Juvenile Supervision Officer - Grant

Collin County Government; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement match

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, vision plans

Paid holidays

PTO 24 days first year

Life insurance

Job summary

Collin County Government seeks a Juvenile Supervision Officer to provide supervision and care for juveniles in the Detention Facility. The role requires intake/release, searches, behavior monitoring, and ensuring residents receive meals, clothing, and hygiene items.

The ideal candidate will remain calm under pressure, hold a bachelor’s degree, and obtain Juvenile Supervision Officer certification within six months. Texas driver’s license with clean record is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and enforce rules.
• Interest and experience working with youth in leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and care for juveniles in the Detention Facility.
• Conduct intake and release of juveniles.
• Conduct searches and set behavioral expectations.
• Monitor and manage resident behavior and intervene when needed.
• Ensure residents are provided meals, clothing, hygiene products and other necessities.
• Escort residents to visitation, court, school, counseling, or medical visits.
• Mentor residents and design programs to help them complete community service hours and develop job skills.
• Work under the direction of the Lead Juvenile Supervision Officer.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Remain calm under pressure

Enforce rules and safety

Mentor youth

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Collin County is seeking degreed candidates who are passionate about helping kids. If you want to meet residents of the Collin County Juvenile Detention Center where they are in their life journey, provide them with a safe environment, and be a mentor to move their lives in a more positive direction, this is the job for you! This position works a unique schedule of 12-hour shifts that provides 3 to 4 days off in a row every week.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Collin County offers a 200% retirement match (with employee contributions earning 7% interest!), 100% tuition reimbursement, affordable medical, dental and vision plans, 10 paid holidays annually, 24 days of PTO in your first year of employment with balance rollover from year-to-year, county-provided life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and other optional participation benefits. If you want a job that contributes to more than just a company’s bottom line or CEO’s annual bonus, this is the place for you! County operations support our local justice system, animal shelter, health department, infrastructure, elections, and more.

ABOUT THE JOB

This position’s primary focus is to provide supervision of and care for the Juvenile residents of the Collin County Juvenile Detention Facility. This includes;

• Conducting intake and release of juveniles.
• Conducting searches.
• Setting expectations for resident juvenile’s behavior.
• Monitoring and managing resident’s behavior.
• Handle physical interventions when other interventions fail.
• Ensures juveniles receive meals, clothing, hygiene products and other necessities.
• Escorts juveniles to visitation areas, court, school, group counseling or medical visits.
• Mentors juveniles and designs programs that help them work off their community service hours and develop skills for future employment.
• Related duties as needed.
• Work is performed under the direction of the Lead Juvenile Supervision Officer.

WHO WE NEED:

All candidates must have:

• The ability to remain calm in stressful situations, enforce rules and discipline as outlined by policy, and provide a safe and caring yet firm environment for residents of the Juvenile Detention Facility.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
• The ability to earn a Juvenile Supervision Officer certification within six (6) months of employment.
• A valid Texas’s Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with children in a professional or leadership role, such as social work, coaching, children’s advocacy, or education.

You must be available for one of the following schedules in order to work as a Juvenile Supervision Officer.

The hours of each schedule type are as follows:

DAY SHIFT: 6:45am – 715pm
NIGHT SHIFT: 6:45pm – 7:15am
SWING SHIFT: 9:45am – 10:15pm

The days on each schedule are one of the following:

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, every other Wednesday OR
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, every other Wednesday.

COLLIN COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Must be able to work a schedule that includes some weekend work. Juvenile Supervision Officer schedules are 12 hour shifts, 3/4 days per week for a total of 84 hours per 2 week period. The hire process includes a polygraph exam and psychological evaluation.

This position is grant-funded on an annually renewing grant, which is currently funded through August 31, 2029. The position is contingent upon the availability of grant funds and will be eliminated when funding is exhausted or no longer available. Continued employment is also contingent upon ongoing grant funding and will end if funding is discontinued or exhausted.