This position is an unclassified employee appointed by the Superintendent pursuant to §2152.42(B) of the Ohio Revised Code.
JOB OBJECTIVES: Employee is responsible for managing, directing, and controlling the behavior of residents in compliance with work rules and guidelines.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Ensures compliance with all Portage County Juvenile Detention Center (PCJDC) policies/procedures in order to promote a safe, secure, and humane environment for residents and staff.
- Provides support to the Shift Supervisor in managing and supervising the daily operations of the Detention Center.
- Ensures the best possible care, welfare, and security of PCJDC residents utilizing behavior management techniques that promote prosocial behavior and discourage violation of facility rules.
- Monitors, supervises, plans, organizes, and directs the behavior and activities of residents in a manner that ensures the safety of residents, staff, volunteers, and visitors.
- Maintains a safe and secure environment for both the residents and staff by diffusing disruptive/destructive behaviors through crisis intervention and verbal counseling whenever possible but, when necessary, uses physical intervention techniques to maintain safety and regain control of the situation.
- Demonstrates coherent and effective oral and written communication skills. Completes concise, accurate, and timely written and/or electronic logs and reports as required.
- Performs other job duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Equipment: Employees use the following equipment: security controls, close-circuit cameras, intercoms, two-way radios, computers, telephones, fax machines, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, vacuum, automobiles.
Critical Skills/Expertise
- Must be prompt, reliable, and professional.
- Must possess good judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
- Must have the ability to give and take direction effectively.
- Must possess the ability to handle stressful / crisis situations.
- Must be willing to work in a closed correctional environment which may at times present hazards such as potential risk of injury or exposure to illness.
RESPONSIBILITY:
- Assistant Supervisor is a first-line supervisory position, which reports to the Shift Supervisor. The Assistant Supervisor has direct supervisory responsibility for Detention Officers and designated support personnel.
- Employee makes independent decisions regarding the day-to-day operation of each work shift within the Detention Center, ensuring compliance with established policies, procedures, and practices.
- Employee is responsible for the performance of subordinates and is expected to provide and document ongoing supportive supervision, coaching, and counseling. Employee conducts regular performance appraisals for subordinates.
- Employee will frequently work along side Detention Officers in providing direct care and supervision to the residents of the Detention Center.
PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPS:
Employee has contact with administrators, co-workers, subordinates, and the residents of the Detention Center. The purpose of these contacts is to oversee all activities of the residents and maintain control.
PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Physical Requirements: Employee’s work is identified as light work, requiring the lifting of up to twenty-five (25) pounds occasionally. Must be able to physically intervene in situations involving disruptive and/or physically aggressive juvenile residents.
Physical Activity: Employee performs the following activities: balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
Visual Activity: Employee performs work where the seeing job ranges from close to the eyes to beyond arm’s reach.
Job Location: Employee works both inside and outside with no exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
