Correctional Program Specialist
Correctional Program Specialist
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18 mos. exp in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services; 6 mos. exp in one or more of the following: report writing record keeping interviewing counseling or contact with social service agencies.
Or completion of associate core program in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services; 6 mos. exp in one or more of the following: report writing record keeping interviewing counseling or contact with social service agencies.
Or completion of undergraduate core program in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services.
Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Technical Skills: Counseling and Rehabilitation
Professional Skills: Problem Solving Interpreting Data Confidentiality Ethics and Values Collaboration
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
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A safer Ohio: one youth one family and one community at a time.
About Us
Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohios future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.
DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders ages 1021 who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohios 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.
Our Guiding Principles
- Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
- Treat everyone with respect
- Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
- Provide the best support and services for youth and families
- Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
- Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
- Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve
To learn more about DYS please visit our website by clicking here.
The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of (recreational /nonmedical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio DrugFree Workplace Policy (HR39 and as outlined in the posting.
At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible fulltime and parttime employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
- Public Retirement Systems such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS&Optional Deferred Compensation Ohio Deferred Compensation
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
DYS is seeking aCase Manager (Correctional Program Specialist)to serve as part of our unit management team at Indian River JCF. The ideal candidate will be a team player with a passion to habilitate youth.
TheCase Manager will be responsible for planning and delivering habilitative programming such as case planning individual and/or group engagement programs and crisis intervention. Duties include but are not limited to:
- Develop and implement programming discharge and reentry planning to assigned caseload of youth; perform tasks in Juvenile Justice Case Management System (JJCMS) and other related DYS applications; prepare and complete assessments (e.g. reclassifications OYAS)Provide professional nursing care to youth; observe assess and record symptoms reactions and progress of clinic outpatients
- Serve as liaison with family community and internal staff (e.g. regional office juvenile parole officers courts); provide facility orientation material to parents/guardians of newly committed youth; create approve and manage visitation list and collect personal and family information
- Represent habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT); coordinate and facilitate IDT meetings (e.g. attendance and participation of all team members); gather necessary documentation and reports; participate in case staffing; document IDT meeting case notes
- Establish and maintain working relationships with other facilities and support services; contact parent/guardian regarding treatment progress status emergencies crisis etc.
- Access develop maintain and synthesize written and/or electronic documentation to satisfy requirements of federal state and local agencies and ensure compliance with DYS policy American Correctional Association (ACA) and Ohio Standards; ensure all unit activities are compliant with unit plan; serve on various facility committees concerning assigned caseload
Preferred Qualifications
- Leadership commitment to excellence professionalism strong interpersonal communication skills good judgment of people and situations change agent excellent customer service traumaresponsive and solution driven.
BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check and preemployment drug screening. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
PRESERVICE TRAINING:
All final candidates are required to attend 3 weeks of mandatory paid training at the Correctional Training Academy in Orient Ohio. This training is fully paid for and will cover lodging transportation (if needed) and meals. Training takes place for 3 weeks Monday through Thursday 7AM to 5PM with Fridays Saturdays and Sundays off.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
