Residential Juvenile Care Specialist

Regional Planning & Coordinating Commission of Greene County, Ohio; Xenia (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Greene County Juvenile Detention Center in Xenia, OH seeks a part-time Juvenile Direct Care Specialist (DCS) to support residential program services. The role focuses on meeting the physical, emotional, and behavioral needs of juveniles while aligning with the center’s mission.

Shifts include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rotations with weekend work; non-exempt status; duties cover direct care, security and records. Candidates must complete background checks and drug screening as required.

Qualifications

• High School degree or GED equivalency; or Associate’s Degree in counseling, social work, sociology, corrections, humanities or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience with juvenile and/or juvenile offenders sufficient to perform the job duties as listed above; satisfactory completion of professional references check; satisfactory completion of criminal background check; satisfactory completion of sexual risk assessment; satisfactory completion of Ohio Attorney General Offender Search; completion of a drug screening.
• Affirmative duty to report prior and/or current misconduct; confirmation of valid Ohio driver’s license; confirmation of degrees, licenses and/or certificates.

Responsibilities

• Residential Program Direct Care: Supervise and interact positively with juveniles in assigned activities; direct and supervise the movement of juveniles; provide direct support for volunteers, interns, parents, visitors and service personnel; ensure compliance with program rules, policies and procedures; carry out daily assignments; ensure quality and timeliness of program schedule; facilitate extra curricula activity sessions; counsel juvenile during outbursts of emotion/aggression; mediate disputes between juvenile; supervise recreational periods.
• Security/Control: Conduct room searches; conduct frisk searches or strip searches pursuant to policy and procedure; ensure safety, health and security standards are upheld; transport juvenile to and from temporary releases; maintain control pursuant to crisis prevention training to protect self, staff and juvenile; operate electronic security system; supervise visitation; screen for contraband; receive and process juvenile into facility.
• Personal Hygiene/Health and Cleanliness: Monitor hygiene practices; observe and report illness or injury; assist in self-administration of medications; administer first aid; supervise and assist juvenile in the cleaning.
• Records/Reports: Prepare and maintain records and reports on resident activities, critical incidents, behavior and progress; maintain written logs; ensure accuracy/neatness of documentation.

Skills

Juvenile supervision

Crisis de-escalation

Record keeping

Education

HS diploma or GED; Associate degree in counseling/social work/sociology/corrections/related field

Job description

Greene County Juvenile Detention Center in Xenia, OH seeks a part-time Juvenile Direct Care Specialist (DCS) to support residential program services. The role focuses on meeting the physical, emotional, and behavioral needs of juveniles while aligning with the center’s mission.

Shifts include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rotations with weekend work; non-exempt status; duties cover direct care, security and records. Candidates must complete background checks and drug screening as required.