Juvenile Justice Specialist - Loysville Youth Development Center, Perry County

THE POSITION

Do you have experience working with at-risk youth and want to have a positive impact on their lives and those you work with every day? The Department of Human Services (DHS), Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services (BJJS) Loysville Youth Development Center is seeking individuals who are outgoing, motivated, and up for a challenge mentally, emotionally and physically. We are seeking individuals who can develop effective relationships with court-adjudicated youth to help address personal problems and provide positive reinforcement to instill proper attitudes and responsible behaviors. This position involves a willingness to work with a diverse population along with a driving desire to make a difference in the lives of youth.

If you take pride in knowing your work helps the youth entrusted to your care, we encourage you to join our team and apply today!

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DESCRIPTION OF WORK

As a Juvenile Justice Specialist, you will actively engage with court-adjudicated youth by communicating with them about their thought processes, actions, and personal problems to provide insight into responsible behaviors and attitudes. Your work will assist professional staff in implementing treatment plans and reporting youths' progress in attaining goals within a secure or restricted setting.

You will also assist youth in providing for their physical care, custody, and supervision and their daily activities including recreation, housekeeping, personal hygiene, work assignments, and program requirements. Other responsibilities include maintaining order by verbally and physically intervening with disruptive, emotionally improper, and suicidal youth as well as using appropriate physical restraint techniques to prevent escapes, control aggressiveness, and maintain a safe, secure, or restricted environment. Training will be provided.

The guidance you will provide for social and emotional growth by role modeling values and ideals will endeavor to elicit a genuine desire in court-adjudicated youth to change their behaviors. If you would like an opportunity to join our teams efforts to help the youth in our care become more responsible, contributing citizens in their communities, we encourage you to join our team and apply today!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment.
  
• The Department of Human Services provides excellent benefits, pay increases, paid leave and holidays, as well as opportunities for career advancement.
• Shift work in a 24/7/365 operation, including evenings, holidays and weekends. 8-hour shifts with no duty-free lunch
• 5-day work week with 2 days off.
  • 1st shift: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • 2nd shift: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
  • 3rd shift: 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM
• Travel: As needed
• Overtime: As needed - voluntary and possible mandatory
• Shift Work: Yes
• May change based on operational needs.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.
• Must be willing to accept employment at Loysville Youth Development Center and commute to this location in Loysville, Perry County.
• FREE PARKING!
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $56,646 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Please check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in the care, custody, activities, or personal guidance of adolescents or adults in a human services or social services program, law enforcement or correctional program, or an educational, community, or military organization; or
  
• Successful completion of the Juvenile Justice Specialist Trainee program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or