Juvenile Detention Officer Senior (Supervisor) - Juvenile Court

Coconino County • Flagstaff, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs supervision and administration of detention work of moderate difficulty in the Juvenile Detention facility. This role involves working diligently to build positive working relationships with the Detention Manager and staff to create a positive, caring, safe, and healthy learning environment for detained youth. The Senior Officer serves as an essential member of the Detention Leadership Team, responsible for implementing detention services that align with the Department's Mission and Model. They collaborate with the Detention Manager and other staff to implement, quality assure, and improve detention programs and activities. This position also involves working as part of a team with coworkers, parents, probation officers, service providers, and community connections to assist youths. The role includes monitoring and instructing staff on programs, ensuring Detention Officers follow through on the Department’s implementation of Youth’s Individualized Detention Plans, and serving as a faculty member of the Coconino County Juvenile Detention Training Academy, providing ongoing training to graduates. The Senior Officer assists the Detention Manager in hiring and selection processes, provides leadership, training, and supervision to Detention Living Unit staff and/or Control Room Staff, and conducts performance evaluations. They offer regular strength-based feedback and support staff development. This role requires a deep understanding of individual youth needs, challenges, and strengths to individualize services for the best possible outcomes. The Senior Officer works directly with staff as they work with detained youth and, as needed, directly with the most challenged youth. They ensure staff compliance with youth-specific services, interventions, policies, and procedures for suicide prevention and wellness restoration. The position also ensures staff compliance and fidelity to Detention Policies & Procedures and Programs, maintains the safety and security of the juvenile detention facility through inspections and checks, facilitates conflict resolution between staff, handles emergency or crisis situations, ensures completion of intake and release procedures, participates in youth grievance appeals, and updates records and writes reports. The role may involve appearing in court to report youth progress and ensuring timeliness and accuracy within the Juvenile On-Line Tracking System (JOLTS) Living Unit Post.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field AND three years working with juveniles in a residential setting; OR Associate's degree in a related field and four years working with juveniles in a residential setting; OR Five years working with juveniles in a residential setting: OR Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Must submit to background check prior to hire.
• Persons convicted of a felony are not eligible for hire within the Juvenile Detention facility.
• Forty hours of orientation training are required within first month on the job.
• Sixteen additional hours of COJET certified training are required each year.
• Must obtain an Arizona driver's license by date of hire and maintain it throughout employment.
• Final job offer will be contingent upon a satisfactory 5-year Arizona Motor Vehicle Report.
• Considerable knowledge of: Trauma Informed Care based, Principles and practices of effective supervision, leadership and training, Principles, methods and techniques of group and individual counseling, Child and adolescent development theories and application, Dynamics of behavioral and emotional problems in children, Crisis intervention and basic first aid techniques including CPR, Detention policies and procedures and applicable state laws, rules and regulations, Basic principles and methods of treatment for juvenile delinquency
• Working knowledge of: Practices and procedures of a juvenile detention facility, Juvenile court proceedings, Human behavior and various social, economic and cultural backgrounds, Recordkeeping, documentation and report writing, Adolescent group activity planning and leadership
• Ability to: Effectively plan and schedule the work of others, Make appropriate decisions regarding methods of intervention and treatment, Deal impartially with individuals of various socioeconomic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, Work safely and support the culture of workplace safety, Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies and the public, Follow written and verbal instructions, Communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Responsibilities

• Works diligently to build positive working relationships with Detention Manager and Detention staff members to create a positive structure, caring, safe, healthy, learning environment for our detained youth
• Serves as an essential Detention Leadership Team Member for the implementation of detention services that help the Department achieve our Mission and Model
• Works with the Detention Manager and other staff to implement, quality assure, and improve Detention’s programs and activities
• Works as part of a team with coworkers, parents, probation officers, services providers, and community connections to help youths
• Monitors and provides instruction of staff programs
• Attends or observes and facilitates Detention Officers participation in Detention and ensures Detention officers follow through of the Department’s implementation of the Youth’s Individualized Detention Plans
• Serves as a faculty member of the Coconino County Juvenile Detention Training Academy and provides ongoing training to academy graduates
• Works with Detention Manager in the hiring and selection processes of new staff
• Provides leadership, trains, and supervises Detention Living Unit staff and/or Control Room Staff and provides performance evaluations for assigned staff
• Provides staff with regular strength-based feedback and supports staff development
• Serves as one of Detention’s highly skilled staff in understanding the individual youth’s needs, challenges, and strengths so we can individualize our services as best possible to have the best outcomes of their detention experience
• Works directly with staff as they work with detained youth and as needed works directly with our most challenged youth as needed
• Ensures Detention Staffs’ implementation of youth specific services, interventions, and policy and procedures for suicide prevention and wellness restoration for identified youth
• Ensures staff compliance and fidelity to Detention Policies & Procedures and Programs
• Ensures safety and security of the juvenile detention facility including the facility inspections, security and safety checks
• Facilitates conflict resolution between staff
• Handles emergency or crisis situations, including situation review and debriefing
• Ensures completion of intake and release procedures
• Participates in youth grievance appeals
• Updates records and writes accurate and detail reports as necessary
• May appear in court to report youths’ progress
• Ensures timeliness and accuracy within Juvenile On-Line Tracking System (JOLTS) Living Unit Post

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager