Correctional Youth Security Officer II - Platte Valley YSC in Greeley, CO

Job Title: Youth Services Supervisor II

This position provides 24-hour/7 days per week supervision of youth in DYS State Operated Secure Facilities. This position is direct-care and essential. To maintain safety and security through appropriate supervision of youth, to organize and direct daily living and leisure activities of youth, in accordance with the living unit master schedule, shift supervisor and/or other administrative direction. Provide corrective cognitive, emotional or behavioral experiences within a secure Youth Center program using a trauma responsive approach. To be aware of and adhere to prevailing legal standards, CDHS Policy, DYS Policy, DYS Audit Standards and Youth Center specific procedure. This position serves a complex adolescent population with various behavioral health disorders, trauma, and criminal behaviors. This position functions as a Lead Worker and is partially accountable for the work product of CYSOIs. This position must maintain professional boundaries according to the Policy S-3-30 - Professional Conduct and the Policy S-3-20 - Relationships Between Employees and Youth.

Duties include safety/security, programming, documentation/recording and reporting, organizational accountability, training, and other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Educational requirements: High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED). Work experience: One (1) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position. Corrections-related experience is defined as the custody and control of a detained or adjudicated population and/or experience as a POST Certified Officer, or Military Law Enforcement. Substitution: Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. College with course work in social or behavioral sciences, criminal justice, human services, physical education/recreational studies or closely related field will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Conditions of employment include full background, must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License, be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of domestic violence, subject to assigned shifts, travel, continued employment contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas. Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose that information on the application, provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, provide the employee number from the applicant's prior State employment. 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. Appeal rights: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.