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NEOGOV · 4 months ago

JJYS Youth Development Associate/Youth Development Specialist-Gemstone SLC

Salt Lake County, UT

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$18.10/hr - $20.74/hr

2+ years exp

NEOGOV is dedicated to providing care for individuals and families in Utah, specifically through its Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS) division. They are seeking a Youth Development Associate/Youth Development Specialist to engage youth in crisis and provide supervision, intervention, and rehabilitation programs to youth offenders while ensuring public safety.

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Responsibilities

Mentor, oversee and work closely with high risk/violent youth offenders

Schedule and provide supervision of individual and group activities

Writes court reports, parole summaries, treatment plans, and supervision standards

Assist with teaching a variety of pro-social, academic and vocational skills

Implement specialized treatment plans

Co-facilitate individual, family or group sessions with a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner

Pass the Integrated Crisis Response (ICR) intervention program within 90 days of employment. Provide crisis intervention when necessary

Resolve potentially dangerous situations to ensure the safety of staff, clients or the public

Communicate information and ideas clearly and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing

Speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally

Qualification

At-risk youthCrisis interventionMentoring skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Two years of paid working experience with troubled or at-risk youth, two years of full-time education or a combination of education and experience to equal two years

Four years of paid working experience with troubled or at-risk youth, four years of full-time education or a combination of education and experience to equal four years

Must successfully pass a criminal history check

Must be willing to oversee, counsel and work closely with high risk youth offenders

Must be willing to work weekends and holidays when required

Must be willing and physically able to work in an environment where you may have to physically intervene and possibly restrain a youth

Must have a current Utah valid driver's license