Youth Correctional Support Trades Supervisor I- Platte Valley Youth Services Center

State of Colorado•Greeley, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides career readiness for adjudicated youth through direct instruction and hands-on learning in housekeeping, custodial operations, landscaping, and entry-level facility maintenance and repair. It performs operational housekeeping and maintenance work while serving as a first-level supervisor and work leader for youth in an approved Division of Youth Services (DYS) career and technical training/work program. The supervisor trains youth through classroom instruction, demonstrations, supervised practice, and job-embedded projects; assigns and evaluates work; documents skills and performance; supports corrective and disciplinary processes; and participates in youth selection, placement, advancement, suspension, or removal from the program. The role is responsible for the security and accountability of tools, equipment, chemicals, materials, keys, and other resources. It implements approved curriculum and program standards, develops instructional resources within those standards, and recommends improvements based on youth outcomes, facility needs, industry practices, and safety requirements. The position is part of the DYS education work unit and school program, and coordinates with facility leadership, security, maintenance, education, and operations staff on schedules, youth participation and progress, credentials, transitions, and safe completion of work projects. The position is based at Platte Valley Youth Services Center, 2200 O Street, Greeley, Colorado. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with alternate Fridays flexible. Employees must work at their assigned location during scheduled work times; arrangements may change. Colorado residency is required at application and throughout employment. Travel to training, shadowing, and other DYS facilities is required. Continued employment depends on successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy and Orientation and mandatory annual training.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
Four years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position.
Additional appropriate education may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
Colorado residency at the time of application and throughout employment.
Successful completion of a full background check and reference check.
Successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy and Orientation (YCTO), and mandatory annual training, as a condition of continued employment.
Ability to travel to training and shadowing events and other state DYS facilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in housekeeping or custodial work, small construction or housing repairs, and/or landscaping or lawn care.
Experience providing vocational training to adjudicated youth.
Experience with equipment used in housekeeping or custodial work, small construction or housing repairs, and/or landscaping or lawn care.
Relevant years of State of Colorado experience.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise youth participating in housekeeping, facility maintenance, and landscaping training and work activities in a secure setting, maintaining active observation, professional boundaries, and compliance with DYS policy and facility procedures.
Assign and monitor youth work and training tasks based on skill, safety, program level, educational goals, behavior, and operational needs; inspect work and reinforce standards.
Evaluate work performance and employability behaviors, coach youth, document performance, address informal grievances, and take or recommend authorized corrective or disciplinary action.
Use trauma-responsive, strength-based communication, verbal de-escalation, and approved behavior-management strategies; respond to emergencies and incidents within the scope of the position and facility policy.
Maintain security and accountability for youth movement and access to work areas, tools, equipment, chemicals, materials, keys, and controlled items; conduct inventories and required security checks; support PREA and DYS safety, security, contraband-control, and incident-reporting requirements.
Provide career and technical instruction in housekeeping, custodial operations, landscaping, and entry-level facility maintenance and repair through curriculum, demonstrations, supervised practice, and authentic work projects.
Teach safe use and care of tools, equipment, personal protective equipment, chemicals, cleaning systems, and approved maintenance practices.
Administer and evaluate written, oral, performance-based, and practical assessments; maintain competency checklists and verify completion requirements for credentials and program milestones.
Integrate employability skills such as attendance, punctuality, teamwork, communication, problem solving, workplace conduct, task completion, quality control, and receiving feedback into instruction.
Communicate youth attendance, behavior, progress, skill attainment, barriers, and support needs to education staff and other team members, and contribute to transition and reentry planning.
Perform and supervise housekeeping, custodial, maintenance, repair, and landscaping work so youth receive real-world instruction and facility needs are completed safely and to standard.
Plan and carry out approved work such as routine and deep cleaning, sanitation, floor and carpet care, painting, minor carpentry, basic fixture and hardware repairs, preventive maintenance, grounds upkeep, and furniture or equipment movement.
Inspect work areas and completed work for quality, sanitation, hazards, repairs, and compliance; initiate or communicate work orders and coordinate specialized trades when tasks exceed the position's scope.
Ensure the proper use, care, storage, and upkeep of equipment and tools; maintain chemical and SDS controls and follow applicable safety requirements.
Coordinate work projects with facility operations, maintenance, housekeeping, education, security, and other units.
Organize daily program delivery within established objectives, curriculum, security requirements, trade standards, and facility procedures; develop instructional modules, demonstrations, task sheets, checklists, and project-based learning activities.
Review youth participation, completion, assessment, credential, work-quality, and program implementation information to identify improvements; recommend equipment, credentialing opportunities, and program changes.
Share approved training resources and implementation practices with other vocational, education, housekeeping, maintenance, and facility staff, and maintain current knowledge of relevant workforce practices.
Participate in assigned education, vocational, facility, and multidisciplinary meetings to coordinate schedules, eligibility, attendance, progress, behavior, safety, work projects, credentials, and transition needs.
Maintain accurate youth attendance, assessment, competency, credential, work-performance, incident, and progress records and provide timely reports to authorized staff.
Communicate injuries, significant behavioral or safety concerns, training interruptions, equipment needs, and barriers to youth completion to school and facility leadership; coordinate with education staff on learning supports while observing confidentiality and role boundaries.
Build effective working relationships across departments, share information, attend required meetings and training, and perform 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.
Work-life programs, including flexible schedules and training.
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.