YOUTH ATTENDANT

Washtenaw County Health Department; Michigan; On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Washtenaw County Health Department seeks a detention home staff member to provide secure custody of residents, monitor entrances, and support daily operations. The role includes room checks, logs, transport, and coordinating with oncoming shifts to ensure safety and order.

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid Michigan Driver’s License, and at least two years of experience with delinquent youth. Union positions receive first consideration.

Qualifications

• Possession of a valid Michigan Vehicle Operator's License is required.
• Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Two (2) years of experience in working with delinquent children in a youth-oriented setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides secure custody of detention home residents and prevents unauthorized entry using monitoring systems.
• Attends to scheduled room checks and monitors wards in their rooms.
• Maintains control station, logs information, and handles incoming calls.
• Tends to personal needs of wards and manages access to rooms and supplies.
• Checks for contraband, enforces detention rules, and communicates daily activity to the next shift.
• Processes admissions, arranges placement, prepares rooms, and handles related paperwork.
• Interacts with law enforcement during admissions and escorts wards as required.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

INTERNAL UNION APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST CONSIDERATION FOR UNION POSITIONS

Under the supervision of a higher classified employee, provides secure custody of detention home residents. Prevents unauthorized entrances to and exists from the facility, using a system of electronic monitoring devices and visual checks.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Compares and assures correctness of census count with prior shift.
• Attends to scheduled room checks at thirty (30) minute intervals.
• Monitors rooms while wards are in their rooms.
• Maintains control station, taking incoming calls and logging information, etc.
• Tends to personal needs of wards, letting them in and out of their rooms, getting supplies, etc.
• Checks for contraband in rooms and detention area.
• Maintains and enforces detention rules and regulations.
• Communicates information concerning daily activity of youth to oncoming shift.
• Processes admissions, arranges for placement, prepares rooms, completes paperwork, searches and showers admissions, interacts with law enforcement officials upon acceptance of ward during shift, visually checks admissions to ascertain if there is a need for medical attention.
• Participates in programs and scheduled recreational activities with wards on shift prior to midnight.
• Tends to emergency medical situations notifying proper staff, contacting ambulance, etc.
• Reports any mechanical malfunctions to maintenance staff.
• Physically restrains out of control youth.
• Provides secure transport of youth to appointments or court as required.
• Occasionally contacts staff to fill position because of absence for oncoming shifts.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS

LICENSES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Possession of a valid Michigan Vehicle Operator's License is required.

EDUCATION

• Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalent.

EXPERIENCE

• Two (2) years of experience in working with delinquent children in a youth-oriented setting.

The qualifications listed above are guidelines. Other combinations of education and experience that could provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job should be considered.