Youth Services Specialist -Gilliam Youth Services Center - Denver

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This position is open to current Colorado residents only. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies (full time and part time).

Physical job location:
Gilliam Youth Services Center, 2844 North Downing St., Denver, CO 80205.

The Division of Youth Services (DYS) is dedicated to protecting, restoring and improving public safety through a continuum of care, supervision, accountability to victims and communities, and positive youth development. DYS operates 15 secure facilities serving youth ages 10 to 21. We invite you to learn more at the Colorado DYS website. We encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

• You have a passion for youth and a desire to improve your community
• You love learning new skills and teaching them to others
• You seek a role that teaches safe supervision across physical, social, psychological and moral dimensions
• You thrive in developing healthy relationships, professionalism and teamwork

This is a direct care/essential role providing direct supervision of youth in DYS State Operated Secure Facilities. Responsibilities include Safety/Security, Youth Center Programming, Documentation/Recording and Reporting, Training, and Organizational Accountability. Overtime may be required on a rotating basis.

• Safety/Security: Provide direct care, safety, security, and supervision of adjudicated/pre-adjudicated youth; monitor and enforce behavioral management plans; supervise activities; crisis intervention; de-escalation; emergency use of physical restraint if needed; debrief incidents; conduct searches.
• Youth Center Programming: Implement and follow the Youth Center’s behavioral management program; teach, coach, and redirect youth; support DYS initiatives related to youth programming and crisis intervention.
• Documentation/Recording and Reporting: Document observations and activities in logs and databases; record youth group activities.
• Organizational Accountability: Uphold values of nonviolence, open communication, social responsibility, growth, trauma-responsive environment, and compliance with CDHS/DYS policies; adhere to Code of Conduct and standards.
• Training: Complete DYS Pre-Service training, Youth Center training and orientation; complete online trainings; learn problem-solving, relationship-building with youth, trauma-informed approaches, and behavioral health concepts.
• Other Duties: As assigned.

• High school diploma or GED
• Note:
  
  These positions are not sedentary; duties may require standing, climbing stairs, and physical intervention with assaultive youth

• College education in behavioral health or juvenile justice
• Experience with adjudicated/detained youth in secure facilities or behavioral health settings
• Experience facilitating psycho educational groups; trauma-informed experience
• Experience in youth leadership roles, mentoring or coaching
• Experience using verbal de-escalation and motivational techniques
• Relevant state service experience

• Conflict management
• Strong work ethic, integrity and dependability
• Sound judgment and decision-making
• Self-control and ability to manage stress
• Clear verbal communication and respectful dialogue
• Ability to identify changes, hazards or security issues and communicate them
• Ability to document events clearly in writing

Shifts may include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays; shifts vary and may be 8, 10, or 12 hours. Overtime may be required. Some positions require reporting during inclement weather.

• Background checks, driver’s license, and other pre-employment screenings
• Must be at least 21 years old with no felony convictions or domestic violence history
• Travel may be required for training or transporting youth
• Successful completion of pre-service training and ongoing mandatory training
• Vaccinations as required
• Disclosure requirements for previous state employment disciplinary actions
• The Diana Screen is administered to applicants for positions of trust with youth

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