Juvenile Services Outreach Specialist

Consolidated Municipality of Carson City; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 51,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A full-time position with Carson City Juvenile Services focused on identifying at-risk youths and providing support services. The role involves community engagement, intervention strategies, and collaboration with various organizations. Candidates must hold a relevant bachelor's degree and possess strong counseling and crisis intervention skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Must be 21 years of age at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Identify at-risk youth and provide intervention services.
• Develop and facilitate groups focusing on self-esteem and education.
• Maintain accurate documentation of services provided.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Counseling techniques

Planning

Organizing

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

This is a full-time, FLSA non-exempt position with Carson City Juvenile Services.This position is responsible for identifying at-risk youths and providing or referring support services and intervention services.

This is a grant-funded position and, as such, employees are responsible for knowing abiding by the rules of the grant. This position will continue to be funded as long as the grant is renewed.

Individuals may choose between the following PERS Retirement plans:
Employer-Paid PERS Retirement:$24.5921 - 34.4289 hourly / $51,151.62 - 71,612.06 annually
Employee/Employer-Paid PERS Retirement:$29.1854 - 40.8596 hourly / $60,705.58 - 84,988.02 annually

To learn more about the Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), click here.

** This recruitment will remain open until recruitment needs are satisfied. Individuals are encouraged to apply immediately, as hiring may occur early in the recruiting process. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made. **

This class specification lists the major duties and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. Incumbent(s) may be expected to perform job-related duties other than those contained in this document and may be required to have specific job-related knowledge and skills.

• Identify at-risk youth/families and provide intervention services; meet with youths and parents in response to requests for service referrals and determine intervention strategies and provide referrals to community resources.
• Develop and facilitate groups which focus on strengthening self-esteem, cultural identity, cooperative and positive interaction with an emphasis on education.
• Maintain accurate documentation of services provided.
• Participate in community organizations focused on at-risk youth and conduct community education presentations addressing at-risk youth, gang awareness, and juvenile justice issues.
• Assists with community services supervision.
• Provide Intervention services to those youth referred by juvenile courts, law enforcement, schools and families.
• Perform general assessments with families; design effective youth diversion contracts and monitor client progress.
• Teach classes relating to substance abuse, skills training, anger management and early intervention to youth and families.
• Assist with early intervention and prevention program design and implementation; develop measures; collect data; evaluate participation and report the results.
• Provide youth and families with referrals to other services in the community.
• Provide community education on youth and family related topics.
• Maintain records and enter timely and accurate data.
• Grant tracking to include Targeted Case Management duties.
• Program development.
• Participate in multi-agency meetings.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in behavioral sciences, criminal justice, human services or closely related field OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

Must be 21 years of age at time of hire.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS:

• Valid driver’s license
• CPR certification within six (6) months of hire

Required Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge of:

• Federal, state, county and local laws governing the arrest and disposition of juvenile offenders.
• General emotional and behavioral patterns of both delinquent and non-delinquent juveniles and the causes of juvenile delinquency.
• General principles of working with adolescent groups and individuals.
• Crisis intervention and counseling techniques, methods and practices.
• Applicable laws, codes and regulations.
• Microsoft applications including Excel, Access, Word and Outlook.
• Standard office practices and procedures including filing and the operation of standard office equipment.
• Basic math.

Skill in:

• Planning, organizing and supervising individual work site activities involving a group of adolescent offenders.
• Collecting and analyzing statistics, maintaining records and preparing thorough and concise reports.
• Maintaining discipline in a fair and tactful manner.
• Preparing accurate and meaningful performance summaries, daily statistics, incident reports and other types of correspondence.
• Reading and analyzing policy and procedure manuals, Nevada state laws and governmental regulations.
• Effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, juveniles, parents and the general public.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:

Under General Supervision- Incumbents at this level are given assignments and objectives that are governed by specifically outlined work methods and a sequence of steps, which are explained in general terms. Immediate supervision is not consistent, but checks are integrated into work processes and/or reviews are frequent enough to ensure compliance with instructions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Office and field work; travel from site to site; extensive public contact; daily exposure to computer screens; daily exposure to traffic conditions and external environments.

This position may require supervision of community service work program that would entail standing for long periods of time.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1. All new employees will serve a probationary period of twelve (12) months. Such employees are not subject to the collective bargaining agreement and may be laid off or discharged during this period for any reason, or no reason.
2. Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation.
3. City employees are sometimes required to stay at or return to work during emergencies to perform duties specific to this classification or to perform other duties as requested in an assigned response position. This may require working a non-traditional work schedule or working outside normal assigned duties during the incident and/or emergency.
4. Employees may be required to complete Incident Command System training as a condition of continuing employment.
5. New employees are required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation which cost the new employee $47.00 and a drug screen which costs $36.50. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.
6. Carson City participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. All candidates who are offered employment with Carson City must complete Section 1 of the Form I-9 alongwith the required proof of their right to work in the United States and proof of their identity prior to starting employment. Please be prepared to provide required documentation as soon as possible after the job offer is made. For additional information regarding acceptable documents for this purpose, please contact Human Resources at 775.887.2103 or go to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services web page at www.uscis.gov.
7. Carson City is an equal opportunity employer.