Job Summary:

This is hourly paid work, that provides structured cognitive behavioral and/or life-skills group counseling sessions, documents all programmatic activities, and performs a variety of administrative duties designed to facilitate juvenile rehabilitation and ensure a safe and secure environment at a youth detention facility. This position is part-time and requires less than 30 hours per week and is not eligible for benefits.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibility 1: Support of the delivery of programs & case management services and substance abuse services in assigned facilities.

• Works with program staff to ensure that services are in keeping with best practices and departmental policy.
• Under limited direction, provides structured cognitive behavioral groups and/or life-skills group counseling sessions, documents all programmatic activities, and performs a variety of
• administrative duties designed to facilitate juvenile rehabilitation and ensure a safe and secure
• environment at a youth detention facility.
• Some duties will include: Facilitate or Co-facilitate Groups lead or participate in facility wide
• PBIS activities, work hours to include Afternoon/evening/Holiday/Weekends and conduct parent
• education/training workshops.
• The primary focus of the Support Services Worker is to deliver Programming to youths. The Support Service Worker will also be trained in additional areas to assist the Juvenile Detention Counselor when critical need is present.

Responsibility 2: Performs and/or directs intake services to youth.

• Collects and assesses in-depth information about a client's situation and functioning in order to assess his/her abilities, needs, and eligibility for services
• Performs or directs admission and orientation of youth in accordance with policy
• Thoroughly review collateral information and other background information to determine
• appropriate services as a program participant in program services.

Responsibility 3: Provides counseling to individuals, groups or families, to effect positive change in the youth's behavior and/or social situations.

• Communicates clearly and accurately to the youth the goals and objectives of the program.
• Conducts individual counseling sessions with youth on a regular basis.
• Conducts group sessions in accordance with the program guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate usage of behavioral, cognitive restructuring and relapse prevention
• Properly identifies high-risk situations and implements appropriate safety plan.
• Documents each group session, to include concepts taught and an assessment of participants' progress, in accordance with established time frames and guidelines.
• Conducts rounds daily on the living unit to ensure youth needs are identified and addressed.
• Provides evening and weekend coverage to provide for the social, emotional, and behavioral
• needs of youth.

Responsibility 4: Maintain confidentiality of Case Record and release of information as required by policy.

• Observes rules of confidentiality as stated by departmental guidelines in the dissemination and interpretation of tests results
• Provides information to educate the public, other agencies, vendors and potential customers about case management services

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Agency Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the areas of: Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, School Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling or a directly related field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications,

possess the following:

• One (1) or more years direct case management experience working with offenders or families in social work setting.
• One ( 1) or more years of experience working with juvenile offenders in detention facilities or other at•
• risk youths in group home programs.
• Three (3) or more months of internship with the Department of Juvenile Justice.
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following areas: Psychology,
• Sociology, Social Work, School Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling or a directly related field.

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary & benefits, GA Department of Juvenile Justice is part of a statewide initiative called Total Rewards that seeks to attract and retain employees by supplementing their base pay and benefits with programs designed to improve the quality of their work environment and lead to greater job satisfaction and work/life balance. Eligible employees are offered generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. We are a qualified employer for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

For more information, visit https://djj.georgia.gov/Online-Applications/employee-benefits

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