NEOGOV · 21 hours ago
Youth Services Specialist I - Spring Creek YSC - Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time, Part-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelNEOGOV is seeking a Youth Services Specialist I to join the Colorado Department of Human Services. This role involves providing direct supervision and care for youth in secure facilities, ensuring their safety and implementing behavioral management programs.
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Responsibilities
Work involves providing direct care, safety, security, and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated youth in a secure setting
Monitor, participate, support, and enforce behavioral management plans for individual youth as directed (e.g. Behavioral Contracts, Individual Growth and Change Plans)
Duties include supervision of youth or group of youth, supervision of daily activities, youth orientation, intervention in crisis situations, non-escalation, de-escalation, use of physical response/restraint in emergency situations, debriefing of all incidents, and conducting searches
Actively and with positive engagement, implement and follow the Youth Center’s behavioral management program, teach, coach, and redirect youth within the program
Support DYS initiatives and strategies as they relate to youth programming and crisis intervention
Document observations of youth behavior and response to program(s) and document all unit activities and required information in appropriate logs and records systems
Document all youth group activities in appropriate database systems
Through all communications and behaviors demonstrate, support, and contribute to a healthy, positive, and respectful cultural climate throughout the Youth Center by adhering to our organizational values of Nonviolence, Open Communication, Social Responsibility, Growth and Change, Social Learning, Democracy, and Emotional Intelligence
Requirement to adhere to the CDHS Code of Conduct, DYS Compliance Review Standards, and CDHS and DYS policies
Complete DYS Pre-Service training academy, Youth Center training, and orientation process as a new employee
Some travel may be required
Complete all assigned online training, and maintain and support the Division’s prevailing behavior management and intervention strategies
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
Be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of domestic violence
Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License
Full Background check including CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification, Drug Screen, PREA check, Trails check, CAPS check
Employees must be willing and able to physically intervene with assaultive youth
Employees are typically on their feet during the entire shift and must frequently climb stairs
Preferred
College education in a behavioral health and or juvenile justice related field
Experience working with adjudicated and/or detained youth within a secure residential facility and/or a behavioral health setting
Experience facilitating psychoeducational groups
Education/experience working with adolescents who have trauma
Experience working with youth in positive leadership roles, such as mentoring and coaching
Experience utilizing verbal de-escalation and motivational techniques
Relevant years of state service experience
Benefits
Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
Founded in 1999
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
The Carlyle Group,Warburg PincusWarburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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