Job description
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It is the mission of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to impact and transform young lives, strengthen families, and support safer communities through targeted prevention and rehabilitation.
Job Purpose:
Job Duties:
Coordinates, plans, and directs the oversight of intake, probation, parole, and prevention and intervention services for the county office. Ensures compliance with agency policies and procedures. Ensures compliance with victim services. Promotes volunteer service work in the county office.
Completes reports, file reviews, audits and provides information as needed. Ensures county office file reviews are conducted on schedule and accurate. Ensures compliance with agency policy and procedures. Maintains county office and equipment. Utilizes corrective action as needed.Ensures subordinate staff provide a comprehensive plan of supervision for the assigned youth to include diversion, intake, probation, or parole. Assists subordinate staff in developing a comprehensive needs-based case management plan, Advocates on behalf of youth and families to ensure appropriate, timely and consistent services. Ensures subordinate staff conducts assessments for services and living arrangements for youth reintegration to the community. Assists subordinate staff where needed.
Promotes restorative justice practices to address the repair of harm/compensation to victims and communities. Initiates and sustains objectives to reasonably reduce DJJ commitments, utilizes intervention and diversion programs, graduated responses and incorporates job readiness for youth in daily activities.
Promotes professionalism and accountability in staff. Monitors county office operations for quality assurance.
Performs all other duties as requested or assigned.
Note:
Knowledge of federal/state laws and regulations pertaining to juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system.
Knowledge of the objective, techniques and practices of juvenile justice Intake/probation functions.
Knowledge of fact-gathering methods and interviewing techniques.
Ability to develop, enhance and work with community collaborative initiatives.
Ability to organize and maintain a case load.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to facilitate and broker services for juveniles, their family members and victims.
Ability to utilize a wide range of graduated responses.
This position will report to the Regional Administrator of the region. Annually scheduled performance review: information conferences as required or requested.
Works independently or groups with some discretion when needed.
This position performs job duties relating to the custody, control, transportation, or recapture of juveniles within the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the employee may have direct and direct contact with juveniles within the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Training applicable to these duties will be provided.
Applications are incomplete if you fail to answer all supplemental questions, education and work history. Incomplete applications are not referred to hiring managers. Applications are accepted until 5:00 p.m. on the stated closing date.
You will be asked to provide a certified transcript if selected for a position requiring a degree. A background investigation will be conducted that may include, but not limited to, criminal records, driver's license and child abuse registry prior to an offer of employment. Additionally, a medical examination and drug testing may be required. Please provide an explanation for any gaps in employment. A resume maybe attached with your application, but not substituted for completing the work history section of the application.
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