Juvenile Justice Unit Supervisor

Family & Community Services; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Family & Community Services seeks a Juvenile Justice Unit Supervisor to lead a treatment program for at‑risk adolescent females at the McLaughlin Youth Center in Anchorage. You will oversee a team of counselors and ensure program delivery aligns with Restorative Justice principles, current treatment practices, and state regulations.

The role requires one year of supervisory or case management experience in juvenile settings, a valid driver's license, and completion of a comprehensive background

Qualifications

• One year of experience as a working leader or shift supervisor providing a full range of care, custody, treatment, counseling, and security functions to residents in a juvenile justice facility, or equivalent elsewhere.
• One year of experience providing case management to clients in a juvenile program or facility, or equivalent elsewhere.
• Background investigation, criminal record check, and medical examination will be required prior to appointment.
• A valid driver license is required at the time of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage a treatment program in a juvenile justice facility for at‑risk adolescent females.
• Supervise day‑to‑day functions of a team of Juvenile Justice Counselor 3s and Counselor 1/2s.
• Ensure treatment program is developed and implemented in accordance with Restorative Justice mission and evidence‑based practices, and with policies and Alaska statutes.
• Perform leadership duties to support staff performance, provide guidance, and ensure safety of residents, staff, and community.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Case management

Policy compliance

Job description

Job Description

This position is open to current Department of Family and Community Services employees only.

Please check the definition below to determine if you qualify.

The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill a Juvenile Justice Unit Supervisor position located on the Kehrer Treatment Cottage at the McLaughlin Youth Center.

What you will be doing

The Juvenile Justice Unit Supervisor oversees and manages a treatment program in a juvenile justice facility for at‑risk adolescent females who have been adjudicated delinquent and institutionalized by the court. This position supervises the day‑to‑day functions of a team of Juvenile Justice Counselor 3s and Juvenile Justice Counselor 1/2s. To ensure the delivery of a quality treatment program and the proper care and safety of residents, staff, and the community, the Treatment Program Supervisor is charged with seeing that the treatment program is developed and implemented in accordance with the Division of Juvenile Justice`s Restorative Justice mission and philosophy, and consistent with current evidenced-based treatment practices, Division and Facility Policies and Procedures, Alaska Statutes, Alaska Administrative Code, and Performance-based Standards.

Our organization, mission, and culture

Through Restorative Justice, we 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. 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 provide the opportunity to make meaningful change in our community by helping at‑risk youth reintegrate successfully. We are committed to assisting families and redirecting youth in the community with the goal of minimizing recidivism.

The working environment you can expect

This position is located on a secure unit at the McLaughlin Youth Center, a 24‑hour juvenile detention and treatment facility located on 22 acres near the University of Alaska, Anchorage and Providence Hospital. This position works 40‑hour weeks, Monday through Friday. This includes a break period in which you can take advantage of the local trail system within the UMED district.

Who we are looking for

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

Managing Performance:

Takes responsibility for employees’ performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees’ efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.), ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.

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.

Decision Making:

Makes sound, well‑informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

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 as a working leader or shift supervisor providing a full range of care, custody, treatment, counseling, and security functions to residents in a juvenile justice facility, including training and directing lower level staff performing these functions. The required experience is met by service as a Juvenile Justice Officer 3 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR

One year of experience providing case management to clients in a juvenile program or facility. The required experience is met by service as a Juvenile Probation Officer 2 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.

Special Note:

Prior to initial appointment, successful candidates for the Juvenile Justice Officer series and Juvenile Justice Unit Supervisor positions 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 license is required at the time of appointment.

Additional Required Information

At time of interview applicant must submit

:

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

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

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.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

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 name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection p