What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Corrections Unit Coordinator position at Oregon Youth Authority?
Initial Posting Date:
03/10/2025
Application Deadline:
03/31/2025
Agency:
Oregon Youth Authority
Salary Range:
$5,057 - $7,365
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Youth Corrections Unit Coordinator
Job Description:
OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY
Youth Corrections Unit Coordinator - Skill Development Coordinator
GRANTS PASS – ROGUE VALLEY YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility (RVYCF) is currently hiring a permanent, full-time Skill Development Coordinator (SDC) to provide proactive intervention and response to behaviorally challenging youth and/or youth requiring conflict resolution by applying and modeling Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), Trauma Informed Care (TIC), and Positive Human Development (PHD) approaches. This position will work with facility administration to enhance services to youth with the express intent to engage and treat challenging youth in their ideal placement without movement to a behavior management unit.
Your Role as SDC
- Consult with living unit multidisciplinary teams to determine need, level of support and interventions required to maintain challenging/aggressive youth on the living unit.
- Provide support, skill building opportunities, and Trauma Informed Care approaches.
- Work to promote program engagement and prevent behavioral destabilization; collaborate with staff to reintegrate the youth into the daily activities.
- Monitor and assist with case management and/or intervention for youth identified as having active conflicts with other youth on campus, including youth with Sensitive Case Descriptors.
- Work with and coach staff in reference to youth interventions and responses to more challenging behaviors.
- Communicate special programming considerations for youth, to staff and assist in the development of comprehensive responses
- Collaborate with the QMHPs to determine treatment and programming focus for skill building and youth competency areas.
- Assess and score youth competency areas and consult with QMHP on treatment and programming areas of Case Plan.
Current shift available (may change based on business needs):
- Varied hours and days off
Additional Information:
- We may use this recruitment to fill additional vacancies.
- Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. For more information on pay equity,click here.
- The salary range listed is the non-PERSparticipating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review theClassification and Compensationpage for more details.
- This position receives annual increases on anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
- Please save a copy of this job announcement for your reference, as it may not be available for you to view after the job closes.
NOTE: Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the
Pay Equity Project
homepage.
Tentative IN-PERSON Interview Schedule:
- First Round: April 9, 2025
Would you like to learn more about this position or how our application process works? Join our Career Chat every other Wednesday, from 11:00am-11:30am. We can assist you with all your application questions and agency questions!
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ABOUT OYA
At OYA, diversity, equity, and inclusion are more than just words on a page. To meet our mission and live our values as an agency, DEI must be at the heart of all we do. We support cultural competence, develop teams and cultivate leaders in ways that are equitable to everyone, especially people of color, those who identify as LGBTQ , or those from other marginalized communities. We are explicit and intentional as we identify resources that all our youth and staff need to grow and prosper. Our DEI work connects closely with our culture of positive human development, with safe and supportive environments where everyone is held accountable and connected to their community. The end goal is to protect the public and reduce crime by holding youth accountable and providing opportunities for reformation in safe environments.
If you are looking to join a team that values individual and cultural differences, with the opportunity to contribute to youth reformation by enriching our workforce with diversity, OYA wants to hear from you! People of color, women, and other members of historically marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply!
For more information, please visit
www.oregon.gov/oya
.
What's in it for You?
OYA values our employees. We believe that your time outside of the workplace is as valuable as it is inside the workplace. We offer a great work/life balance with flexible work schedules on most positions and a competitive benefits package, including low-cost, high-coverage
OYA values our employees. We believe that your time outside of the workplace is as valuable as it is inside the workplace. We offer a great work/life balance with flexible work schedules on most positions and a competitive benefits package, including low-cost, high-coverage
health insurance
, generous time-off, and a competitive retirement plan
.
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This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU/OPEU). By joining and maintaining your membership with SEIU Local 503, the following benefits are available to you such as:
- $2,500 life insurance policy paid for by your union, SEIU Local 503. This policy is in effect if you are an active member.
