Juvenile Supervision Officer (Amador)

Cameron County•San Benito, TX

23h•$43,336•Onsite

About The Position

The Juvenile Supervision Officer (JSO) is responsible for the direct supervision of all resident's daily activities, including educational programs, basic arts and crafts, and outdoor activities, while maintaining safety and order. This role may require one-to-one supervision for residents with moderate to high suicide risk. The JSO assigns and supervises residents in daily housekeeping duties, ensuring the environment is safe, clean, and secure. They implement treatment plans, corrective disciplinary strategies, and treatment intervention programs, ensuring residents understand their responsibilities and appropriate behaviors. The JSO facilitates cognitive skill groups and teamwork activities, observes and documents resident behavior, and maintains discipline through consistent enforcement of rules. They summarize information and complete written reports on incidents, provide individual and crisis coping techniques such as de-escalation skills, and monitor security and fire alarm systems, including closed-circuit monitors. Additionally, the JSO transports residents to off-site locations, maintains communication with other staff for continuity of care, and participates in committees and special projects. They may assist in investigating incidents and must properly apply physical restraints when necessary, adhering to Handle With Care techniques. The JSO must comply with professional conduct and ethical behavior standards set by PREA, TJJD, Cameron County, and CCJJD, maintaining a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual abuse and harassment, and reporting any violations immediately. They must also comply with TJJD's Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (ANE) standards and cooperate with investigations. The JSO is expected to be a role model, abide by all federal, state, and local laws, attend required staff meetings and trainings, and perform other duties as assigned. Employment is contingent upon grant availability, and CCJJD is an At-Will employer.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be over twenty-one (21) years of age.
Current Texas Driver's License.
Must have current automobile insurance.
Ability to communicate effectively (reading, writing, and understanding) in English.
Able to submit to a drug urinalysis pre-screening exam.
Able to pass a criminal background check.
If the candidate for employment does have a criminal record, it must be cleared through the requirements as set forth by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Nice To Haves

Associate's Degree in a related field of criminal justice, psychology, or government.
Bilingual is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct supervision of all resident's daily activities, including education program, basic arts and crafts, outdoor activities, while maintaining safety and order.
Provide one-to-one supervision where appropriate to ensure the safety of youth, including moderate or high risk suicide observation.
Assign and supervise residents in daily housekeeping details, maintaining accountability of all residents and equipment and ensuring the environment is safe, clean, and secure.
Implement available treatment plans, corrective disciplinary strategies and effective treatment intervention programs.
Ensure that residents are aware of and understand their responsibilities and appropriate behaviors.
Facilitate cognitive skill groups and teamwork activities.
Observe and document resident's behavior and maintain basic discipline and control of residents through careful and consistent enforcement of the rules and regulations.
Summarize information and complete written reports on incidents that occur, using data from direct witnessing or other sources.
Provide individual and crisis coping techniques such as de-escalation skills to maintain control of situations and help relieve the resident's anxieties and tension.
Monitor security and fire alarm systems, including closed circuit monitors.
Transport residents to off-site locations as required, to include medical and funeral services.
Maintain communication with other staff to ensure continuity of care.
Provide oversight and participate in committees and special projects.
Assist in investigating incidents involving residents.
Properly apply a physical restraint as instructed by Handle With Care, when a resident is physically harming themselves or others, property damage over $50 and/or attempting to escape.
Adhere, maintain, and comply with professional conduct and ethical behavior consistent with the standards and policies and procedures expected by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), TJJD, Cameron County, and Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department (CCJJD) at all time, both on duty and off duty.
Not initiate or maintain an inappropriate relationship with any children under the supervision of the CCJJD.
Adhere and comply with all PREA standards and will follow zero tolerance towards all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment following a duty to report immediately, without reservation any possible PREA violation.
Adhere and comply with all TJJD standards to include Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (ANE) standards following a duty to report, without reservation any standard violation and cooperate with all ANE investigations.
Adhere and comply with CCJJD's and Cameron County's policies and procedures and know how to keep abreast of any changes to said policies and procedures, including maintaining an effective safety program as established by Cameron County.
Abide by all federal, state, and local laws; set a good example at all times.
Attend staff meetings and trainings as required and scheduled.
Perform any and all other duties as assigned by the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer and/or designee to include reassignment which is in the best interest of the department.