Juvenile Justice Specialist I/Ii

Job Posting Title

Juvenile Justice Specialist I/II

Agency

400 OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization

District 4 - Payne County

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

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Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Juvenile Justice Specialist I - 18.484543 an hour

Juvenile Justice Specialist II - 21.129605 an hour

This position is a safety sensitive position as defined by 63 O.S.

• 427.8 (K)(1)(i)(2) due to providing direct childcare. Therefore, those applicants testing positive for marijuana will not be hired even when in possession of a valid medical marijuana license.' Basic Purpose Positions in this job family are assigned responsibility for providing services in the areas of rehabilitation of juvenile offenders and protection of the public through clinical and case management activities in the areas of juvenile intake, probation, parole and custodial responsibility for delinquent children and their families. Within an Office of Juvenile Justice facility provides clinical social work services to residents and their families. Employees perform both program delivery and client intervention functions.

Typical Functions

• Provides detention screening for law enforcement entities and coordinates detention placement.
• Conducts diagnostic and evaluation interviews with residents placed in facilities and their families; prepares written social assessment of diagnostic factors; participates as a member of multidisciplinary team of professionals and paraprofessionals in formal evaluation staffing to recommend treatment methodologies; prepares written clinical treatment plans with resident and family; coordinates efforts of psychological, residential and educational staff to provide services to meet treatment needs of resident.
• Serves as liaison to facilities, agencies and schools and participates on community councils and planning boards.
• May develop and maintain a specialized area of training and expertise in one or more of the following areas: HIV/AIDS education, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Abuse Survivors and Sexual Offenders.
• Serves as advocate, presenter or administrative hearing officer in due process District Review Hearings, which may result in the imposition of sanctions against a juvenile.
• Makes application for Title XIX and Title IV-E for custody juveniles.
• Conducts foster care studies and recruits foster parents.
• Carries a differentiated case load in the area of juvenile justice; provides services and supervision to youths in custody or on probation or parole status or covered by the provisions of the Interstate Compact on juveniles.
• Prepares reports for the court, District Attorney’s office and Parole Board; may testify in court as an expert witness; acts as liaison with the court. Staff’s cases with the District Attorney’s office; establishes restitution amount. Initiates, develops, implements and monitors contracts with private nonprofit and for-profit entities, coordinates with providers for delivery of services.
• Provides individual and group counseling; arranges for health screening; recommends and implements placement, including out-of-home placement and community reintegration; visits clients in out-of-home placements and ensures that appropriate services are being provided.
• Conducts intake interviews with juvenile offenders, families, and victims and develops appropriate treatment plans.

Level I
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to the state administration of Juvenile Justice and the investigation of juvenile delinquency; of community resources; of human developmental stages and related dysfunction; of social work theory and practices; of emotional, physical and mental needs of children and families; of sensitivity to cultural diversity; of courtroom terminology and procedures; and of clinical and counseling techniques and treatment of juvenile delinquency. Ability is required to perform crisis intervention; to gather necessary information to determine the needs of the child; to perform casework management; to provide courtroom testimony; to communicate effectively; to develop, evaluate and modify an intervention plan on an ongoing basis; to establish and maintain constructive relationships with children and their families; to help families become and maintain as functional family units; and to work with courts and law enforcement entities.
Level II
Those identified in Level I plus knowledge of statutes, policies and procedures concerning contracts for Juvenile Services; of statutes, policies and procedures for foster care.
LEVEL DESCRIPTORS
This job family consists of four levels which are distinguished by the level of complexity and diversity of the specific job assignments, the extent of responsibility assigned, the expertise required for the completion of the assigned duties and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.
Level I
This is the basic level where employees perform entry-level work in a training status in learning technical skills in providing juvenile services to clients and their families. Casework determinations are tentative and require supervisory approval. Employees at this level work with low risk clients and provide routine services in the areas of intake, custody, probation and parole; or entry-level work within a Juvenile Justice facility.
Level II
At this level of this job family employees provide juvenile services to youth and their families at the full performance level. In addition to differentiated casework activities and development of a treatment plan and provision of services, employees at this level will evaluate residents placed in facilities; monitor provider contracts; conduct foster care studies; act as liaison with community resources; act as client advocate; and develop and maintain expertise in specialized areas of treatment.
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science; or a bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, community-based prevention and diversionary youth services programs, guidance and counseling, correctional case management or probation and parole.
Education And Experience
Level I
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science; or a bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, community-based prevention and diversionary youth services programs, guidance and counseling, correctional case management or probation and parole.
Note: No substitution of experience for education will be allowed for the bachelor’s degree.
Level II
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a master’s degree in a behavioral science; or a juris doctorate degree; or a master’s degree and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, community-based prevention and diversionary youth services programs, guidance and counseling, correctional case management or probation and parole; or a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, community-based prevention and diversionary youth services programs, guidance and counseling, correctional case management or probation and parole; or a bachelor’s degree and two years of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, community based prevention and diversionary youth services programs, guidance and counseling, correctional case management or probation and parole.
Note: No substitution of experience for education will be allowed below the bachelor’s degree.
Special Requirements
Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position, possess a valid Oklahoma driver’s license at time of appointment and be willing to be on-call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The Office of Juvenile Affairs has determined that some positions in this job family are safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S.

• 427.8. Must be able to pass background check and drug screening. A trial period of 12 months will be required. Equal Opportunity Employment The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. Current State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions through their Workday account. Go to Careers app on WD home screen>Click on 'Find Jobs-Internal State of Oklahoma'.