Youth Specialist 7-E9

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Provides ongoing supervision and direction to delinquent youth in residence as determined by the youth specialists assignment in either the agencys Detention Unit or Treatment Unit or provides supportive supervision based on an intake office assignment.

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Position Description

Job Specification

Education
Completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits) with a minimum of 15 semester (23 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: social work sociology psychology family ecology family and child development counseling and guidance criminal justice community services family studies counseling psychology human services education early childhood education secondary education or special education.

Experience

Youth Specialist 7
No specific type or amount is required

Youth Specialist 8
One year of experience equivalent to a Youth Specialist 7

Youth Specialist E9
Two years of experience equivalent to a Youth Specialist including one year equivalent to a Youth Specialist 8.

Youth Specialist 7 - 10
Four years of experience in the care or supervision of youths in a residential group setting providing case management services in mental health substance abuse domestic violence delinquency or other advocacy-related services for at-risk youth may be substituted for the education requirement.

OR

Three years of Youth Aide experience including one year equivalent to a Youth Aide E8 may be substituted for the education requirement.

OR

Bachelors degree in any major with a with a minimum of 8 semester credits in one or a combination of the following: social work sociology psychology family ecology family and/or child development counseling and guidance criminal justice community services family studies counseling psychology human services education early childhood education secondary education or special education may be substituted for the education requirement.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including but not limited to responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.

YOUR APPLICATION FOR ANY POSITION DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE DEPARTMENT/AGENCY FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS INTERVIEWED WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS.

The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment random post-accident reasonable suspicion return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.

• Possession of a valid drivers license.
• Any individual with a felony conviction or who has a pending felony charge is ineligible for consideration for employment.
• An applicant (who was not currently employed in a Bureau of Juvenile Justice facility prior to November 1 2000) who has been convicted of any misdemeanor shall not be eligible for employment until two years subsequent to the completion of any sentence imposed including probation.

Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.