska Statutes, Alaska Administrative Code, Division of Juvenile Justice, and facility policies and procedures. They make sure that Performance-based Standards are implemented on the Unit and within the context of the Division`s restorative justice philosophy, ensuring the proper care and safety of residents, staff, and the community.

Our Mission, Values 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.

Core Values

• 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.

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.

Working Environment

This position is located at the Fairbanks Youth Facility, 1502 Wilbur Street in Fairbanks, Alaska. As a member of the FYF Detention Unit, you will work shiftwork, holidays, weekends and overtime as needed.

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).

Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience performing the full range of treatment and security functions in a juvenile justice facility. The required experience is met by service as a Juvenile Justice Counselor 2 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR

One year of experience administering, advising on, performing, or supervising adult or juvenile corrections, law enforcement, parole, probation, residential treatment casework, or social casework.

OR

One year of experience performing the full range of duties associated with the custody, security, and reformation of prisoners in an adult correctional institution. The required experience is met by service as a Correctional Officer 2 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.

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.

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 responses are