Employment Opportunity: Legal/Court Services
Title: Juvenile Detention Officer- Part Time
Closing Date:
Department: Probation and Court Services
Division: Juvenile
Hours: 20-28 hours/week M-F
Salary: $24.43/HR
POSTED UNTIL
FILLED
Job Title: Juvenile Detention Officer Job Code: 2171
Detention Screening and Court
Transport – Part-time Position
Department: Probation
& Court Services Division: Detention
Center
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 20 to 28
hours/week- Flexible Schedule
Grade: UN1 Salary: $20.84/hour
Contact: HR Manager at probation.hr@dupageco.org
The responsibilities of this position include:
- Providing
transport for detained juveniles to and from the Kane County Juvenile Detention
Center to the DuPage County Court House;
- Serving
as liaison for all probation and Court personnel with the Kane County Juvenile
Justice Center;
- During
transport, providing crisis intervention and de-escalation as necessary to
maintain safety and security;
- Maintaining
accurate electronic and handwritten records and data on detained juveniles;
- Performing
physical searches of juveniles and transport vehicles for contraband;
- Physically
intervening and restraining violent juveniles using a trained skill to manage
disruptive behavior;
- Interacting
regularly with detained juveniles at the Kane County Juvenile Detention Center;
- Participating
in and attending required departmental meetings and trainings;
- Conducting
screening with police officers, parents, court personnel and other related
duties to determine the need for secure custody; and
- Other
duties as assigned.
Requirements for this position include:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree,
preferably in the Behavioral Sciences;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with a variety of agencies;
- Ability to use computer systems to collect and transmit
information;
- Possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License with a good
driving record; ability to drive a transport van carrying groups of
juveniles;
- Effective crisis intervention skills;
- Ability to plan and organize the work to accommodate
multiple priorities;
- Ability to collect and analyze information; summarizing
information into written reports;
- Demonstrated communication skills, both verbal and
written;
- Must be available Monday through Friday.
Working Conditions:
- Exposure to resident behavior problems that may include
physical acting out and require safe physical management skills;
- Exposure to juveniles in custody with mental health
issues;
- Exposure to communicable diseases of youth.
Physical requirements for this position include:
- Ability to sit for periods of time yet remain attentive
to situation;
- Ability to physically intervene, restrain, subdue
and transport physically violent juveniles, as necessary, as well as apply and
remove handcuffs and/or restraint devices;
- Ability to repeatedly climb and descend stairs, and
walk in excess of 1 mile throughout a 7½ to 9½ hour shift to complete daily
transport of juveniles to and from Kane County to DuPage County;
- Ability to lift, pull/push, bend/squat,
twist/rotate and/or carry up to @ 75lbs, to conduct daily operations such as
transport of juveniles, moving/lifting of equipment and physically assisting juveniles
into and out of the transport van, manual operation of transport vehicles
including operation of security equipment, resident pat down searches;
- Ability
to stand, sit, reach, squat, and operate mechanical and paperwork functions including
monitoring and operation of safety and security equipment, supervision of
residents during transport and awaiting court proceedings, coordination of
internal and external communications, documentation and record keeping.
Department
of Probation & Court Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer