Juvenile Corrections Officer

Position: Juvenile Corrections Officer              

Agency: Seneca County Youth Center

Hours: Various                                                                                                                             

Immediate Supervisor: Head Supervisor

Job Responsibility:  A Juvenile Corrections Officer (JCO) is responsible for the daily supervision, monitoring, disciplining, crisis intervention, health, safety, security, and welfare of detained juveniles.

Illustrative Duties:

Care, custody, and control of juveniles assigned to the Youth Center including guidance, crisis intervention and re-direction of juveniles in connection with their conduct, attitudes, and relationships.

The ability to physically restrain a hostile resident and overcome physical resistance.

Must be able to lead and interact through participation in therapeutic, physical, athletic, and recreational activities with residents as required.

Prepares detailed reports (incident, observation, etc.) as required and submits to supervisors daily.

Guides juvenile residents to effectively channel behavior in a more positive manner using approved therapeutic approach, education, self-discipline, responsibility, and respect for authority, oneself, and the community, daily or as required.

Conducts physical fitness and/or teach residents recreational activities, daily or as required.

Performs both verbal de-escalation and physical intervention of residents in the event disruptive behavior is exhibited, daily.

Ensures compliance with program rules, expectations, policies and procedures, etc., on a daily basis.

Admit, process, and conduct orientation with newly admitted residents to their assigned program; advises residents as to the rules, daily.

Attends scheduled staff meetings to contribute ideas, receive information concerning policies and procedures, security, training, and shares valuable information concerning residents.

Ability to effectively manage youth with serious mental health needs.

Able to react to change productively.

Transports residents as directed.

Monitors and documents all bed checks during any period resident(s) are in sleeping rooms.

Physical contact by a JCO is restricted to the same sex as a resident during all required, non-emergency duties such as pat down, metal detector and/or intake searches. During these times, only male JCOs have contact with male residents or female JCOs with female residents.

Attends conferences/training sessions to receive a minimum 32-hours annual mandatory training.

Adheres to strict control measures to guard against escapes and contraband entering the facility.

Confers with other detention staff and/or court personnel regarding resident progr