- Up to $200,000 of additional life insurance can be purchased. Up to $100,000 member life, $40,000 spouse and $10,000 child is guaranteed within the first 90 days of new union membership.
- Short Term Disability insurance is guaranteed if purchased within the first 90 days of new union membership.
- Legal insurance enrollment is available to purchase within the first 90 days of new union membership.
- Tuition reimbursement.
For more information on SEIU, please
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What We Are Looking For:
- A Bachelor's degree in a behavioral science or related field (submit a copy of your college transcript with your application if your education or degree is other than behavioral science); OR
- Three years of experience observing, evaluating and recording behavior and maintaining discipline of individuals in a program related to juvenile justice, treatment programs, or special education within an institution or residential living unit; OR
- Associate degree from an accredited school in a behavioral science or equivalent training program with an emphasis on juvenile systems, special education, and/or secondary education AND one year experience working in a juvenile justice, treatment, or secondary education program.
Desired Attributes: We may show preference to candidates whose application materials demonstrate the following:
- Working knowledge and experience providing proactive interventions and responding to behaviorally challenging youth and/or youth requiring conflict resolution.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills assessed in the application materials and time of interview.
- Experience developing, teaching and coaching life skills for youth and staff.
- Experience in working in acute behavioral settings providing services to youth with significant behavioral issues and/or mental health needs.
- Experience providing techniques for learning, skill building,and adapting to the personal and cultural patterns of OYA youth and staff.
How to Apply:
- Complete the application fully or upload a complete resume including dates of employment and duties/responsibilities of each position.
- Complete the questionnaire / supplemental questions.
- COVER LETTER REQUIRED: Submit a cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications and the desired attributes above.
- After you submit your application please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This step will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are an employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
- If you are a veteran, you may receive preference.
Caution: If you fail to follow these instructions, including failing to attach a resume and required cover letter as described above, we will have to disqualify your application. We cannot consider incomplete or late applications.
Application Submission: The use of outside resources such as Artificial Intelligence software during applicant skill assessments, examinations, and/or interviews is prohibited unless otherwise stated by the hiring agency. Unauthorized use of outside resources during the hiring process will result in disqualification.
Working Conditions:
Must be able to work under the following conditions with or without reasonable accommodations:
- OYA facilities are tobacco free environments.
- Shift work in a 24-hour, 7-day a week operation, with night shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required.
- Adhere to the dress code of the specific work site.
- Frequent exposure to verbal abuse, threats, and dealing with impulsive, rebellious, assaultive youth.
- The use of reasonable force in the performance of duties or during a disturbance or other emergency situation may be required.
- Physical standards for vision, hearing, dexterity, push/pull, running, and jogging.
- Transport youth as requested, and, if in a security position, operate state vehicles.
Additional Information:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we are here to serve. OYA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be individualized based on merit, competence, performance, and business need.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.” The more diverse we are, the better our work will be.
Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process. For assistance regarding reasonable accommodation or for alternative format please contact OYA Recruitment at 971-345-1236. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.
Pre-employment Checks:
In keeping with our mission, OYA will conduct a criminal record check, per
OAR 416 Division 800
, a driving record background check and a vulnerable population abuse and neglect check. Information obtained about an individual is confidential. An individual who refuses to consent to a criminal records/background check shall be disqualified from consideration in the position for which you applied. All applicants are subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as fingerprint based on criminal records check, pre-employment drug screening and/or education verification as required for the position.
In 2003 Congress passed the
Prison Rape Elimination Act
(PREA), the first federal civil statue focused specifically on addressing sexual violence in juvenile facilities, jails, prisons, and other facilities. In recognition of the rights, safety, and well-being of the youth we serve you will be asked specific questions about your background to ensure our hiring and promotion practices comply with the National PREA standards.
All positions in OYA will require the incumbent to serve as a "mandatory reporter" of child abuse.
Visa Sponsorship:
We do not offer Visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. OYA uses E-Verify to confirm that applicants are authorized to work in the United States.
Have Questions?
For questions about the job announcement, email
oyajobs@oya.oregon.gov
.Salary : $40,000 - $200,000
