Detention Specialist I

Summary

Job Title

Job Description

Willing and able to work days, evening, weekends, and holidays (Monday-Friday 6:45 am- 2:45 pm)

Maintain discipline and control of the residents

Maintain direct supervision of the residents on the unit, in classrooms, during clean-up, recreation and during meal time, assuring security and safety of the resident and coworkers

Intervene with residents when situation dictates, utilizing the appropriate interventions as delineated by the Detention Center Policy and Procedures

Employ basic counseling skills to help relieve residents' anxieties and tensions, but limited to the current situation within the detention facility

Read and document pertinent behavioral information about the residents in log books and special incident reports.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)

Some experience with youth groups

General knowledge of behavioral science principles and of current social and economic conditions

Working knowledge of psychological and emotional problems involved in socially maladjusted youth and demonstrate the ability to work positively and effectively with severely maladjusted youth in situation involving considerable stress

Ability to work in the stressful environment of the Juvenile Detention Center

Ability to learn, comprehend and use a personal computer in the generation of Detention Center data and pertinent materials

Job Posting Statement

The City of Winchester is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law.

Job Description

Job Title

Job Description

Willing and able to work days, evening, weekends, and holidays (Monday-Friday 6:45 am- 2:45 pm)

Maintain discipline and control of the residents

Maintain direct supervision of the residents on the unit, in classrooms, during clean-up, recreation and during meal time, assuring security and safety of the resident and coworkers

Intervene with residents when situation dictates, utilizing the appropriate interventions as delineated by the Detention Center Policy and Procedures

Employ basic counseling skills to help relieve residents' anxieties and tensions, but limited to the current situation within the detention facility

Read and document pertinent behavioral information about the residents in log books and special incident reports.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)

Some experience with youth groups

General knowledge of behavioral science principles and of current social and economic conditions

Working knowledge of psychological and emotional problems involved in socially maladjusted youth and demonstrate the ability to work positively and effectively with severely maladjusted youth in situation involving considerable stress

Ability to work in the stressful environment of the Juvenile Detention Center

Ability to learn, comprehend and use a personal computer in the generation of Detention Center data and pertinent materials

Job Posting Statement

The City of Winchester is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law.