Youth Services Unit Administrator

What Youll Do:

DYS is seeking aUnit Administrator (Unit Manager) to join our diverse team! This person will oversee facility functions while providing valuable mentorship experience and knowledge to the youth in our care. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.

Specifically theUnit AdministratorUnit Manager will:

• Works under administrative direction of Unit Management Administrator in order to serve as unit administrator for assigned residential living unit(s); ensures and accepts responsibility to protect youth from harm; implements administers and ensures compliance with DYS policies and procedures American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards Ohio Revised Code Senate Bill 5 and Ohio Administrative Code to provide uniform direction and administration of proper custodial care health safety and treatment phases for youth

• Plans and coordinates direct and/or indirect services of residential living unit(s) (e.g. health safety security structured programming hygiene treatment risk management security classification plan); supervises staff assigned to residential living unit(s) (e.g. Juvenile Correctional Officers Correctional Program Specialists); ensures compliance with Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards and guidelines; oversees and coordinates unit schedules and ensures schedule maximizes out of room time through structured meaningful activities

• Ensures schedules are followed and the appropriate staff are present to lead the activities; completes residential living unit plan with high priority on safety and security of youth and staff (e.g. directs unit activities provides guidance and direction to youth and staff recognizes and reports unethical staff behavior and/or group dynamics); maintains awareness of Security Threat Group (STG) activities/incidents non-compliant youth de-escalates hostile situations among youth and/or staff when needed; executes the delivery of unit plan and communicates unit plan to youth and staff; assists in youth residential program direction by formulating and implementing youth program policies and procedures (e.g. crisis intervention Core B Anger Management Thinking for a Change Victim Awareness Motivational Interviewing).

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We are transforming and saving lives at DYS!

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 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

To learn more about DYS please visit our website by clicking here.

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 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.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background checkthat includes results from BCI & FBI Public Safety and State of Ohio 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 partake in paid mandatory 4 weeks of training. Week 1 is held at CJCF weeks 2 through 4 are held in Orient Ohio 10-hour training days Monday through Thursday.

DYS is a qualifying employer for the purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

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.

42 mos. trg. or 42 mos. 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. 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