The City of Virginia Beach Department of Human Services is seeking to hire talented Senior Youth Detention Specialists to work in the Virginia Beach Juvenile Detention Center. The ideal candidate will have four years experience working with youth in a detention setting; experience in behavior management and crisis intervention; facilitating individual and group counseling sessions for youth; and applying safety and security principals and practices in detention centers. Duties:
- Perform difficult professional and administrative work in the supervision and counseling of juveniles in the detention program on assigned shift; and assume the duties of the Youth Services Supervisor in their absence.
- Report to the Youth Services Supervisor.
- Exercise general supervision over resident programs; and confer with Youth Services Supervisor and Youth Detention Specialists regarding performance evaluations.
- Conduct group and individual crisis counseling activities with residents.
- Perform strip searches, monitor showering activities and resident sleeping rooms.
- Coordinate and may conduct training activities and in service training for Juvenile Detention Counselors.
- Oversee facility security and electronic control activities.
- Oversee resident admission/release process and assist in maintaining daily intake/release statistics.
- Oversee resident disciplinary process.
- Review and evaluate case management files.
- Review and evaluate incident reports and conduct resident due process hearings.
- Interact with juvenile courts, social services, Community Service Boards, and law enforcement.
- Provide administrative assistance to administrative staff.
Available Work Schedules:
- Friday - Tuesday 7am-3pm (Off Wed/Thurs)
- Sunday - Thursday 3pm-11pm (Off Fri/Sat)
- Tuesday - Thursday 7am-3pm AND Friday - Saturday 3pm-11pm (Off Sun/Mon)