On Call Youth Care Specialist - PTNB

Salary : $21.03 - $22.31 Hourly

Location : Lincoln County, OR

Job Type : Part-Time No Benefits

Job Number : 24-42 (387)

Department : Community Justice

Division : Juvenile

Opening Date : 06 / 07 / 2024

Closing Date : Continuous

Position Summary

Your job in the department is to . . .

Perform professional care and monitoring of youth activities in a multiple purpose Juvenile Shelter or Detention Facility.

Your job also involves . . .

Monitoring daily activities of youth placed in the Facility and other programs. Providing 24-hour intake duties for all referred youth during shift.

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities

JOB FUNCTIONS

Supervise the daily activities of youth :

• Provide for the physical safety, nourishment, cleanliness, and supervision of all youth admitted. Maintains the overall upkeep of the facility and participates in meal preparation.

Supervise and instructs youth in expected daily living, leisure, and work activities. Maintain discipline, order, respect for authority and desirable patterns of conduct. Ensures youth receive educational instruction and health care.

Monitor facility diligently to ensure against youth misconduct, runaways, safety hazards, accidents, or fire. Promotes a positive environment within the facility.

Confront consequences and redirects youth in a positive manner using trauma-informed care principles or other evidence-based practices adopted by the department.

Perform initial 24-hour intake screening duties for all youth referred during shift. Confer with Juvenile Probation Officers regarding detention decisions. Complete intake duties of all youth admitted to the facility.

Transport youth as needed.

Complete intake forms and document youth activities :

Report individual behavior and performance as observed.

Report shift activities. Inform personnel on incoming shift of facility status.

Maintain youth files according to department standards.

Inspects, cleans, and monitors the facility :

Report any needed repairs to supervisor.

Instruct youth in proper housekeeping practices and maintenance of their living areas.

Attend staff training and meetings :

Maintain certification in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI).

Maintain required certifications for a Food Handlers license and First Aid & CPR.

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education Level

High School Diploma / GED

Certifications

Certification(s) required.

Specifics : Food Handler's Certificate; Certified in First Aid and CPR.

Driver's License

Oregon Driver's License required.

Specifics : This position requires an insurable driving record and a valid Oregon driver's License within in 30 days of appointment.

Desirable Qualifications

Certified in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI). Experience working with youth, preferably in a group or correctional setting.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND / OR ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The required knowledge, skills and / or abilities are listed below :

Knowledge of :

Skill or ability to :

Physical capability to interact with others and intervene in possible physical disputes.

Maintain proper control by anticipating and preventing acts of violence by youths admitted to the facility.

Detain youth and utilize hand, waist, and leg restraints.

Work as a team with coworkers in rotating shifts in a 24-hour facility.

Convey information, ideas, and facts both orally and in writing to supervisors, colleagues, and individuals, inside and outside the county, using language and a format the audience will best understand.

Utilize computers and other technology to communicate in written and verbal forms (e.g., word processing, texts, emails, spreadsheets, department-specific software).

Effectively relate well with others, including supervisors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the county. Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and working to maintain constructive working relationships.

Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Show up to work on time, and follows instructions, policies, and procedures. Meet productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules.

Job Conditions and Physical Demands

WORKING CONDITIONS

Job Conditions : Position may require evening meetings, long work hours (outside of business hours in the mornings, evenings, and / or weekends), working extended hours and on-call status, and exposure to physically violent people. Requires dealing with angry and / or distraught people. Requires transporting youth alone, and travel within and outside the County on a regular basis.

Work Location : Lincoln County

Travel : Anticipated Travel 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands are typical of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ADA COMPLIANCE :

Physical capability to handle high mobility demands and complex personal interactions.

Sensory Requirements : Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

Environmental Factors : Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals / wildlife, toxic / poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Lincoln County is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and essential functions expected of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

On-call, temporary, and certain grant-funded positions are not eligible for employee benefits unless specified otherwise at the time of hire. Part-time positions working 0 - 19 hours per week are also not eligible for employee benefits.

Salary : $21 - $22