Correctional Program Specialist (Case Manager)
Correctional Program Specialist (Case Manager)
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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 clickinghere
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a preemployment drug screening and criminal background check that includes results from BCI & FBI. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services must complete a mandatory 6 weeks of training. Week 1 is held at CJCF weeks 2 through 4 are held at DYS Training Academy in Orient Ohio Monday through Thursday 7:00 am 5:00 pm. Weeks 5 6 are on the job training held at CJCF.
The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/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.
DYS is seeking aCorrectional Program Specialistto plan and deliver social services programs for assigned units in a juvenile correctional facility. The ideal candidate will have experience and knowledge in program facilitation monitoring and evaluating treatment goals social services policy and program planning as well as exceptional communication skills in order to handle sensitive contacts with youth and family members.
- Plan and/or deliver habilitative program services (e.g. treatment planning individual/group and/or family interventions/sessions and crisis intervention);
- Serve as a liaison with family community and internal staff (e.g. regional office juvenile parole officers release authority school courts and other community support services);
- Develop and facilitate unit programming; collaborate with reentry staff to plan for release of youth;
- Provide facility orientation including treatment behavioral expectations and how to access behavioral health services and medical services;
- Provide orientation material to parents/guardians of newly committed youth; creates approves and manages visitation list and collects personal and family information;
- Represent habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (i.e. IDT); coordinate IDT meetings (e.g. attendance and participation of all team members including parents/guardians parole officers appropriate facility staff);
- Access develop maintain and synthesize written and/or electronic documentation to satisfy requirements of federal state and local agencies and ensures compliance with DYS policy;
- Ensure all unit activities are compliant with unit plan/schedule;
- Monitor student interns and volunteers in the absence of the unit manager.
Preferred Qualifications
Leadership commitment to excellence professionalism strong interpersonal communication skills good judgment of people and situationschange agent excellent customer service traumaresponsive and solution driven.
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.
Job Skills: Counseling and Rehabilitation
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.
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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
