0000003063.JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL OFF II.EMERGENCY SHELTER

Dallas County•Dallas, TX

6d•$24 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

Functions as a journey-level Juvenile Residential Officer providing direct supervision to youths in a 24-hour residential facility. The position helps ensure youths’ health, safety, and welfare in compliance with departmental policies, procedures, and applicable standards. It also provides individual and group counseling, enforces facility rules, and supports daily educational and recreational activities. The role requires responding to crises, documenting incidents and youth behavior, completing inspections and searches, and serving as backup to other staff. Depending on facility needs, duties may include administering medications, transporting youths, conducting intake assessments or discharges, and disciplining youths. The employee works in a secured facility, may be exposed to communicable diseases, and must be physically able to chase or restrain youths using required handling-with-care techniques. The employee may be subject to shift changes, transfers between departments, shifts, locations, or facilities, mandatory overtime, double shifts, and being held over or called back as essential personnel. The position may involve working with juveniles who have committed dangerous or aggressive acts in an emotionally demanding environment.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or GED program.
One year of work-related experience.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments, and the general public.
Obtain First Aid/CPR certification within 90 days of hire.
Obtain certification required by applicable standards for the assigned facility or department within six months of employment.
Valid Texas driver’s license with a good driving record.
Pass an extensive background investigation.
Complete mandatory drug testing before employment and be subject to random, unannounced drug and/or alcohol testing during employment.
Ability to work with juveniles who may have committed dangerous or aggressive acts and tolerate an emotionally demanding or stressful work environment.
Ability to work assigned shifts, including possible shift changes, mandatory overtime, double shifts, holdovers, or call-backs; employees may be transferred to another department, shift, location, or facility based on department needs.
At least 21 years of age for applicable positions.
Pass all portions of the Juvenile Academy, including physical and written portions, to continue employment, or meet all applicable PREA and Ethics standards for specific positions.
Physically able to chase and restrain youths and perform required handling-with-care techniques.
Able to work inside a secured facility with potential exposure to hepatitis, tuberculosis, lice, and other diseases.
May be required to use a vehicle to transport youths.

Responsibilities

Provide direct supervision to youths in a 24-hour residential facility and ensure their health, safety, and welfare in compliance with policies, procedures, and applicable standards.
Provide individual and group counseling to promote youths’ personal awareness of responsibilities and alternatives.
Make sound decisions during crisis or potentially dangerous situations when the supervisor is absent; inform the supervisor of problems and actions taken, and document those actions.
Enforce facility rules, document youth behavior and other relevant information, and forward documentation to appropriate personnel.
Provide backup to staff and perform duties as needed, including administering medications, transporting youths, processing intake assessments or discharges, and disciplining youths.
Perform required handling-with-care techniques, including takedowns, chasing, and restraining youths.
Conduct inspections, rounds, and drills, including room checks and physical searches of youths.
Transport youths to and from appointments.
Coordinate and provide daily educational and entertaining program activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.