Juvenile Justice Specialist I/II

Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs • Chandler, OK

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Positions in this job family provide rehabilitation services to juvenile offenders and protect the public through clinical and case management activities, including juvenile intake, probation, parole, and custodial services for delinquent children and their families. Within an Office of Juvenile Affairs facility, the role provides clinical social work services to residents and their families and includes both program delivery and client intervention. This position is located in Lincoln County and assists in Pottawatomie County as needed.

The specialist manages a differentiated juvenile justice caseload; conducts intake, assessment, counseling, treatment planning, and placement coordination; and collaborates with families, courts, agencies, schools, service providers, and multidisciplinary teams. The role also includes detention screening and placement coordination, court and administrative hearing responsibilities, foster care studies and recruitment, and coordination of services for youth in custody or on probation or parole.

Applicants must be willing and able to perform job-related travel, hold a valid Oklahoma driver’s license at appointment, and be available on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The role requires passing a background check, fingerprinting, and drug screening. Some positions in this job family are designated safety sensitive. A 12-month trial period is required.

Requirements

• Level I: Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science; or a bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, community-based prevention and diversionary youth services, guidance and counseling, correctional case management, or probation and parole.
• Level II: Master’s degree in a behavioral science; juris doctorate; master’s degree and one year of qualifying professional experience; bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science and one year of qualifying professional experience; or bachelor’s degree and two years of qualifying professional experience.
• No substitution of experience for education is allowed for the bachelor’s degree at Level I, or below the bachelor’s degree at Level II.
• Willingness and ability to perform job-related travel.
• Valid Oklahoma driver’s license at time of appointment.
• Willingness to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Ability to pass a background check, fingerprinting, and drug screening.
• Ability to multitask and adapt to demanding and changing timelines.
• Ability to maintain discretion, integrity, and sensitivity to confidentiality and privacy.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate, communicate, respect, and assist peers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a differentiated caseload and provide services and supervision to youth in custody, on probation or parole, or covered by the Interstate Compact on Juveniles.
• Conduct intake interviews with juvenile offenders, families, and victims and develop treatment plans.
• Provide individual and group counseling, arrange health screenings, recommend and implement placements, and support community reintegration.
• Visit clients in out-of-home placements and ensure appropriate services are provided.
• Prepare reports for courts, the District Attorney’s office, and the Parole Board; act as a court liaison and, when needed, testify as an expert witness.
• Staff cases with the District Attorney’s office and establish restitution amounts.
• Initiate, develop, implement, and monitor contracts with private nonprofit and for-profit entities, and coordinate service delivery with providers.
• Serve as a liaison to facilities, agencies, and schools, and participate on community councils and planning boards.
• Conduct foster care studies and recruit foster parents.
• Interview facility residents and their families for diagnostic and evaluation purposes; prepare written social assessments and clinical treatment plans.
• Participate in multidisciplinary evaluation staffing and coordinate psychological, residential, and educational services to meet residents’ treatment needs.
• Develop and maintain specialized training or expertise in areas such as HIV/AIDS education, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Abuse Survivors, or Sexual Offenders, as applicable.
• Apply for Title XIX and Title IV-E benefits for juveniles in custody.
• Provide detention screening for law enforcement entities and coordinate detention placement.
• Serve as an advocate, presenter, or administrative hearing officer in due process District Review Hearings, which may result in sanctions against a juvenile.
• Support the agency’s mission, values, policies, procedures, confidentiality standards, and ethical code.
• Adapt to changing timelines, maintain discretion and confidentiality, and collaborate effectively with staff and peers.

Benefits

• Generous state-paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums.
• Choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Retirement savings plan with a company match.
• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave in the first year for full-time employees.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Longevity bonuses.
• Training opportunities and continuing learning and development for CEU requirements.

What This Job Offers

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