Juvenile Justice Detention Officer II - 80081760

State of Florida • Ocala, FL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a highly responsible position in the criminal justice system. The employee is expected to perform all duties in an optimum responsible manner, demonstrate leadership by being a positive role model for staff, youth, and the community, and treat all people with dignity and respect. The role involves adhering to agency or facility policies and procedures, and maintaining a safe and secure environment for youth, oneself, and other staff. It ensures the maintenance of an environment with "zero tolerance" for detained youth escapes, abuse, sexual harassment, and inappropriate conduct by staff with detained youth (Red Flag Behavior). The position assists in the operation of a secure detention center, assuring the safe and secure custody of all assigned detained youth while ensuring that all detained youth are provided with their constitutional rights with special concern for legal, medical, and mental health issues. The employee will assist the supervisor to ensure that detained youth's services and programming are in compliance with court orders, rules, Departmental policies and procedures, and Quality Assurance standards. Successful completion of training requirements is necessary to maintain proficiency in the proper methods for dispensing medications to youth. The role involves distributing medication in the absence of a designated medical health authority or a facility nurse. Duties may include performing tasks in Master Control, admissions, releases, and transportation. The officer supervises youth in all activities and maintains control by giving directives, counseling, and/or utilizing appropriate levels of verbal or physical use of Protective Action Response (PAR) as needed. The position requires inspecting the facility, youth, visitors, and packages for contraband. Training and/or coaching employees concerning their duties and orienting them concerning facility policies and procedures is also part of the role. In the absence of the supervisor, the employee assumes the acting supervisor's role. The position involves writing reports and preparing required records regarding incidents, detained youth movement, and noteworthy information, and ensuring the documentation of all violations of facility operating procedures, rules, regulations, and state and federal statutes. The officer prepares detained youth for court appearances, and transports and escorts them to medical, criminal justice, social services, and judicial facilities as needed. Security and emergency equipment are used to ensure the safety and security of detained youth and the facility. This includes completing 10-minute checks, 5-minute checks, or Constant Sight and Uninterrupted Sound Supervision for every detained youth confined to room confinement or designated as suicidal. The role involves assessing and analyzing information available through the Juvenile Justice Information System and initiating and maintaining detained youth counts as directed. Attending and successfully completing all training required by DJJ’s Direct Care Training Policy and other assigned training is mandatory. In case of an emergency, the employee will utilize Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), and First Aid techniques and procedures. Attending required meetings is also a responsibility. Maintaining a valid Driver License and reporting any change to the supervisor within 72 hours is required. The employee must not knowingly drive a state vehicle or use a private vehicle on state business if their license is revoked, suspended, or curtailed. Compliance with Section 215.422, Florida Statutes, Prompt Payment Compliance Law, is mandatory. Other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers.
• Ability to prepare and maintain reports and records.
• Ability to effectively work with youth, co-workers, supervisors and the public.
• Knowledge of good hygiene.
• Knowledge of the Department and facility policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions in a timely manner.
• Ability to determine the appropriate level of force.
• Ability to observe changes in youth’s behaviors.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback to correct behavior.
• Knowledge of good housekeeping tasks relative to maintaining the sanitary conditions of the facility.
• All prospective candidates will be subject to a sex offender check, criminal background checks, (state, local and national) and pre-employment drug screening for direct care positions.
• Must be at least 19 years of age.
• Must be a high school graduate or its equivalent as determined by the department.
• Must not have been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement or have received a dishonorable discharge from any of the Armed Forces of the United States.
• Any person, who after September 30, 1999, pleads guilty or no lo contendere to or is found guilty of any felony or a misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement is not eligible for employment, notwithstanding suspension of sentence or withholding of adjudication.
• Notwithstanding this subparagraph, any person who plead no lo contendere to a misdemeanor involving a false statement before October 1, 1999, and who has had such record of that plea sealed or expunged is not ineligible for employment for that reason.
• Must abide by all provisions of s. 985.644 (1), regarding fingerprinting and background investigations and other screening requirements for personnel.
• Must execute and submit to the department an affidavit-of-application form, adopted by the department, attesting to his or her compliance with sub paragraphs 1-4.
• The affidavit must be executed under oath and constitutes an official statement under s. 837.06.
• The affidavit must include conspicuous language that the intentional false execution of the affidavit constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• If initially hired with an out-of-state license, the Florida resident must obtain a valid Florida state driver’s license within 30 days of hire.
• Licenses suspended or revoked for any reason; work permits (Business purpose/Employment/education only licenses) and some types of restricted licenses are not acceptable.
• Licenses that have Corrective Lenses Restriction are acceptable, provided the driver wears corrective lenses while operating the vehicle.
• Positions that include the transportation of youth while performing any work or work-related functions on behalf of DJJ require a three-year acceptable driving record as defined in FDJJ Policy 1920.
• Successful candidates must be certified in accordance with State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice direct care training policy or obtain such certification within 180 days of employment.
• For those candidates who are not currently in the state system as a direct care worker for DJJ at the time of application, the top-ranking candidate(s) after the interview phase will be required to take and pass Ergometrics IMPACT Assessment and Training Test in order to be considered for this direct-care employment opportunity.
• The decision to hire a male or female employee based on a bona fide occupational qualification does not constitute discrimination, disparate treatment and/or a violation of civil rights.

