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TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TJJD - JCO Supervisor- Mental Health Treatment Program (MHTP) - Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) - Behavior Stabilization in Brownwood, Texas
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PLEASE NOTEYour job application must be completely filled out and include all employment, do not limit employment to the past 10-15 years. Your application must contain complete job histories, which include job titles, name of employer, dates of employment (month year), supervisorand#8217;s name and phone number, and a description of duties performed, and whether it was full-time or part-time and hours per week. If any of this information is not provided, your application may be rejected as incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.Applicants must be able to pass a Criminal Background Check and any other requirements listed under Minimum Qualifications.APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH WORK IN TEXAS:Work In Texas (WIT) applicants must complete the CAPPS Recruit Prescreening Questionnaire to be considered for the posting. To complete the Prescreening Questionnaire, go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login:and#8239;https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl?lang=enBENEFITSState of Texas Benefits and Retirement Information can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov. Benefits include: Retirement plan, paid group health life insurance for employee, paid holidays, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, longevity pay, educational assistance program, employee assistance program. Optional add-on benefits include: Dental, Vision, Optional Life Insurance, Voluntary ADD Insurance, Dependent Health Life insurance, Health Dependent care flexible spending accounts, etc. Additionally, certain designated positions are eligible for hazardous duty pay, career ladder advancements, and free meals while on duty.GENERAL DESCRIPTIONPerforms highly complex (senior-level) work overseeing residential mental health correctional staff who provide direct care to juveniles on a correctional residential mental health unit. Work involves overseeing the daily operations of a juvenile residential mental health unit; and facilitating youth rehabilitation, supervision of youth, and coaching their personal development in accordance with individualized treatment plans. May plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.Provides supervision and direct care for youth in a residential correctional facility, supervises other Juvenile Correctional Officers during shifts, and ensures the safety and security of youth and staff. Supports, coaches, and mentors other JCOs to teach appropriate methods and positive ways to work with youth. Works to help youth to achieve progress in learning and applying methods to identify and manage reactions to stress and trauma and react in more socially appropriate ways. Facilitates unit programming, schedule, and safety protocols. Utilizes Texas Model interventions and other trained interventions as provided to help youth improve their overall level of safety, communication, and emotion regulation. Provides guidance to correctional staff regarding basic understanding of youthand#8217;s mental health and behavioral diagnosis. Uses appropriate intervention methods in response to behavioral issues that seeks to aid in learning and correcting behavior. Maintains a consistent effort to ensure safe environments and employs security measures when youth, staff, or others are in danger. Interacts and engages with youth in ways that both maintain appropriate structure and exercise understanding of brain development in youth with complex trauma. Maintains healthy relationships and boundaries with youth and consistently recognizes progress and good choices made by youth while maintaining programmatic structure and safety. Responds appropriately to youth grievances. May act as Campus Shift A ministrator.Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Works assigned shift; and may be required to work in excess of 40 hours per workweek, be on-call, and occasional travel.Pre-Service Training Academy Requirement: Newly hired JCOs or rehired JCOs who have been separated more than 18 months will be required to attend the pre-service training academy and complete on-the-job training on a full-time basis. JCOs who have worked for TJJD and return to employment within 18 months of their separation date will not have to attend the pre-service academy and will be placed in full-time status on their date of employment.ESSENTIAL DUTIESEngages in competency-based training in the techniques and capabilities needed to coach youth under the Texas Model of trauma-informed corrections; and coaches and models appropriate Texas Model techniques and ideals to other JCOs and staff.Basic understanding of youthand#8217;s mental health and behavioral diagnosis.Acts as coach and role model to other levels of JCOs to help them learn appropriate methods and interventions, with a strong focus on retention and support for newly hired JCOs in their first year.Holds youth accountable in ways that fit the level of behavior, seeking to help youth to learn socially acceptable responses and approaches.Recognizes and provides guidance to youth and correctional staff regarding self-injurious behavior and suicidal risk (ideology, behavior and attempts). Intervenes when observes youth engaging in disruptive, self-injurious and/or suicidal behavior.Attends mandatory meetings by being an active participant sharing information and learning new skills.Uses good judgment in determining when safety is at risk and higher levels of intervention are required.Helps youth to identify their responses to stress, fear, and other triggers and works with the youth to learn ways to increase emotional self-regulation skills.Practices and models appropriate self-regulation skills and is able to remain calm during times of stress and crisis.Helps JCOs identify and utilize their own self-regulation skills so they are equipped to co-regulate youth.Gains a basic knowledge of each youthand#8217;s treatment plan and provides support in learning the skills and applying Texas Model and clinical interventions recommendations needed to meet those goals.Coach youth on how to resolve conflict and helps to facilitate repairs with other youth and staff as appropriate.Participates in the Youth Service Team and provides input into each youthand#8217;s treatment plan; and is a responsible and supportive team member, who understands that an effective team is composed of reliable people who provide backup and support for their fellow team members and the facility as a whole.Provides for a predictable schedule for youth that is transparent to them and provides warnings and prompts for all movements and transitions; and exercises appropriate independent judgment when the need arises to alter a schedule (while still maintaining transparency and warnings).Implements and monitors youth activities, programs, and behaviors on an individual and group basis, to ensure healthy youth engagement and to provides appropriate role modeling for all youth.Observes and keeps staff informed daily of significant behavioral, medical, social, emotional needs and treatment-related conditions and events known about a youth and/or the group.Provides services to potentially aggressive/combative youth in a correctional setting with a wide variety of temperaments (volatile, mentally ill, suicidal) and specialized needs (chemically dependent, sexual offenders/misbehaviors, emotionally disturbed, developmental delays, etc.).Physically restrains and secures, if necessary, sometimes aggressive youth and participates in follow-up debriefing conversations to assess the relationship and determine alternative strategies to avoid future ph