Lead Detention Counselor 3 pm - 11 pm shift
Company: Family Center for Juvenile Justice
Location: Tulsa
Posted on: April 22, 2024
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Job Description:
Lead Detention Counselor 3pm - 11pm shift
locations
Family Center for Juvenile Justice
time type
Full time
job requisition id
JR101562
or
job requisition id
JR101439
Organization
Detention Supervisor
Pay
$16.40/hr plus $520 monthly bonus
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Job Summary
Under direction and within the scope of department policies and
guidelines, provides secure supervision, aids juveniles with
personal and environmental difficulties by participation and
interaction in programs by performing the following duties.
Job Description
All candidates conditionally offered transfer, promotion or initial
hiring into a DOT/safety-sensitive position shall submit to testing
for drugs and alcohol and test negative before performing any job
functions that are safety-sensitive or require a CDL. External job
applicants with a confirmed positive drug or alcohol test result
shall be denied employment and shall be required to wait one year
before applying for another position within Tulsa County.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS• Assume most of the Unit Shift Supervisor
duties in his/her absence.• Responsible for the daily leadership of
Detention Counselors, interns, and volunteers.• Assist in
monitoring the recording and maintenance of all written forms,
incident reports, and delegated medical administration
summaries/activities on the shift.• Assist the Unit Shift
Supervisor in the oversight of admissions and releases.• Implement
and participate in daily programs and activities for residents.•
Report any shift emergency or matter of consequence to the Unit
Shit Supervisor, Program Manager and through the proper chain of
command as deemed necessary.• Cover any shift in emergencies or
staffing deficits.• Subject to recall on a 24-hour basis.• Confer
and make judgments on resident discipline and room confinement.•
Use computer for record checks, admissions, releases, and to query
Jolts system.• Assist in gathering documentation for oversight
standards compliance of OJA, OCCY, and ACA.• Assist in formal
orientation training of new Detention Counselors.• Perform other
duties as assigned.
Additional Job Description
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIESSkill in recognizing
underlying causes of social problems; in counseling an individual
concerning personal and family problems; and in eliciting pertinent
personal information.Knowledge of personal computers; of principles
and practices of sociology applicable to juvenile casework; of
county and state regulations pertaining to juvenile care; and of
departmental policies and procedures.Ability to deal tactfully with
others; to express both orally and in writing, facts and opinions
clearly and concisely; to establish effective interpersonal
relationships; to gain respect and cooperation of others; to keep
alert and vigilant; to handle stressful situations; and to create a
constructive atmosphere for crisis problem solving.SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIESMay lead up to 45 employees in the Detention
Section. Carries out lead responsibilities in accordance with the
organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities
include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing
work; addressing complaints and resolving problems.QUALIFICATIONSTo
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEEducation equivalent to
graduation from an accredited four year college or university with
a degree in sociology or closely related field and over 2 year's
satisfactory full-time paid employment in a Juvenile Detention
position of closely related field; or any equivalent combination of
education and experience, substituting one year of satisfactory,
full time paid employment in juvenile work or closely related work
for one year of the required education, with a maximum substitution
of four years.LANGUAGE SKILLSAbility to read, analyze, and
interpret general business periodicals, professional journals,
technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write
reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to
effectively present information and respond to questions from
groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general
public.MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and
divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and
percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.REASONING
ABILITYAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety
of concrete variables in situations where only limited
standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule
form.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSFirst Aid & CPR
CertificationsValid Oklahoma Driver's LicenseCPI Nonviolence Crisis
Intervention CertificationMedication Administration Training
CertificationPHYSICAL DEMANDSThe 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 essential functions.While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use
hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and
talk or hear. The employee must respond and react to flight and
fight encounters with detained residents. The employee is
frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is
occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or
crawl and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to
physically restrain and secure one or more individuals to prevent
escape, and to protect the individuals, and/or other residents,
co-workers, or the public from harm, physical violence or injury.
The employee is occasionally required to restrain male or female
residents in excess of 200 pounds in stature up to 6'6"; and must
assist in picking up and carrying restrained individuals to secure
room. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10
pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and
occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and
ability to adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENTThe work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. Interacts
consistently with juvenile residents and at times participates in
physical altercations. The noise level in the work environment is
usually loud.
Location
Family Center for Juvenile Justice
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