Youth Services Counselor-Grant (New Day Diversion)

Broward County Sheriff's Office; Florida; Sur place; USD 42 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Broward County Sheriff's Office seeks a qualified professional to provide assessment and counseling to at-risk youth and their families within the Juvenile Division of the Department of Community Programs. The role involves conducting interviews, family and group sessions, and coordinating referrals to community resources.

It is a grant-funded contract position with duties including developing juvenile programs and monitoring community service activities.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in a behavioral health field.
• Two years of experience with youth programs and counseling concepts.
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.
• Must maintain Florida driver's license and provide complete driving history.

Responsabilités

• Provide professional assessment and/or counseling services to at-risk youth and families.
• Conduct interviews and family/group sessions at district sites and in the community.
• Provide information and referrals to community resources.
• Maintain liaison with law enforcement, judicial agencies and other juvenile justice entities.
• Develop community service work sites and monitor participants.

Connaissances

Counseling principles

Youth programs

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Social Services, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Counseling or related behavioral health field

Outils

MS Word

Excel

Description du poste

1. Bachelor's degree in Social Services, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Counseling or a related behavioral health field.
2. Two (2) years previous experience that provides broad knowledge of social service agencies and community resources regarding youth programs and services, as well as accepted counseling principles and practices.
3. Computer experience with word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs required (MS Word and Excel).
4. Must possess and maintain throughout employment, a valid Florida driver's license without any restrictions affecting job performance. Driver's license must show current address. All candidates must submit a Certified Department of Motor Vehicles "entire" driving history.
   • Florida driving histories can be obtained at any courthouse in Broward County. Three (3) year and seven (7) year Florida driving history records will not be accepted. If you have possessed a driver's license in any other state in the past 7 years you will need to submit an "entire" driving history from that state. For non-Florida driving histories, please contact that state's division of motor vehicles.
   • The search date for all driving histories must be within one month of the date the application for employment is received by the Bureau of Human Resources.
   • To view information on obtaining the required Certified Department of Motor Vehicles "entire" driving history, please click on the following link: Driving History (online) or visit your local courthouse.
   • Driving history records must be attached to the online application.
5. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered. Such experience must be clearly documented for consideration.

Special Requirements

Candidate will be required to work two (2) Saturdays every month and two (2) weekdays into the early evening.

Grant Funded Position

This is a grant funded employment contract position. Continued employment is contingent upon the continued receipt of adequate grant funding. Selected candidates will be contract employees with the terms and conditions of such employment set forth in a contract between BSO and the selected candidates. Contract employees will not be entitled to the same rights and benefits as permanent employees. BSO shall have the right to modify pay or benefits at any time due to the increased benefit costs, budgetary or grant funding reductions or other fiscal problems/restraints. In addition, the contract can be terminated at any time for any reason.

Under direction, employees in these grant funded/contract positions provide professional assessment and/or counseling services within the Juvenile Division of the Department of Community Programs of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Employees assists in deterring juvenile delinquency and decreasing the frequency of involvement by repeat youthful offenders in the juvenile justice system. Employees strive to increase public awareness of community-based youth programs, support groups and juvenile delinquency programs. Position provides professional assessment intervention and/or counseling services to at risk youth and their families. Position directly participates in development of youth programs and assigns juveniles to work sites in performing community service hours. Performs related work as directed. The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

Provides professional assessment and/or counseling services to at risk youth and their families as referred to the Sheriff’s Office by outside sources, i.e., judges, arbitration programs, schools, parents, law enforcement agencies.

Conducts interviews and facilitates family, parent, and other group sessions at assigned BSO district sites and within the community which includes weekly visits to assigned schools and client family homes.

Provides information and referrals to outside community, social service, and related resources.

Maintains communication and involvement with law enforcement, judicial agencies, and other entities of the juvenile justice system for the purpose of diverting juveniles out of the system when possible.

Networks with social service providers and community leaders for the purpose of maintaining current referral resources.

Develops community service work program sites; assigns juveniles to work sites for performing community service work; monitors participants conducting work programs and provides transportation via assigned BSO pool vehicle.

Conducts seminars/programs for various community organizations on substance abuse, motivation techniques, parental effectiveness, and community youth development.

Disseminates information concerning existing juvenile programs through various public presentations.

Prepares various weekly/monthly/annual reports concerning activities performed, i.e., progress/status reports, vehicle mileage.

Performs related duties as directed.

Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. May require occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of heavier objects. Incumbents are required, from time to time, to perform field visits, where work includes an element of risk in the event of entry into a hostile environment. Thus, tasks include potential for intermittent exposure to disagreeable elements consistent with conditions encountered in field visits.

Broward Sheriff's Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Broward Sheriff's Office will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Applicants who qualify will be subject to an extensive selection process and screening program, which may include, but not be limited to evaluation of training and experience; written test; computer based test; interview; polygraph examination; psychological evaluation; employment record, fingerprint and background check; medical examination; and drug screen. The expected duration of the selection process varies by position and could last 10 to 12 weeks. Reapplication will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

BSO is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Veterans' preference per Florida law.