State of Colorado
Correctional Youth Security Officer I - Betty K. Marler - ALL FEMALE UNIT
State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
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This recruitment will be used to fill vacancies at Betty K. Marler Youth Services Center which is an all FEMALE youth facility.This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado. This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.About the Division of Youth Services: The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.Betty K. Marler Youth Services Center is a 29-bed youth center located on The Campus at Mount View. WPYSC serves a population of committed FEMALE youth with a focus on long-term treatment. Programming at The Campus at Mount View (CAMV) includes long-term treatment for GIRLS. In accordance with the DYS Treatment Model, all detained and committed youth at each youth center are assigned a Behavioral Health Specialist who provides individual therapy each week. They also attend at least three treatment groups every week.This announcement may fill Day Shift, Swing Shift, Night Shift, and Overnight Shift. Please note: These working arrangements are subject to change.Positions provide direct care security, supervision, and support of detained and/or committed FEMALE youth in the Division of Youth Services (DYS) State Operated Secure Residential Facilities within a trauma responsive environment. The Position serves a complex adolescent female population with various behavioral health disorders, trauma, and criminal behaviors. Facilities are 24/7 and position shifts are dependent on openings.Maintain a safe environment through appropriate supervision and use of behavioral management skills and interventions in order to guide youth through daily living and leisure activities.Conduct searches of individuals and rooms for contraband items.Inspect and ensure the safety and security of doors, windows, and youth center grounds.Inspect common areas and youth center living units to maintain health, safety and sanitation standards.Implement and document suicide precautions monitoring, safety plans and behavior agreements for those youth at high risk of hurting themselves or others or demonstrating other serious behavioral concerns.Monitor secure perimeter and monitor and control access to restricted areas.Use conflict management, non-escalation and de-escalation skills and, in emergencies, use approved physical response techniques when all other interventions have failed.Develop and maintain professional relationships with youth to support them in their programming.Teach, coach and redirect youth within the behavior management program and role model prosocial behavior at all times.Reinforce use of safe practices including methods of supervision and structure that maintain a non-violent environment.Facilitate educational, skill development, recreation, and other youth groups and activities.Support treatment and case plan goals and objectives developed by the Behavioral Health & Medical Services unit.Provide supervision and support of community transition/reintegration opportunities for youth.Adhere to and reinforce established DYS rules, policies, and procedures and utilize proper protocols when responding to critical incidents, physical altercations, medical emergencies, fire drills and other incidents.Utilize computer software to document incident reports and other activities when required.Lived Experience:
The Division of Youth Services (DYS) is committed to hiring individuals who are professional and passionate about their desire to help youth. DYS values candidates who have demonstrated perseverance as a special attribute that can help the youth in our care. DYS encourages qualified candidates with "lived experience" to apply.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Education:
High school diploma or General Education Diploma, (GED).Substitutions:
NoneThese positions are not sedentary positions. Employees are typically on their feet during the entire shift. Youth living quarters are located on multiple levels and employees must frequently climb stairs in the performance of job duties. Please take into account your physical ability in relation to the essential job duties when applying for job.*Employees must also be willing and able to physically intervene with assaultive youth.Preferred Qualifications:
College education in a behavioral health and or juvenile justice related field. Experience working with adjudicated and/or detained youth within a secure residential facility and/or a behavioral health setting; Experience facilitating psychoeducational groups; Education/experience working with adolescents who have trauma; Experience working with youth in positive leadership roles, such as mentoring and coaching; Experience utilizing verbal de-escalation and motivational techniques.Highly Desirable Competencies:Skilled in conflict management.Strong work ethic, integrity and dependability.Sound judgment and decision-making skills.Self-control, composure and the ability to manage stressful situations.Ability to verbally communicate clearly and willingness to do so respectfully.Ability to identify and act on changes, inappropriate activity, hazards or potential security breaches and verbally communicate pertinent information.Ability to study information and recount events in a written, factual, concise, and legible method.Work Environment:
Employees are required to work shift hours. This includes evening, night, weekend and holidays. Shifts may vary between agencies and may include eight (8) hours, ten (10) hours, or twelve (12) hours in duration. Mandatory overtime may be required. Day shift work is not usually available.Conditions of Employment:Be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of domestic violence.Possess and maintain a valid State of Colorado driver's license upon hire.Pass CBI and FBI background investigations.Shift work.Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.Travel-travel of youth in state vehicles, travel to assigned trainings and/or alternate work sites.COVID, flu and other state mandatory vaccination required.Appeal Rights:If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.How to Apply:The Assessment Process:For additional recruiting questions, please contact david.eldridge@state.co.usAbout Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services(CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado.~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~
