This position is responsible for the direct supervision of juvenile offenders in detention and provides for the safety, security and transportation of those offenders within a highly structured environment. Work includes performing intake interviews, searching, transporting, restraining and escorting detained youth to medical, criminal justice, social services and judicial facilities. Work also includes responsibility for institutional security patrol and checks. The position is considered an essential position and is expected to report to duty during storms and other emergencies. This position also requires shift work and tolerance to stress in moderate to considerable degrees and related work as required. Ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License is required during the probationary period.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Minimum age of twenty-one (21).*
2. High school graduation or GED Equivalency Diploma issued by a State Department of Education.**
3. Two (2) years and six (6) months of paid, full-time experience in one or more of the following:

• acorrectional or detention facility;
• a youth mentoring program;
• a residential group home;
• a mental health or substance abuse treatment center;
• as a school floor monitor; as a school resource officer;
• as a probation or parole officer;
• as a teacher, including paraprofessional or alternative education;*
• security guard (private or public);
• law enforcement;
• in a social service position with responsibility for at least one of the following: case work, victim advocacy, family engagement, trauma recovery, child abuse investigation, or court liaison;
• military in a position with major responsibilities in at least one of the following: counseling, social work, human services, teaching, military police, or security; or
• a supervised placement performing direct care and/or counseling services.

* Alternative Education includes private schools, home schooling, General Educational Development (GED) services, or gifted and talented programs. **NOTE:A supervised placement is a component of an educational program required for the awarding of a degree as indicated by official transcript.

NOTE:The successful completion of college credit from an accredited college or university** may be substituted for the required experience at the following rate: associate's degree equals two (2) years of experience, and a bachelor's degree equals four (4) years of experience.

NOTE: Appropriate volunteer or internship experience working with youths in a juvenile detention setting which can be documented by a recognized agency will be accepted at the rate of 40 hours of experience for each week of work. Applicants must submit a written statement from the volunteer agency specifying the number of hours worked and describing the duties of the job.

A working, available telephone is required throughout employment. Some positions with the Human Services Department require employees to obtain a Chauffer's License during the probationary period; failure to do so may result in termination.

This position requires a one (1) year probationary period.

NOTE: An additional shift differential premium will be paid to Human Services Department employees working 3pm-11pm or 11pm-7am shifts.

This position requires a one (1) year probationary period.

* Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verifyapplicant is at least21 years of age. If selected for hire,applicants must provideastate issued identification card, driver's license or birth certificate to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this classification.

** Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verifyeducation claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

Kind of Examination

A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.

Applicants who are given conditional offers of employment must undergo a urinalysis to test for illegal drug use and must successfully complete a psychological/psychiatric evaluation.

This is an original entrance examination.