Juvenile Crisis Care Worker

Salary : $21.04 - $24.75 Hourly

Location : Archer Complex, Cheyenne

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 2025-00013

Department : Sheriff's Department

Opening Date : 01 / 28 / 2025

Hiring Range : $21.04 - $24.75 Hourly

Full Salary Range : $21.04 - $28.47 Hourly

Summary

Maintains safety and security of the staff, youth, visitors and facilities; Provides supervision, monitoring and direction while demonstrating a positive role modeling to youth during general daily activities

Essential Job Functions

Essential function, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.)

• Promotes a supportive, corrective and therapeutic environment to enhance emotional / physical development, including providing appropriate advice, guidance and direction and role modeling healthy relationships through mentoring.
• Provides leadership to youth through disciplinary actions, setting standards and guidelines and supporting educational initiatives.
• Explains agency rules, regulations, policies and procedures to new residents.
• Provides non-physical intervention skills in crisis situations where youth are hostile, aggressive, and in danger of harming themselves, others and / or property.
• Coordinates, supervises and motivates youth during daily activities and encourages youth to participate in required program components.
• Supports the educational department in assisting youth in completing assignments.
• Coordinates youth access to services that benefit their emotional stability and development.
• Provides security and direct, constant and visual supervision of youth in a residential facility.
• Greets visitors in a manner that reflects a positive image.
• Updates and maintains a variety of files, records, event logs, charts and other documents; maintains appropriate records and prepares reports as required.
• Assists and interacts with County departments, support staff, outside organizations and businesses and Federal, state and local law enforcement organizations in order to accomplish tasks.
• Manages radio traffic regarding facility events and youth movement.
• Safely and securely transports youth to and from appointments and activities.
• Supports youth in receiving proper medical care
• Promptly responds to crisis situations according to policy and procedures.
• Provides for the safety and security of youth by following established department policy and procedures.
• Utilizes physical visual inspections to monitor youth while they are sleeping, maintaining these checks on a frequent basis.
• Completes building inspections on a frequent basis.
• Enforces compliance with Policy and Procedures and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED equivalent and 2 years of experience working with juveniles in group, community or educations settings or equivalent combination education, training, and experience. Must also pass ergo metrics testing and a thorough background investigation; must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Knowledge and Skills :

Ability to gain the following :

Have you ever been convicted of a felony charge of theft?

Have you illegally used Steroids in the last six years?

As an adult starting at the age of 18, did you ever use Heroin or Methamphetamines?

Have you ever been involved in the cultivation, sale, manufacture, or distribution of any illegal drug including marijuana?

Have you ever used any illegal drug while employed in any law enforcement agency?

Have you misused prescription drugs, used inhalants, solvents or aerosols in the last three years?

Have you taken any illegal drug not listed above in the last ten years?

Have you been convicted for DWI or DUI in the last three years?

As an adult, starting at the age of 18, have you ever sold any illegal drugs outside of a Law Enforcement capacity?

Have you omitted, misstated, or falsely stated any information in writing, or orally to the Personnel Officer during the course of the application process?

Have you ever been convicted, entered a guilty plea or been given probation before judgment for any assault that occurred in a domestic setting?

Are you a United States Citizen or legally permitted to work in the U.S.?

Are you legally permitted to possess a handgun?

Are you willing and able to work shift work, including weekends and holidays?

Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a Misdemeanor offense?

Have you ever been convicted for an offense that was the result of a Domestic Violence arrest?

Have you ever been convicted for Domestic Violence in a court of law?

Has your drivers' license been suspended within the last year?

Have you had three or more moving violations in the last three years?

Have you been convicted of Driving Under Suspension in the last three years?

Due to the legalization of marijuana in several states prior marijuana use will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Please describe below your use of marijuana including where it was used, the last date of use and a description of frequency.

I am aware that refusal to a medical examination, psychological examination, polygraph and urinalysis is grounds for disqualification from the process.

Have you worked with us before? If so where?

Have you ever been arrested for Domestic Violence ?

Do you have a High School Diploma or GED equivalent ?

Do you understand you must pass a thorough background investigation, and successfully complete a minimum of 280 hours of operational training; may be required to successfully complete a polygraph, psychological, and physical or stress test prior to appointment.

Required Question

Salary : $21 - $28