JJYS Technician II-Millcreek Youth Center

State of Utah • Ogden, UT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The JJYS Technician II works with youth ordered into the care and custody of the Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS). The role provides supervision, intervention, and rehabilitation services to youth offenders while helping assure public safety. This is a full-time, in-office/on-site position at Millcreek Youth Center in Ogden, Utah.

The position includes monitoring visitors and residents, coordinating youth activities, assisting with perimeter checks, transporting youth, and using appropriate intervention techniques to address potentially dangerous situations involving people, facilities, or property. The role requires clear written communication and availability for rotating day, swing, and graveyard shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Within the first 90 days after hire, employees participate in one week of New Employee Training and one week of verbal and physical de-escalation training. The work may involve physical intervention with clients during hostile or volatile situations.

Requirements

• Availability to work rotating day, swing, and graveyard shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing and to read and understand written information.
• Ability to perform physical exertion, including standing, walking over rough surfaces, bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, and repeatedly or for long periods lifting items up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Age 19 or older.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to speak multiple languages.
• Valid Utah Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with youth ordered into the care and custody of JJYS.
• Monitor visitors and residents within the facility.
• Schedule and coordinate activities for youth.
• Assist the Control Supervisor by making perimeter checks.
• Apply appropriate intervention techniques to resolve potentially dangerous situations and ensure the safety of staff, clients, and the public.
• Transport youth.
• Provide intervention, supervision, and rehabilitation programs to youth offenders while assuring public safety.
• Communicate information and ideas clearly and concisely in writing, and read and understand written information.
• Participate in one week of New Employee Training and one week of verbal and physical de-escalation training within the first 90 days after hire.

Benefits

• Job stability through employment with a well-established organization.
• Career growth, including opportunities to develop skills and pursue leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful work contributing to community services and organizational goals.
• Supportive work environment that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.
• Work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed