Juvenile Justice Counselor & Case Manager

400 OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS; Oklahoma; Presencial; USD 41 000 - 47 000; Tempo integral

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Resumo da oferta

400 OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS is seeking a Juvenile Justice Specialist I/II in Oklahoma. The role covers diversified case loads, intake interviews, counseling, placement planning, and coordination with courts and agencies to ensure appropriate services for youths in custody or on probation or parole.

The position requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in behavioral science (or related degrees with experience) and offers a structured pathway with Level I and Level II pay scales

Qualificações

• Level I requires a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science; or a bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, prevention and diversionary youth services, guidance and counseling, correctional case management or probation and parole.
• Level II requires a master’s degree in a behavioral science; or a juris doctorate; or a master’s degree and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, prevention and diversionary youth services, guidance and counseling, correctional case management or probation and parole; or a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, prevention and diversionary youth services, guidance and counseling, correctional case management or probation and parole.

Responsabilidades

• Carries a differentiated case load in juvenile justice; provides services and supervision to youths in custody or on probation or parole status.
• Conducts intake interviews with juvenile offenders, families, and victims and develops appropriate treatment plans.
• Provides individual and group counseling; arranges health screening; recommends and implements placement, including out-of-home placement and community reintegration; visits clients in out-of-home placements and ensures that appropriate services are being provided.
• Prepares reports for the court, District Attorney’s office and Parole Board; may testify in court as an expert witness; acts as liaison with the court.
• Staff’s cases with the District Attorney’s office; establishes restitution amount.
• Initiates, develops, implements and monitors contracts with private nonprofit and for-profit entities, coordinates with providers for delivery of services.
• Serves as liaison to facilities, agencies and schools and participates on community councils and planning boards.
• Conducts foster care studies and recruits foster parents.
• Conducts diagnostic and evaluation interviews with residents placed in facilities and their families; prepares written social assessment of diagnostic factors; participates as a member of multidisciplinary team of professionals and paraprofessionals in formal evaluation staffing to recommend treatment methodologies; prepares written clinical treatment plans with resident and family; coordinates efforts of psychological, residential and educational staff to provide services to meet treatment needs of resident.
• May develop and maintain a specialized area of training and expertise in HIV/AIDS education, CD Counselor, Abuse Survivors and Sexual Offenders.
• Makes application for Title XIX and Title IV-E for custody juveniles.
• Provides detention screening for law enforcement entities and coordinates detention placement.
• Serves as advocate, presenter or administrative hearing officer in due process District Review Hearings, possibly imposing sanctions.

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science

Master’s degree in behavioral science or JD

Descrição da oferta de emprego

400 OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS is seeking a Juvenile Justice Specialist I/II in Oklahoma. The role covers diversified case loads, intake interviews, counseling, placement planning, and coordination with courts and agencies to ensure appropriate services for youths in custody or on probation or parole.

The position requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in behavioral science (or related degrees with experience) and offers a structured pathway with Level I and Level II pay scales