Juvenile Supervision Officer- Juvenile Justice Department

Supervision Officer

The Supervision Officer reports directly to the Shift Leader then to the Shift Supervisor, Supervisor, Facility Administrator, and ultimately to the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer. The detention officer will directly supervise detention residents in their day to day programming with an emphasis on safety, security, and behavior control.

• Location of job is subject to change

Example of Duties

Qualifications

Supplemental Information

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the non-essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel and lift. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The position will require the ability to become trained in restraint techniques which involve flexibility (ex : ability to bend at the knees and waist, ability to bend elbows and other joints), ability to place full body weight and weight of another on knees (into a kneeling position), ability to take a deep step back, ability to twist body at torso, ability to put body weight on one elbow and both knees at the same time, ability to move suddenly and quickly and the ability to assist others in a restraint.

DRUG / ALCOHOL POLICY : Required : Pass a drug screen following a conditional employment offer

BACKGROUND CHECK : Required : Clean criminal history

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

Salary range is $18.39 - $21.95 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.