Djs Resident Advisor Trainee

Location of Position

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This recruitment is exclusively for the counties in the Western Region of Maryland only (Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick).

DJS Allegany & Garrett Locations
Recruiter:
Joseph Curtis
Contact email: joseph.curtis

Garrett County
Backbone Mountain Youth Center (BMYC)
124 Camp 4 Road
Swanton, MD 21561

Allegany County
Green Ridge Youth Center (GRYC)
10700 Fifteen Mile Creek Road
Flintstone, MD 21530

DJS Washington County Location
Recruiter:
Jenn Berger
Contact email: jennifer.berger

Washington County
Western Maryland Children’s Center (WMCC)
18420 Roxbury Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740

DJS Frederick County Location
Recruiter:
Moses Devaprakasam
Contact email: moses.devaprakasam1

Frederick County
Victor Cullen Center (VCC)
6000 Sabillasville Road
Sabillasville, MD 21780

Grade: ASTD
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Join us in making a difference at DJS! The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) is dedicated to transforming young lives, creating safer communities, and fostering equitable systems. We are seeking passionate individuals for the role of DJS Resident Advisor Trainee.

• Escort groups of youth to and from daily activities and supervise their conduct during movement and activities.
• Observe individual and group behaviors and determine when intervention or guidance is needed.
• Intervene in situations involving agitated youth to prevent fights and de‑escalate potentially harmful behaviors.
• Suggest alternative ways of reacting to problems and may be required to physically restrain youth.
• Promote an environment conducive to learning helpful alternative behaviors by encouraging communication among youth and staff, guiding and critiquing group discussions, offering advice at appropriate junctures, and serving as a mentor and role model.
• Monitor the behavior of youth and assist them in complying with daily and weekly schedules of attending classes, completing school assignments, sleeping, eating, and performing personal hygiene tasks.
• Record behavior observations, prepare progress and incident reports on assigned youth for review by supervisors, and recommend behavioral sanctions.
• Inspect residence areas for safety, security, and cleanliness.
• Assess inappropriate behaviors and recommend behavioral sanctions to supervisors.
• Attend in‑service training on topics such as crisis prevention, suicide prevention, emergency medical treatments, and behavioral modification models to maintain knowledge of childcare needs, counseling methods, and trends in the juvenile justice field, and obtain and maintain certification.
• Assess emergency and crisis situations, make appropriate contacts and referrals, and provide interim emergency medical and other assistance until specialized assistance is available.
• May be assigned to a cottage or dormitory post at night.
• May accompany youth to community service activities outside the facility.
• Perform other related duties.

When Assigned To the Youth Centers:

• Function as a member of the treatment team for individual youth and provide input and information to the DJS Case Management Specialist for inclusion in monthly progress reviews.
• Implement, help evaluate, and recommend modifications to youth treatment plans.
• Facilitate daily behavioral modification meetings in the absence of the DJS Case Management Specialist.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience:
  
  None.
• Note:
  
  The above educational requirement is set by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission in accordance with the Correctional Services Article, Section 8‑209, Annotated Code of Maryland.

• Employment experience within the past 18 months.
• Associate’s Degree in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Social or Behavioral Sciences).

• Employees in this classification must complete and successfully pass the Entrance Level Correctional Training Course for DJS staff required for the Maryland Correctional Training Commission certificate during the probationary period.
• Employees may be assigned duties that require operating a motor…