Youth Center Rights Coordinator (CYSO III) - Spring Creek Youth Services Center

State of Colorado•Colorado Springs, CO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a Youth Center Rights Coordinator. The purpose of the position is to ensure that youth rights are upheld and that all youth are treated with dignity, respect, fairness, and equity. This position ensures compliance with nondiscrimination policies and manages grievances related to discrimination. This position manages complaints, develops policies and provides training to the staff related to youth rights. This position supports the administration with reporting and leads by example an inclusive work environment based on DYS policies and Youth Rights, ensuring every youth receives the best care and their rights are respected. This position partners with administration and first line supervisors to ensure staff is educated and follows DYS policies related to Youth Rights.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
Two (2) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position
Be a minimum of 21 years of age
No felony convictions or history of domestic violence
Full Background Check
CBI name check and fingerprint check
ICON Colorado court database check
Medicare fraud database check
Reference Checks
Professional License verification (licensure requirements)
Drug Screen
PREA (Division of Youth Services) check
Trails check (direct contact with children)
CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers) check
State of Colorado residency at the time of application and throughout employment
Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check
Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License
Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO), and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.
The Diana Screen®, a sexual risk screening tool, is administered to all applicants to the Division of Youth Services (DYS) seeking positions of trust with children and teens to help ensure that ethical boundaries between children and adults are maintained.
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose that information on the application and explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position. Provide your employee number from your prior State employment.

Nice To Haves

College education in a behavioral health and or juvenile justice-related field.
Experience working with adjudicated and/or detained youth within a secure residential facility and/or a behavioral health setting
Education/experience working with adolescents who have trauma
Experience working with youth in positive leadership roles, such as mentoring and coaching.
Experience utilizing verbal de-escalation and motivational techniques.
Relevant years of state service experience.

Responsibilities

Review of videos involving physical response, abuse allegations, and youth grievances (if applicable). Additional reviews as required by the Youth Center Administration.
Collect, review, and respond to youth grievances in accordance with DYS Policy 13.2 Grievance Procedures. Responsible for logging grievances on the tracking form and submitting monthly data to Administration. This form will be submitted to the Youth Center Administration by the 3rd of each month for the previous month's data tracking.
Oversee and deliver Youth Center training related to PREA, Youth Rights, and other training relevant to youth rights.
Collaborate with the Youth Center PREA Compliance Manager to gather information and data for internal investigations.
Serve as the Youth Center Volunteer Coordinator, ensuring compliance with DYS Policy 20.2 Volunteers.
Facilitate monthly student council meetings, record meeting notes, and report outcomes to Youth Center Administration.
Facilitate youth and staff restorative processes following investigations or allegations, following DYS Policy 3.14 Personnel Actions Related to Child Abuse.
Participate in all CRT (Critical Response Team) activities for LGBTQIA2S+ youth, ensuring compliance with DYS Policy 13.9
Assists Youth Center Administration with data collection for CPO requests.
Ensures compliance with Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Policy 2.14 HIPAA Privacy, 2.19 Sensitive and Confidential Information, 2.27 Internal Investigations, and ensures absolute confidentiality in all matters.
Ensures all basic rights and needs of youth are satisfied and that dignity and respect are demonstrated for all youth regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual preference.
Reviews Minor Rule Violations and approves proper interventions.
Ensures youth complete assigned interventions.
Ensures Minor and Major Rule Violations coincide with prevailing DYS Policy.
Conducts Major Rule Violation Hearings and provides constructive feedback to staff writing incident reports.
Upholds due process requirements and implementation of Restorative Community Justice (RCJ) and interventions for all youth.
Responds to and resolves youth grievances. Serves as the primary youth grievance officer to ensure rights, practices and policies are upheld by the staff. Communicate any concerns to the Director and/or designee.
Responsible for oversight and maintaining youth center programming and ensuring compliance with Youth Rights applicable laws.
Ensures all program activities are completed and documented.
Leads and role models consistent implementation of trauma-responsive tools and interventions, the DYS Strategic Plan, and the DYS Treatment Model.
Actively and with positive engagement implements and follows Youth Center programming.
Models, supervises, teaches, trains, coaches, and enforces proper implementation of the Youth Center’s behavior management program in a positive and professional manner.
Leads and trains staff in how to facilitate daily Problem-Solving Groups, Sanctuary Psycho-educational Groups, and other skills-based/educational groups.
Provides on-the-floor, in-the-moment coaching of staff in Safe Correctional Practices, Trauma Informed Care, and how to establish and build 1:1 rapport.
Monitor the safety and security of volunteer/contractor activities and vocational programming.
Ensure positive relationships with teachers and administrators and support educational initiatives or practices.
Oversees accurate documentation of all daily Youth Center operations, to include assisting in reviewing, writing, training, and implementation of DYS Policies and QAYS Youth Center Standards.
Ensures completion of documentation for the Youth Center and youth searches.
Ensures completion of documentation for all unit activities and relevant information on applicable log(s).
Ensures proper documentation of Suicide Precaution Monitoring (SPM), Individual and Group Growth and Change Plans, NDR status, Seclusion, and Medical Watch, as per DYS Policy.
Other Duties as Assigned

Benefits

PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program