Shift Supervisor (Detention)
Travis County - austin, TX
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Responsible for shift activities on an assigned shift at the Juvenile Detention facility. Provides orientation for juveniles entering detention. Plans and coordinates daily living activities and ensures that health, safety and welfare measures and procedures are carried out by shift members and residents. May supervise evening and weekend personnel. May be assigned oversight of the facility in the absence of higher level management.Duties And ResponsibilitiesSupervises shift activities within the juvenile facility, including assigned personnel, assigns tasks to shift workers and schedules part-time employees. Conducts mandatory training sessions and staff meetings.Assumes responsibility during assigned shift for juveniles detained in the detention facility.Provides orientation for juveniles entering the system during the shift, and programs and coordinates daily living activities for the residents, including health and personal hygiene, counseling, recreation, education and social experiences.Maintains chronological logs concerning juveniles, including medical and emotional conditions.Writes reports and communicates significant observations to the staff, parents, attorneys, and judges. Ensures that chronological records of the juveniles in the facility are updated daily at the end of the spects and maintains safety, sanitation and security of the facilities, and ensures that all policies and procedures regarding safety, sanitation and security of residents and staff are followed.Establishes probable cause and makes decisions to detain youth.Researches and maintains current knowledge of family law, counseling, treatment techniques, and departmental policies and procedures. Maintains current knowledge of available community resources for making referrals.Receives data and processes information concerning juveniles.Participates in in-service training and continuing education.Maintains records and generates statistical and other reports, as required.Ensures that all incident and medical reports are written and distributed to appropriate persons at the end of each shift.Ensures that appropriate persons are contacted in the event of a dorm incident or medical municates with law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies, attorneys and families as needed. Counsel's residents and shift members.Conducts employee job performance evaluations, trains, supervises, recommends and carries out disciplinary action for line staff, in conjunction with the manager.Conducts research and recommends programs and vestigates resident and line staff complaints and recommends appropriate action.Classifies and updates juveniles according to policy to determine level of supervision and placement.Conducts grievance resolution with residents to ensure staff is in compliance with progressive discipline model and policies, procedures, laws and standards.May screen cases referred to the Court and take appropriate action.Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Minimum RequirementsEducation and Experience:Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or in one of the Social or Behavioral Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Counseling or a directly related field AND four (4) years increasingly responsible experience in probation, community corrections, social services or related work.Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:Must be at least 21 years of age.Certification as a Juvenile Probation Officer and Detention Officer or eligible for certification within six (6) months of date of hire, including successful completion of Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification, First Aid and Handle with Care (state approved physical restraint technique).Valid Texas Driver's LicensePreferred:One (1) year of mid to senior level supervisory or management experience.Work Environment & Other InformationPhysical requirements include the ability to liftcarry up to 50-100 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, squatting to perform the essential functions. Requires exposure to hostile behavior from clients. May be subject to contact with noise, vibration, fumes, foul odor, dirt, dust, mist, gases and poor ventilation. Subject to contact with communicable diseases, radiation, hazardous waste, human fecal matter and foul odors. Subject to stressful environment and client and customer contact for extended periods of time.Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.Work Hours: Shift Work 6am-2pm, 2pm-10 pm or 10pm-6amSchedule may change periodically.Works some holidays, Works some weekends,Department: Juvenile ProbationLocation: 2515 S. Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78704Physical Exam, Drug Test, Alcohol Test, Psychological Exam Required.Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Created: 2024-10-13