Correctional Youth Services Specialist I - Platte Valley Youth SC - Greeley

Correctional Youth Services Specialist I

This position is a direct care/essential role that provides direct and engaging supervision of youth in DYS State Operated Secure Facilities. Specific duties and expectations are: Safety/Security, Youth Center Programming, Documentation/Recording and Reporting, Training, and Organizational Accountability. Positions may be required to work overtime on a rotating basis, based on business needs.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Safety/Security: Work involves providing direct care, safety, security, and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated youth in a secure setting. Monitor, participate, support, and enforce behavioral management plans for individual youth as directed.
• Youth Center Programming: Actively and with positive engagement, implement and follow the Youth Center's behavioral management program, teach, coach, and redirect youth within the program.
• Documentation/Recording and Reporting: Document observations of youth behavior and response to program(s) and document all unit activities and required information in appropriate logs and records systems.
• Organizational Accountability: Through all communications and behaviors demonstrate, support, and contribute to a healthy, positive, and respectful cultural climate throughout the Youth Center by adhering to our organizational values.
• Training: Complete DYS Pre-Service training academy, Youth Center training, and orientation process as a new employee. Some travel may be required. Complete all assigned online training, and maintain and support the Division's prevailing behavior management and intervention strategies.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, and the ability to be physically active throughout the shift. Preferred qualifications include college education in a behavioral health and/or juvenile justice-related field, experience working with adjudicated and/or detained youth, and experience facilitating psychoeducational groups.

Employees must also be willing and able to physically intervene with assaultive youth. The position is considered essential and may require reporting to work during inclement weather. Conditions of employment include full background checks, a valid Colorado driver's license, and mandatory overtime.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program.