Youth Services Unit Administrator (Unit Manager)
Youth Services Unit Administrator (Unit Manager)
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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.
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment 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.
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 full-time and part-time 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.
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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 10-21 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
42 mos. trg. or 42 mos. exp. in youth programming services in secured environment &/or treatment facility for counseling & motivating troubled youth &/or behaviorally challenged clientele.
-Or completion of undergraduate core program in behavioral science (e.g. psychology sociology social work rehabilitation criminal justice juvenile justice); 18 mos. exp. in secured environment &/or treatment facility related to youth programming services &/or behaviorally challenged clientele.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Corrections
The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39) and as outlined in the posting.
DYS is seeking a Unit Administrator to oversee Unit Management functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.
The duties of the Unit Administrator include but are not limited to:
- Under administrative direction from the Unit Management Administrator ensures and accepts responsibility to protect youth from harm.
- Serves as unit manager for one or more residential living units in an assigned juvenile correctional facility in order to implement & administer Department of Youth Services (DYS) institutional policies & procedures American Correctional Association (ACA) standards Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Senate Bill 5 (SB5) & Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) which provides uniform direction & administration of proper custodial care health safety & treatment phases for adjudicated juvenile offenders & supervise assigned staff (i.e. juvenile correction officers (Youth Specialists) assigned to residential unit post).
- Administers plans & coordinates direct &/or indirect services of youth living units (e.g. living unit management & plan group living health safety security risk management Security Classification plan; ensures compliance with Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards and guidelines; behavioral health services recreation living unit housekeeping & hygiene maintenance investigations & training.
- Completes living unit plan with a high priority on safety & security of youth & staff (Protection from Harm) (e.g. direct unit activities provides guidance & direction to youth & staff recognize & report unethical staff behavior group dynamics awareness of Security Threat Group (STG) activities/incidents non-compliant youth de-escalates hostile situations among youth &/or staff when needed.
- Serves as Incident Commander during Planned Intervention incidents respond to Critical Incident Management (CIM) situations.
- Monitors Activity Management System (AMS) incidents as it relates to the youth assigned to their unit(s).
- Executes the delivery of unit plan & communicates unit plan to youth & staff; explain carry out new &/or existing policy methods &/or procedures relating to living unit duties to youth & staff; ensures compliance with Quality Assurance (QA) indicators at both the local and Central Office levels.
- Monitors Use of Force Seclusion including Individual Response to Acts of Violence (IRAV) Seclusion incidents; provides safe to Release Assessment
- Checks for youth in IRAV seclusion; reviews Seclusion monitoring Logs for completion and accuracy; assists in youth residential program direction by formulates & implements youth program policies & procedures (i.e. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Sex Offender Substance Abuse Crisis Intervention Suicide Prevention & Mental Health); ensures Youth Specialists assigned to unit conducts MAV groups according to the schedule and also ensures Youth Specialists engage the youth in Structured Activities which must be led by staff in an effort to reduce youth idleness; makes recommendations to supervisor regarding living unit policy & procedures to develop methods &/or new programs to improve efficiency within the living unit to achieve institutional PbS Ohio Standards & ACA goals & compliance; plan execute & document treatment plans; responds to programmatic issues ensures units compliance with youth behavior management system (e.g. Strength Based Behavior System (SBBMS)); ensures that unit schedule maximizes out of room time through structured meaningful activities; responsible for QA results and ensures corrective action following QA report conducted by Supervisor or Central Office.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