Nice To Haves

• The employee is expected to demonstrate leadership by being a positive role model for staff, youth and the community.
• The employee is expected to treat all people with dignity and respect.
• The employee will utilize Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), and First Aid techniques and procedures taught during certification training.

Responsibilities

• Adhering to agency or facility policies and procedures.
• Maintaining a safe and secure environment for youth, oneself, and other staff.
• Ensuring the maintenance of an environment with "zero tolerance" for detained youth escapes, abuse, sexual harassment, and inappropriate conduct by staff with detained youth (Red Flag Behavior).
• Assisting in the operation of a secure detention center, assuring the safe and secure custody of all assigned detained youth while ensuring that all detained youth are provided with their constitutional rights with special concern for legal, medical, and mental health issues.
• Assisting the supervisor to ensure that detained youth’s services and programming are in compliance with court orders, rules, Departmental policies and procedures, and Quality Assurance standards.
• Successfully completing training requirements to maintain proficiency in the proper methods for dispensing medications to the youth.
• Distributing medication in the absence of a designated medical health authority or a facility nurse.
• Performing duties in Master Control, admissions, releases, and transportation, as necessary.
• Supervising youth in all activities and maintaining control of detained youth by giving directives, counseling and/or utilizing appropriate levels of verbal or physical use of Protective Action Response (PAR) as needed to properly control detained youth in accordance with the departmental and facility policies and procedures.
• Inspecting facility, youth, visitors and packages delivered to the facility for contraband.
• Training and/or coaching employees concerning their duties and orienting concerning facility policies and procedures.
• Assuming acting supervisor’s role in the absence of the supervisor.
• Writing reports and preparing required records regarding incidents, detained youth movement and noteworthy information, and ensuring the documentation of all violations of facility operating procedures, rules and regulations, and state and federal statutes.
• Preparing detained youth for court appearances, and transporting and escorting detained youth to medical, criminal justice, social services and judicial facilities as needed according to departmental and facility policies and procedures.
• Using security and emergency equipment to ensure the safety and security of the detained youth and the facility.
• Completing 10-minute checks, 5-minute checks or Constant Sight and Uninterrupted Sound Supervision for every detained youth confined to room confinement or designated as suicidal.
• Assessing and analyzing information available through the Juvenile Justice Information System.
• Initiating and maintaining detained youth counts as directed by departmental and facility operating procedures and policies.
• Attending and successfully completing all training required by DJJ’s Direct Care Training Policy and other training as assigned and required.
• Utilizing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), and First Aid techniques and procedures in case of an emergency.
• Attending required meetings.
• Maintaining a valid Driver License and reporting any change to his/her supervisor within 72 hours.
• Performing other related duties as required.

Benefits

• The Department of Juvenile Justice salutes our heroes. We are honored to have the opportunity to support our nation’s veterans and their families. We value the service given to our country and support the hiring of service members and military spouses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED