Detention Deputy Juvenile Officer

Salary: $23.63 – $25.99 Hourly

Position Summary:

The Family Court of St. Louis County is hiring for Full-Time Male and Female Detention Deputy Juvenile Officer positions within the Detention Department. Our Detention Deputy Juvenile Officer positions are established with a Bona Fide Requirement: Occupational Qualification requiring that the candidate be of the same gender as the resident unit. Due to the direct custodial care and the nature of the interaction required in these positions, only MALE candidates are eligible to compete for this particular vacancy. These are non-merit positions.

Work involves exercising appropriate behavior management techniques in the enforcement of rules and regulations in a secure facility at the front desk or in the unit, as well as informal individual and group counseling.

Essential Functions:

• Position functions as the supervisor of juveniles assigned to the residential Detention units or working at the control desk.
• Detention Deputy Juvenile Officer positions are responsible for maintaining security and control, as well as providing direct supervision to the residents assigned to the unit.
• This includes, but is not limited to: developing, implementing and overseeing special Detention programs and activities for juvenile residents as a part of a large behavioral model; building team approaches to resolve problems; serving as a model for detained youth; providing informal group and individual counseling, including crisis intervention; supervision of shower facilities, etc.; conduct room unit and/or body searches of residents; and physically restraining residents when appropriate.

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a related social/behavioral science; or four years of responsible, paraprofessional social service experience working with juvenile delinquents and/or their families may be substituted in lieu of college; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.