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This recruitment will be used to fill vacancies at Betty K. Marler Youth Services Center which is an all FEMALE youth facility.This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado. This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.About the Division of Youth Services: The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.Betty K. Marler Youth Services Center is a 29-bed youth center located on The Campus at Mount View. WPYSC serves a population of committed FEMALE youth with a focus on long-term treatment. Programming at The Campus at Mount View (CAMV) includes long-term treatment for GIRLS. In accordance with the DYS Treatment Model, all detained and committed youth at each youth center are assigned a Behavioral Health Specialist who provides individual therapy each week. They also attend at least three treatment groups every week.This announcement may fill Day Shift, Swing Shift, Night Shift, and Overnight Shift. Please note: These working arrangements are subject to change.Positions provide direct care security, supervision, and support of detained and/or committed FEMALE youth in the Division of Youth Services (DYS) State Operated Secure Residential Facilities within a trauma responsive environment. The Position serves a complex adolescent female population with various behavioral health disorders, trauma, and criminal behaviors. Facilities are 24/7 and position shifts are dependent on openings.Maintain a safe environment through appropriate supervision and use of behavioral management skills and interventions in order to guide youth through daily living and leisure activities.Conduct searches of individuals and rooms for contraband items.Inspect and ensure the safety and security of doors, windows, and youth center grounds.Inspect common areas and youth center living units to maintain health, safety and sanitation standards.Implement and document suicide precautions monitoring, safety plans and behavior agreements for those youth at high risk of hurting themselves or others or demonstrating other serious behavioral concerns.Monitor secure perimeter and monitor and control access to restricted areas.Use conflict management, non-escalation and de-escalation skills and, in emergencies, use approved physical response techniques when all other interventions have failed.Develop and maintain professional relationships with youth to support them in their programming.Teach, coach and redirect youth within the behavior management program and role model prosocial behavior at all times.Reinforce use of safe practices including methods of supervision and structure that maintain a non-violent environment.Facilitate educational, skill development, recreation, and other youth groups and activities.Support treatment and case plan goals and objectives developed by the Behavioral Health & Medical Services unit.Provide supervision and support of community transition/reintegration opportunities for youth.Adhere to and reinforce established DYS rules, policies, and procedures and utilize proper protocols when responding to critical incidents, physical altercations, medical emergencies, fire drills and other incidents.Utilize computer software to document incident reports and other activities when required.Lived Experience:
The Division of Youth Services (DYS) is committed to hiring individuals who are professional and passionate about their desire to help youth. DYS values candidates who have demonstrated perseverance as a special attribute that can help the youth in our care. DYS encourages qualified candidates with "lived experience" to apply.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Education:
High school diploma or General Education Diploma, (GED).Substitutions:
NoneThese positions are not sedentary positions. Employees are typically on their feet during the entire shift. Youth living quarters are located on multiple levels and employees must frequently climb stairs in the performance of job duties. Please take into account your physical ability in relation to the essential job duties when applying for job.*Employees must also be willing and able to physically intervene with assaultive youth.Preferred Qualifications:
College education in a behavioral health and or juvenile justice related field. Experience working with adjudicated and/or detained youth within a secure residential facility and/or a behavioral health setting; Experience facilitating psychoeducational groups; Education/experience working with adolescents who have trauma; Experience working with youth in positive leadership roles, such as mentoring and coaching; Experience utilizing verbal de-escalation and motivational techniques.Highly Desirable Competencies:Skilled in conflict management.Strong work ethic, integrity and dependability.Sound judgment and decision-making skills.Self-control, composure and the ability to manage stressful situations.Ability to verbally communicate clearly and willingness to do so respectfully.Ability to identify and act on changes, inappropriate activity, hazards or potential security breaches and verbally communicate pertinent information.Ability to study information and recount events in a written, factual, concise, and legible method.Work Environment:
Employees are required to work shift hours. This includes evening, night, weekend and holidays. Shifts may vary between agencies and may include eight (8) hours, ten (10) hours, or twelve (12) hours in duration. Mandatory overtime may be required. Day shift work is not usually available.Conditions of Employment:Be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of domestic violence.Possess and maintain a valid State of Colorado driver's license upon hire.Pass CBI and FBI background investigations.Shift work.Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.Travel-travel of youth in state vehicles, travel to assigned trainings and/or alternate work sites.COVID, flu and other state mandatory vaccination required.Appeal Rights:If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.How to Apply:The Assessment Process:For additional recruiting questions, please contact david.eldridge@state.co.usAbout Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services(CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado.~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~
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