DIVISION: Court Support Services

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for managing the staff and operations of a residential juvenile detention center. In addition, incumbents may be responsible for overseeing residential contracted programs for juveniles.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Receives general direction from an employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Directs staff, contractors and consultants.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
*Manages the staff and operations, including custody and security, food services, recreation, discharge planning, and transportation;
*Oversees comprehensive contracted services for juveniles including education, medical and mental health treatment and evaluates program effectiveness;
*Schedules, assigns, oversees, reviews the daily work of staff engaged in providing safe and secure conditions for juvenile on a twenty-four hour a day basis;
*Oversees substance abuse prevention programs;
*Ensures that all programs comply with agency policies and procedures;
*Develops and implements staff training programs;
*Conducts performance evaluations;
*Determines priorities and plans work;
*Analyzes and evaluates the accomplishment of program objectives;
*Establishes and maintains detention procedures;
*Develops or makes recommendations on the development of policies and standards;
*Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding detention policies and procedures;
*Prepares reports and correspondence;
*Maintains twenty-four hour on-call responsibility for the center and assigned programs;
*May prepare or assist in budget preparation;
*Oversees the procurement of equipment and supplies, the maintenance of records, and the collection of operating reports such as time and attendance, personnel transactions, fiscal expenditures, and statistical records;
*May assist in physically restraining juveniles as necessary;
*Conducts onsite visits to assigned programs to support start up and to ensure ongoing contract compliance;
*Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY: Considerable knowledge of the juvenile justice system; considerable knowledge of juvenile detention centers and their operation; considerable knowledge of custody, security, and control measures and of the techniques of maintaining discipline in a residential detention setting; considerable knowledge of child psychology and development; considerable knowledge of substance abuse treatment programs for children and available community-based resources; knowledge of relevant state and federal laws; knowledge of relevant agency policies and procedures; knowledge of and ability to apply management principles and techniques; considerable interpersonal skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; computer skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
General Experience: Nine years of experience in a juvenile detention setting or related work.

Special Experience: Two years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity. For current employees this will be interpreted as two years of experience at or above the level of Juvenile Detention Deputy Superintendent.

Substitutions Allowed:
1) College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen semester hours equaling one-half year of experience to a maximum of four years for a Bachelor's degree.
2) A Master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one additional year of the General Experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbents may be exposed to some risk of injury from assaultive/abusive detainees; may be exposed to communicable diseases.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
1) A criminal record investigation will be conducted for all candidates.
2) Incumbents may be required to pass a physical examination.