JUVENILE JUS YOUTH & FAM SPEC I (Lincoln) (UMP)
JUVENILE JUS YOUTH & FAM SPEC I (Lincoln) (UMP)
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Job Description
Job Requisition ID:47960
Opening Date:6/17/2025
Closing Date: 07/02/202511:59 PM
Agency:Department of Juvenile Justice
Class Title:JUVENILE JUS YOUTH & FAM SPEC I - 21991
Skill Option:UMP Credential
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/2025) $5928 a month; Full Range: $5928 - $8876
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Logan
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:RC062
Merit Comp Code:
This position is a union position; therefore provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail fax hand delivery) will not be considered.
Why Work for Illinois
Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion equity and dedication that define our state. Whether youre helping to improve schools protect our natural resources or support families in need youre part of something biggersomething that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.
No matter what state career youre looking for we offer jobs that fit your life and your scheduleflexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Overview:
The Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking a motivated and skilled candidate to serve as the Juvenile Justice Youth and Family Specialist I at IYC Lincoln Monarch. The ideal candidate for this position will possess previous counseling experience and will be comfortable implementing treatment interventions to both individuals and groups. The incumbent in this position will make case management decisions related to youth behaviors and needs consistent with public safety. The incumbent will also utilize community-based service providers and after care services to establish placement resources and support services for the youth and the family for re-integration into the community. If this sounds like an opportunity that would fit into your career path then click the apply button to get started. We encourage all interested and qualified individuals to apply!
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires a bachelors degree in counseling or a closely related social sciences degree and two years of professional experience working with youth in juvenile a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional experience in counseling or casework.
- All candidates must be over the age of 21.
Qualifying state employees in the employee Upward Mobility Program may complete combinations of specific proficiency tests and training programs leading to a certificate of proficiency in lieu of the stated requirements for this classification.
Essential Functions:
- Provides counseling services to incoming youth during their initial orientation and adjustment to the facility.
- Prepares implements and monitors transition and parole release plans consistent with agency case management requirements.
- Performs professional assessments of individual youths criminogenic risks personal strengths and individual needs.
- Implements the Department of Juvenile Justice Case Management Model for youth assigned to case load.
- Provides crisis intervention and response to incidents and situations which require behavioral controls and sanctions.
- Participates in continuing education programs training and staff development to build skills and acquire knowledge which can be shared with others.
- Recommends housing unit assignment and changes thereafter.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Preferred Qualifications: (In Order of Significance)
- Prefers two (2) years of experience utilizing counseling and guidance principles and techniques.
- Prefers two (2) years of experience utilizing your knowledge of theories of personality and deviant behavior delinquency and criminology.
- Prefers two (2) years of experience utilizing your working knowledge of the principles of cognitive behavioral treatment.
- Prefers two (2) years of experience utilizing your working knowledge of sociology of the family and of racial and cultural minorities urban sociology and social problems.
- Prefers one (1) year of experience utilizing your working knowledge of casework techniques and the writing of professional reports.
Conditions of Employment:
- Requires the ability to pass an IDOC/IDJJ background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee regardless of position held is prohibited.
- Requires possession of a valid and appropriate drivers license and the ability to travel.
- Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment the employee shall prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
About the Agency:
The mission of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is to build youth skills and strengthen families by promoting community safety and positive youth outcomes. Over 900 staff members from across various departmentssecurity programming education mental health and morecollaborate with the understanding that youth are physically emotionally and cognitively different from adults. The department provides extensive services to young people through a developmental treatment-focused model of care that builds youth resiliency engages families and promotes community safety at the five youth facilities it operates across the state. IDJJ serves and houses approximately 150 youth and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on Aftercare in various Illinois communities.
Work Hours: Sunday-Monday and Holidays - Off; Tu - 10:00am-6:00pm; Wed-Sat - 8:00am-4:00pm
Work Location: 861 S State St Lincoln IL 62656-2571
Agency Contact: DJJ General Office
Email:
Posting Group: Public Safety; Health Services; Social Services
This title is within the Upward Mobility Program (UMP). General Program information can be found by clicking on theUpward Mobility Programlink or for specific title information atUMP Titles.To utilize upward mobility contractual rights for this position employees must apply internally and must upload a copy of the UMP grade notice to their application documents prior to submission.UMP grades can be uploaded to the Additional Documents OR Grade Documentation section of the application.
This position DOES NOT contain Specialized Skills (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the Apply button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees a link is available at the top left of the homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the View Profile link in the top right of the homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on click Application Procedures in the footer of every page of the website.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your junk mail spam or other folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
Employment Type
Full-Time
