Correctional Support Trades Supervisor - Campus at Lookout Mountain

Overview

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Physical

Location:


Campus at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center
2901 Ford Street
Golden, CO 80401

About The Division Of Youth Services
The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, assessment, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates ten secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.

For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Senate Bill 91-94; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.

Description Of Job
You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

Please note:

Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

Job Assignment
The purpose of the work unit is to provide a statewide continuum of services and programs to access, treat, and control youth placed in its care for delinquent behavior. This position exists to manage the food services program in a juvenile correctional facility and to oversee the youth food service work program. The individual managing this program must supervise staff; provide quality meals to youth and staff;

and to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, and standards.

• SUPERVISE YOUTH - Position has supervisory responsibility for youth participating in a food services work program and for youth offenders. This includes assigning and evaluating work, handling informal grievances, initiating corrective and disciplinary actions, and participating in the selection and removal of the offenders involved in the program. Provide direct care, safety, security and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated youth in a locked setting (including the kitchen on-site).
• Ensure safety and security per DYS Policy 10.4; orient youth to unit/facility and agency rules; intervene in volatile situations; provide immediate crisis intervention; use sound judgment and emotional control; participate in debriefing per DYS Policy.
• Monitor youth movement, escort/transport to activities, conduct searches, and ensure same-sex pat searches unless a youth identifies as transgender or intersex and states preference per DYS Policy 13.9.
• Identify, document and seize contraband; use effective communication and de-escalation skills; adhere to Youth and Staff Safety Protocols when de-escalation fails.
• Monitor, participate, support and enforce behavioral management plans; actively supervise to support prevention of sexual contact; adhere to PREA Policies and Federal Standards.

• MEAL PREPARATION AND SERVICE - Prepare food with proper temperatures, attractive presentation, and meals that comply with NSL, NSL, BP and DYS policies. Make substitutions per NSL/BP guidelines; portion correctly; enter data into production worksheets; prepare, serve, and clean after meals with youth assistance; document recipe changes and report to facility food service manager; delegate prep/cooking/cleaning to youth as lead worker;
  
  serve foods in correct quantities per DYS recipes.

• SAFETY AND SECURITY - Anticipate and report safety/security problems; provide oversight and evaluation of youth to ensure safety of property and staff; enforce safety policies to reduce hazards; inventory sharps/tools; follow facility key policy; report equipment failure with details; store chemicals properly; train youth on fire prevention and evacuation.

• SANITATION - Ensure sanitation procedures are followed; verify compliance; keep kitchen and equipment clean; control times and temperatures to prevent foodborne illness; document daily…