Juvenile Correction Counselor (Entry)

THE POSITION

Under immediate supervision, incumbents in the class of Juvenile Correctional Counselor (Entry) supervise and counsel justice-involved youth detained in or committed to a County institution; learn to maintain order and structure within assigned area on a daily basis; learn to teach classes, provide counseling and assist detained youth in using other resources and opportunities. Incumbents may be assigned to offer support, guidance and direction in a community setting. Incumbents are expected to learn techniques for effective supervision and/or counseling of youth preparatory to promotion to the journey level.

This class is the entry-level class in the Juvenile Correctional Counselor series.

The class is distinguished from the:

• Juvenile Correctional Counselor class, which are experienced counselors who are expected to perform at a higher level of competence with only general supervision.

• Incumbents must be able to work in a restricted, sometimes hostile environment.
• Incumbents may be required to lift objects weighing more than 100 pounds with assistance.
• Employees in this class will be working in a detention facility environment and thus will be subject to exposure to communicable diseases, disruptive and confrontational people, potentially combative and violent people, intense noises, odors, and blood and other bodily fluids.
• Hours of Work: Incumbents may be required to work weekends, holidays, irregular hours, on-call, and after normal business hours.