Travis County.

  • Austin, TX


  • $51,934-61,277 annually.

  • Long-term.

  • Full-time.
Task Summary

Travis County Juvenile Probation is aiming to fill a Juvenile Shift Manager position in our Residential Provider department. This position is accountable for activities on a designated shift in the center. Supplies orientation for juveniles going into the program. Strategies and collaborates day-to-day living activities and makes sure that health, security and well-being steps and treatments are performed by shift members and locals. May monitor night and weekend workers. Might be appointed oversight of the center in the lack of greater level management.

Tasks and Duties

  • Monitors shift activities within the juvenile center, consisting of appointed workers, designates jobs to move employees and schedules part-time workers. Carries out compulsory training sessions and personnel conferences.
  • Presumes duty throughout appointed shift for juveniles apprehended in the detention center.
  • Supplies orientation for juveniles getting in the system throughout the shift, and programs and collaborates everyday living activities for the homeowners, consisting of health and individual health, therapy, leisure, education and social experiences.
  • Keeps sequential logs worrying juveniles, consisting of medical and psychological conditions.
  • Composes reports and interacts considerable observations to the personnel, moms and dads, lawyers, and judges. Guarantees that sequential records of the juveniles in the center are upgraded daily at the end of the shift.
  • Inspects and keeps security, sanitation and security of the centers, and makes sure that all policies and treatments concerning security, sanitation and security of citizens and personnel are followed.
  • Develops possible cause and makes choices to apprehend youth.
  • Looks into and preserves existing understanding of household law, therapy, treatment strategies, and department policies and treatments. Maintains present understanding of readily available neighborhood resources for making recommendations.
  • Gets information and procedures details worrying juveniles.
  • Takes part in in-service training and continuing education.
  • Keeps records and creates analytical and other reports, as needed.
  • Makes sure that all event and medical reports are composed and dispersed to suitable individuals at the end of each shift.
  • Guarantees that proper individuals are gotten in touch with in case of a dormitory occurrence or medical emergency situation.
  • Interacts with police, correctional companies, lawyers and households as required. Counsel’s locals and shift members.
  • Carries out worker task efficiency examinations, trains, monitors, suggests and performs disciplinary action for line personnel, in combination with the supervisor.
  • Carries out research study and advises programs and policies.
  • Examines resident and line personnel problems and advises proper action.
  • Categorizes and updates juveniles according to policy to figure out level of guidance and positioning.
  • Carries out complaint resolution with homeowners to guarantee personnel remains in compliance with progressive discipline design and policies, treatments, laws and requirements.
  • Might screen cases described the Court and take proper action.
  • Carries out other occupational responsibilities as appointed.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Lawbreaker Justice or in among the Social or Behavioral Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Therapy or a straight associated field AND 4 (4) years significantly accountable experience in probation, neighborhood corrections, social services or associated work, consisting of one (1) year mid- to senior level lead, supervisory or management experience;-LRB-

Licenses, Registrations, Accreditations, or Unique Requirements:

Need to be at least 21 years of age.

Accreditation as a Juvenile Probation Officer and Detention Officer or qualified for accreditation within 6 (6) months of date of hire, consisting of effective conclusion of Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Accreditation, Emergency Treatment and Manage with Care (state authorized physical restraint strategy).

Legitimate Texas Motorist’s License

Understanding, Abilities, and Capabilities:

Understanding of:

  • Supervisory concepts, practices and strategies.
  • Policies, practices, treatments and legal terms associated with Court system.
  • Federal, State, Resident and County relevant laws, guidelines, policies and relevant juvenile justice system requirements and treatments.
  • Basic practices in location of project.
  • Mental ideas of etiquette, social modification and psychological stability.
  • Basic therapy strategies.
  • Security and security methods and requirements.
  • Physical restraint strategies to manage aggressive habits.
  • Emergency treatment strategies.
  • Computer system devices to consist of data processing, spreadsheets, databases and a range of software application bundles.
  • Might be needed to establish understanding of and comply with federal and state laws needing the private handling of specific health info.

Ability in:

  • Training, monitoring and examining the work of others.
  • Tracking and reacting to customer habits.
  • Problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Speaking with customers.
  • Both spoken and written interaction.

Capability to:

  • Train, guide, arrange and appoint the work of others.
  • Make examinations and report the outcomes plainly, properly and impartially.
  • Gather, evaluate and examine truths to establish private program strategies and proper case personalities.
  • Establish, examine and analyze policies and treatments.
  • Offer efficiently with psychologically disrupted, hostile and aggressive people.
  • Manage time well, carry out numerous jobs and arrange varied activities.
  • Research study, assemble, evaluate, analyze and prepare a range of financial, analytical and administrative reports.
  • Perform in a demanding environment while preserving an expert way.
  • Establish and keep reliable working relationships with department customers, agents of outdoors companies, other County workers and authorities, and the public.

Workplace & Other Info

Physical requirements consist of the capability to lift/carry approximately 50-100 pounds periodically, visual skill, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and handbook mastery needed to run a computer system and workplace devices. Topic to standing, strolling, sitting, repeated movement, reaching, climbing up stairs, flexing, stooping, kneeling, bending, crawling, pressing, pulling, balancing, crouching to carry out the vital functions. Needs direct exposure to hostile habits from customers. Might undergo exposure to sound, vibration, fumes, nasty smell, dirt, dust, mist, gases and bad ventilation. Topic to exposure to contagious illness, radiation, contaminated materials, human feces and nasty smells. Topic to difficult environment and customer and consumer contact for prolonged time periods.

Travis County staff members play a crucial function in service connection. Workers can be designated to service connection efforts outside of typical task functions.

This task description is meant to be generic in nature. It is not always an extensive list of all responsibilities and duties. The important tasks, functions and duties and overtime eligibility might differ based upon the particular jobs appointed to the position.

Work Hours: Shift work; 6: 00 AM-2: 00 PM, 2: 00 PM-10: 00 PM and/or 10: 00 PM-6: 00 AM

Functions some vacations, Functions some nights, Functions some weekends

Department: Juvenile Probation

Area: 2515 S. Congress Ave., Austin

Physical Examination, Drug Test, Mental Examination needed.

Crook, Driving and Work Background Examine likewise needed.

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