YOUTH DETENTION WORKER I - MALE

Linn County; Cedar Rapids (IA); Sur place; USD 26 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive wages

IPERS retirement

Wellness program

On-site fitness

Paid holidays

Professional development

Résumé du poste

Linn County in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a compassionate professional to supervise and support youth at the Juvenile Detention Center. You will assess needs, conduct intake, maintain safety, and help plan daily activities.

The role requires a high school diploma and at least one year of relevant experience. You will document behavior, respond to emergencies, and participate in a token economy-based behavior management system while performing light maintenance tasks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• At least 1 year of experience in the care, counseling, and management of dependent, neglected, and delinquent adolescents.

Responsabilités

• Supervise dependent, neglected, or delinquent youth residing in the Juvenile Detention Center.
• Assess the psychological, physical, and emotional needs of the youth being referred.
• Conduct intake activities for residents including conducting interviews to obtain required information.
• Check and maintain security and safety of residents on a continual basis.
• Organize, plan, and implement structured daily activities for youth after assessing group dynamics and individual needs.
• Promote, encourage, and support appropriate behavior through relationship building, and confront inappropriate behavior in a professional manner.
• Physically restrains residents for protection using non-mechanical restraints.
• Observe and record descriptions of behavior for program planning and court recommendations.
• Keep daily records and reports.
• Respond to emergencies such as escape, suicide attempts, drug overdose, intoxicated youth, etc.
• Implement behavior management system utilizing tokens, contracts, level system, resets, etc.
• May prepare and manage serving of meals for 10-20 people.
• Performs light maintenance tasks such as cleaning and laundry activities.

Description du poste

Description

Linn County is committed to creating a Customer-Center Culture placing our internal & external customers at the center of everything we do! Why do we do this? We get that question a lot. The answer is simple: We want our customers to have a positive experience. Our co-workers are customers too. Exceptional internal customer satisfaction leads to exceptional customer satisfaction for the public!

Why work at Linn County?

• Competitive wages with annual pay increases & annual cost of living increase (depending on budget)
• Medical, dental, vision, short & long term disability, and supplemental life insurance
• Iowa Public Employee's Retirement Pension Plan (IPERS)
• Wellness program offering credit on insurance premiums to eligible employees
• Free on-site fitness centers
• 100% County paid basic life insurance
• 12 paid holidays per year
• Training & professional development opportunities

Hourly Wage: $22.75

About The Role

Supports the supervision, safety, security, and behavior management of dependent, neglected or delinquent youth at the Linn County Juvenile Detention Center.

Essential Functions

• Supervises dependent, neglected, or delinquent youth residing in the Juvenile Detention Center.
• Assesses the psychological, physical, and emotional needs of the youth being referred.
• Conducts intake activities for residents including conducting interviews to obtain required information.
• Checks and maintains security and safety of residents on a continual basis.
• Organizes, plans, and implements structured daily activities for youth after assessing group dynamics and individual needs.
• Promotes, encourages, and supports appropriate behavior through relationship building, and confronts negative/inappropriate behavior in a professional manner.
• Physically restrains residents for the protection of themselves or others using non-mechanical restraints.
• Observes and records description of behavior for the purpose of program planning and for recommendation to the court.
• Keeps daily records and reports.
• Responds to emergency situations such as escape or suicide attempts, drug overdose, intoxicated youth, etc.
• Implements behavior management system utilizing a token economy, behavior contracting, level system, resets, etc.
• May prepare and manage serving of meals for 10-20 people.
• Performs light maintenance tasks such as cleaning and laundry activities.

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 1 (one) year of experience in the care, counseling, and management of dependent, neglected, and delinquent adolescents.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the required knowledge and skills for this position may be considered.

Shift

Tuesday - Saturday

3 - 11 p.m.

(Sunday, Monday off)

Linn County offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday and sick leave as well as medical, dental, life, long-term disability (LTD) insurance and wellness incentives.