Juvenile Program Manager - Dekalb MSC & HITS - Tucker, GA (COM)

Juvenile Justice, Department of • Tucker, GA

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About The Position

The Juvenile Program Manager supervises, guides, and instructs subordinate staff and provides social services to support rehabilitation of offenders in custody or on probation. The position makes recommendations concerning rehabilitation plans and offender treatment, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

The role includes regular interviews with probationers and parolees to assess progress and compliance, recommending remedial or court action when terms are not met, conducting drug and alcohol testing, and maintaining case folders. The manager discusses factors that may have contributed to criminal behavior, conducts pre-hearing and pre-screening investigations, testifies in court, and informs offenders of conditional-release requirements. The position also prepares reports and evaluations, investigates legal issues, counsels clients with substance-abuse issues, arranges treatment services, and supervises people serving community-based sentences through field visits and curfew checks.

The position requires the ability to perform physically demanding activities related to safety and security in secured facilities and community settings. Candidates must meet agency physical agility standards and may need to pass a validated assessment before hiring and at intervals set by agency policy. The selected applicant is subject to reference and criminal background checks, where applicable. The position is unclassified and open to internal and external applicants.

Requirements

• Associate degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and five years of job-related experience in a human-services delivery setting, including one year in a lead-worker, team-lead, or supervisory role; or seven years of direct case-management experience working with offenders and their families in a human-services delivery setting, including one year in a lead-worker, team-lead, or supervisory role; or two years of experience at the lower-level Juvenile Probation/Parole Specialist 3 (SSP132) or equivalent position.
• Must possess and maintain State of Georgia P.O.S.T. certification within the first six months of employment.
• Ability to perform physically demanding activities associated with maintaining safety and security in secured facilities and community settings.
• Must meet agency-established physical agility standards and may be required to successfully complete a validated physical agility assessment before hiring and at other intervals required by agency policy.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three or more years of experience supervising or managing staff in a human-services delivery setting.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, guide, and instruct the work assignments of subordinate staff.
• Provide social services to assist in rehabilitating offenders in custody or on probation.
• Recommend actions concerning rehabilitation plans and offender treatment, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
• Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate progress toward goals and compliance with probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
• Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to non-compliance with probation or parole terms.
• Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens, to verify compliance with substance-abuse treatment programs.
• Prepare and maintain a case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
• Discuss with offenders how issues such as substance abuse and anger management may have contributed to criminal behavior.
• Conduct pre-hearing and pre-screening investigations and testify in court regarding offenders' backgrounds; recommend sentences and sentencing conditions.
• Inform offenders or inmates of conditional-release requirements, including office visits, restitution payments, and educational or employment stipulations.
• Write reports describing offenders' progress and prepare reports or evaluations.
• Investigate legal issues.
• Counsel clients or patients with substance-abuse issues.
• Arrange medical, mental-health, or substance-abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
• Supervise people serving community-based sentences, including electronically monitored home detention, and conduct field supervision through curfew checks or visits to homes, workplaces, or schools.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Retirement and savings plan options
• Paid holidays
• Vacation leave
• Sick leave
• Eligibility as an employer for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Total Rewards programs intended to improve work environment, job satisfaction, and work/life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree