JJYS Technician - Cache Valley Youth Center-Primarily Graveyard Shifts

Position: JJYS Technician I - Cache Valley Youth Center-Primarily Graveyard Shifts
Salary: $15.00 Hourly
Location : Cache County, UT
Job Type: Part Time
Job Number: 47659
Agency: 250 Health & Human Services
Unit: 9302 DHHS JJYS CACHE VALLEY YC YTH SV
Opening Date: 01/21/2026
Closing Date: 2/4/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Recruiter: Lupe Orozco, lorozco
# of Openings: 2
Location: Cache Valley Youth Center
2051 North 600 West Logan, UT 84321
Benefits: This position is not eligible for benefits.
Background Check: You must successfully pass a criminal history check.
Schedule Code: IN - This is a career service exempt at will position. Employees in this schedule may not work more than 30 hours per week.
EEO Statement: The State of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Job Description

JJYS Technician I
- Cache Valley Youth Center (Part-Time)
Graveyard Shifts
If you would like a position working with today's youth, then you are in the right place! A great way to start your career in Juvenile Justice is to become a Technician I. A Juvenile Justice Technician's work with delinquent adolescents in the following types of environments:

• Short- and long-term secure confinement
• Multi-use facilities
• Community-based programs

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assists in planning programs for youth, counsels youth under supervision, and provides direct care, supervision, and control of youth in secure, multi-use and related facilities
• Works under moderate supervision with delinquent adolescents in short and long term secure confinement, observation, and assessment settings, in multi-use facilities or community based programs.
• Oversees delinquent youth in group settings, individual encounters, visitations and community involvement activities.
• Schedules activities and resolves potentially dangerous situations to ensure the safety of staff, clients, and or the public.
• Writes or drafts correspondence, reports, documents and/or other written materials.
• Coordinates and refers services of community resources, placement providers, collateral agencies, the court, and/or other community partners with families, clients, or patients receiving services.
• Assists full time staff in identifying and applying appropriate security, safety, and/or control intervention techniques or devices to secure people, facilities, property, supplies or equipment
• Communicates information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing

The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for a motivated individual who enjoys being challenged while working with troubled youth. We are looking for a candidate who is available to work rotating shifts, which will include primarily nights but may also include days, weekends and holidays. Has a valid Utah Driver's License.
Minimum Requirements

May be given to candidates 19+ years of age

May be given to candidates who have a high school diploma or GED

Our TeamEmployees within Juvenile Justice and Youth Services have an opportunity to see the impacts that their hard work and dedication does for the well-being of today's youth. It is imperative that our employees provide support and guidance to troubled youth while they are transitioning into adulthood. Together, we can help to improve the lives and welfare of troubled youth.

Our AgencyThe Department of Health and Human Services is dedicated to provide care for individuals and families in Utah. Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS) provides a continuum of intervention, supervision and rehabilitation programs to youth offenders while assuring public safety. For more information on Juvenile Justice and Youth Services with the Department of Health and Human Services, please click

Supplemental Information

• Only applicants invited to interview will be contacted.
• High risks in this job include physical intervention with clients in order to de-escalate hostile or volatile situations
• Work requires physical exertion. May require the ability to stand; walk over rough surfaces; bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time.

Benefits:
The State of Utah offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for a detailed information page:
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FMLA General Notice:
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This vacancy is located in our Juvenile Justice facility in Logan, Utah. Would you like to work with youth in this location and environment?

• Yes
• No

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Residential and correctional facilities operate 24 hours a day. Are you willing and able to primarily work…