Juvenile Counselor I – Department of Juvenile Services Job Openings

Overview

Position Title: Juvenile Counselor I

Company: City Of Co Washington Or

Location: Co Washington, OR, US

Job Description:

We are actively recruiting for a pool of candidates to fill several variable hour Juvenile Counselor I vacancies within Juvenile Services. The immediate vacancies are within Harkins House Basic Residential Facility with a need for swing and overnight coverage in addition to Holidays and other shifts.

Harkins House is a basic residential facility that is designed to provide residential care services based on an individual’s needs. Harkins House serves youth 12–17 years of age while providing individual and group skills training, recreational activities, counseling, and the opportunity to participate in a culinary arts program. Youth in the program are pending alleged violations of the law or are on probation

In this position you will provide supervision and skill building to juvenile offenders in residential care, home detention, and custody services. In addition, you may conduct needs assessments; interview and make referrals to community resources; monitor client activities, their individual progress, and write up caseload records; document behaviors and incidents; as well as accompany juveniles to court.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains familiarity with community resources and partnerships available to juveniles.
• Admits juveniles for detention; determines whether juveniles should be conditionally released, placed in alternative care, or placed in detention, based on information provided by police or others, or as applied by ORS statutes.
• Assists in creating a positive and supportive work environment; enforces a safe workplace; establishes a culture of teamwork and communication; creates a workplace that promotes the organizational values of workplace equity, diversity and inclusion and actively promotes an environment respectful of living and working in a multicultural society.
• Develops community service worksites, schedules work crews, and supervises juveniles participating in group work projects.
• May transport juveniles to and from detention centers, courts, state correctional facilities, homes, community service worksites, and other appointments.
• Assists in providing individual and family skills training; provides skill building via implementation of effective practices in community supervision to youth to address behavioral and emotional problems.
• Screens juveniles to determine program placement and resource needs; Refers juveniles to community agencies; counsels juveniles on personal adjustment issues; assists in the coordination with juveniles’ families for the purpose of assessment and case management; counsels juveniles in establishing personal goals and plans; and documents observed behaviors, contacts and progress.
• Prepares reports for courts; and maintains records of juvenile casework, including interviews, assessments, services provided, and juveniles’ progress.
• Arranges for medical attention; and provides crisis counseling by telephone.
• Supervises juveniles on community monitoring programs; and visits juveniles at their homes, schools, and places of employment.
• Directs supervision and control of activities of juveniles to include leading activities and groups; organizes household responsibilities and ensures follow-through by juveniles; verbally intervenes and de-escalates potential crisis situations as needed; may be assigned to dispense medication as required.
• Arranges for space and transports admitted juveniles to detention facilities.

Requirements:

• Possession of a driver’s license valid in the State of Oregon and an acceptable driving record per Washington County policy.
• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, counseling, psychology, sociology, social work, or field applicable to the practice of juvenile justice; AND completion of a one-year practicum OR one (1) year of supervised work experience in the counseling of juveniles and families;
• Completion of a criminal history check in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules.
• Some positions may require oral and written fluency in another language.
• Five (5) years of supervised work experience in the counseling of juveniles and families.
• An Associate’s degree in criminal justice, counseling, psychology, sociology, social work, or field applicable to the practice of juvenile justice; A three (3) years of supervised work experience in the counseling of juveniles and families;