Correctional Youth Security Officer II - Spring Creek Division of Youth Services

State of Colorado•Colorado Springs, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a direct care/essential role that provides direct and engaging supervision of Youth in DYS State Operated Secure Facilities. This position also functions as a Lead Worker and is partially accountable for the work product of Youth Services Specialist I (YSS I). The work unit exists to provide for the direct care, safety, and security of pre-adjudicated or adjudicated youth in the Division of Youth Services custody using a trauma-responsive approach. The unit exists to provide 24-hour, seven-day-a-week care and supervision of youth in a secure residential setting covering work assignments ranging from Admissions and Control, school and day programming, and detention, assessment, and commitment (long-term treatment) living units. The Division of Youth Services (DYS) is committed to hiring individuals who are professionals, team players, and passionate about their desire to help youth. DYS values candidates who have demonstrated perseverance as a special attribute that can help the youth in our care.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
One (1) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position.
Corrections-related experience is defined as the custody and control of a detained or adjudicated population and/or experience as a POST Certified Officer, or Military Law Enforcement.
Be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of domestic violence.
Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License

Nice To Haves

Experience working with adjudicated and/or detained youth within a secure facility
Self-motivated
Positive role model
Attention to Detail
Problem Solving
Teamwork
Effective Communication
Adaptability
Trainer certification in staff development
Supervisory, management, and/or leadership experience
Critical Thinking and Decision Making skills
Google Suite: Docs, Sheets, Slides
College degree in social or behavioral sciences, criminal justice, human services, physical education/recreational studies or closely related field
Relevant years of state service experience.

Responsibilities

Work involves providing direct care, safety, security, and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated youth in a secure setting.
Monitor, participate, support, and enforce behavioral management plans for individual youth as directed (e.g. Behavioral Contracts, Individual Growth and Change Plans).
Duties include supervision of youth or group of youth, supervision of daily activities, youth orientation, intervention in crisis situations, non-escalation, de-escalation, use of physical response/restraint in emergency situations, debriefing of all incidents, and conducting searches.
The Work Leader's duties include staff accountability for quality and quantity of work, shift supervision, training, coaching and mentoring of YSS I employees, establishing work standards, performing quality assurance functions, and providing input for performance evaluations.
Actively and with positive engagement, implement and follow the Youth Center’s behavioral management program, teach, coach, and redirect youth within the program.
Support DYS initiatives and strategies as they relate to youth programming and crisis intervention.
Facilitating milieu and skill groups for youth.
Document observations of youth behavior and response to program(s) and document all unit activities and required information in appropriate logs and records systems.
Document all youth group activities in appropriate database systems.
Through all communications and behaviors demonstrate, support, and contribute to a healthy, positive, and respectful cultural climate throughout the Youth Center by adhering to our organizational values of Nonviolence, Open Communication, Social Responsibility, Growth and Change, Social Learning, Democracy, and Emotional Intelligence.
Requirement to adhere to the CDHS Code of Conduct, DYS Compliance Review Standards, and CDHS and DYS policies.
Success will come through the development of healthy, positive relationships supported by creating a trauma responsive environment.
Complete DYS Pre-Service training academy, Youth Center training, and orientation process as a new employee.
Complete all assigned online training, and maintain and support the Division’s prevailing behavior management and intervention strategies.
Training will help you learn problem-solving, the development of relationships with youth grounded in solid boundaries, how to teach skills to youth to decrease further risk and need, and a better understanding of trauma, behavioral health, and high-risk behavior.

Benefits

Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.