ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties to provide direct or indirect service to the citizens may be assigned.
- Provides regularly scheduled individual counseling;
- Coordinates and conducts treatment plan meetings which assess adolescents' needs and develops a written individualized treatment plan that addresses those needs; counsels adolescents and coordinates services both within the program and in the community; monitors progress on plan and makes revisions as needed;
- Makes decisions and exercises judgment in the areas of interpreting and implementing program policies, program operation and planning and implementing both short-term and long-term program development objectives for adolescents and their families;
- Documents casework services and prepares both detailed and summary reports on adolescents' behavior and progress in treatment for review by the appropriate authorities;
- Assists and counsels the programs direct care treatment staff with regard to the handling of difficult adolescents, reviews logs and maintains a log of observations;
- Meets with adolescents and their families to monitor behaviors on home visits, to evaluate progress on treatment related items in order to facilitate the adolescent's transition back into the community;
- Coordinates educational and vocational opportunities for adolescents and liaises with schools, employers and restitution services as appropriate;
- Meets and confers with legal, medical, school, court and other professionals;
- Performs tasks required to maintain compliance with State and Federal guidelines such as CORE, USDA, VJCCCA, JABIG AND RevMax standards which can have significant financial effect;
- Coordinates and transports adolescents to medical appointments, home, meetings, court, etc., as needed;
- Testifies in court, making recommendations based upon observations and assessment;
- Responds to emergencies and serves on-call duty;
- Monitors compliance with both interdepartmental and the
Department of Juvenile Justice standards;
- Administers first aid and CPR as required and medications as trained;
- Intervenes and mediates disputes between adolescents, performs physical restraint as trained, if needed;
- Participates on family assessment planning teams as scheduled.
When assigned to the Detention Home:
- Assists subordinate staff with regards to management of difficult detainees; reviews logs for staff observations regarding assigned detainees;
- Participates in admissions and releases;
- Conducts staff meetings for Post-Dispositional staff and assists in overall program planning and evaluation;
- Accompanies detainees to professional's office or hospital to be evaluated for a Temporary Detaining Order to have mental health status evaluation;
- Requests petitions to be filed by Court Services Intake Worker.
- May serve as PREA Coordinator
When assigned to Day Services:
- Reviews referrals and conducts admissions;
- Supervises adolescents during the assigned shift, maintains behavioral norms, directs program routines and therapeutic programs;
- Assists in the screening, interviewing, selection, training, supervision and scheduling of relief workers and other staff;
- Assists in the training of student interns and volunteers;
- Oversees all aspects of the program in the absence of the Superintendent.
When assigned to Residential Treatment Programs:
- Works a flex schedule to maximize the needs for intensive services for assigned residents;
- Within the adolescent's community environment, foster the adolescent's relationship with the appropriate mentor who can continue their relationship after the adolescents is out of the system;
- Provides follow-up and/or after care services;
When assigned to Outreach Detention:
- Performs responsible professional casework involving the home-based treatment and care of high-risk adolescents in their home setting;
- Within 24-hours, conducts intake/orientation meeting with the youth and his/her family;
- Meets individually with each participant a minimum of 4 times a week, with no more than one day without contact; meets with the family a minimum of one time per week;
- Conducts weekly random curfew checks of program participants;
- Responds immediately when notified of a participant's violation of electronic monitoring program;
- Recommends further action to adolescent court authorities as requested;
- Reviews court service files regarding assigned youth;
- Encourages participants to expand their repertoire of legal leisure activities that are developmentally appropriate for the individual.
When assigned to Community Outreach:
- Provides intense services and case management for up to seven at risk youth and their families;
- Monitors progress and adherence to court-ordered and court service unit obligations;
- Provides crisis intervention to youth and families;
- Maintains compliance with those youth on electronic monitoring;
- Provides a minimum of 4 face to face contacts per week unless otherwise stated in the treatment plan;
- Makes both announced and unannounced visits to the juvenile's home; school or job site and maintain a minimum of weekly contact in person with the parent or legal guardian;
- Conducts random curfew checks in person on a weekly basis;
- Maintains schedules for those youth on electronic monitoring and reports any violations;
- Participates in Family Assessment and Planning Team as needed;
- Responds to emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- As lead worker, assists supervisor in oversight of subordinate program staff.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
- Other duties to provide direct or indirect service to the citizens may be assigned.
- When unusual situations occur and/or the City Manager declares a State of Emergency, all City employees may be required to accept special assignments and perform as needed to ensure appropriate service delivery.
- Completes assigned supplemental duties that are required in a structured or secured setting for adolescents that may include participating in special work teams and/or on Family Assessment Teams, as scheduled; supervising residents in the community on special recreational outings; completing statistical reports; or conducting staff training.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
As lead worker, assists supervisor in oversight of subordinate program staff.
