Youth and Family Services Coordinator - Administrator IV

Youth And Family Services Coordinator

This position is open only to Colorado state residents. The Division of Youth Services (DYS) Central Office includes all of Central Division Administration, activities and responsibilities related to the management and oversight of State-operated youth centers, regional office operations, and privately contracted residential and non-residential services for detained and committed youth. DYS administers a community-based system that includes case management, parole services and the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum (CYDC). The Regional Services unit is responsible for the oversight, guidance and direction of the Client Management, DYS Family Involvement and Juvenile Parole systems. This position is supervised by the Regional Services Administrator and provides support within the regions and state youth centers. In addition to internal support, this position is responsible for focusing on family involvement with youth in the Division.

This position serves as the family engagement authority regarding services provided across the DYS continuum including program and policy development and problem solving when conflicts arise. This position is instrumental in youth and families having a voice in Division wide change initiatives and DYS policies and procedures. This position allows for the youth and families to work with a Division employee that is outside of a facility and provide support at pivotal times in the youth's detainment/commitment. The position supports DYS staff with developing new avenues of inclusion of families and providing opportunities for professional development for staff in understanding the youth and families we serve. This position works to establish working relationships with families involved with the Division as well as collaborating with CDHS agency partners to best serve our youth and families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement the risk, needs and responsivity approach as related to youth and family services.
• Designing/monitoring case management tools and forms.
• Provide guidance to Juvenile justice processes required for Aggravated Juvenile Offenders (AJO), Violent Offenders, and Offense Specific youth.
• Involvement with family support systems and representatives
• Motivational Interviewing
• Ongoing family engagement.
• Recruitment and connection with community providers & other state agencies involved with youth and families
• Laws and rules related to the ongoing provision of the Children's Code and DYS policies.
• Youth Rights and Responsibilities
• Policy related to family engagement, involvement, and/or visitation

Other duties that may arise during the course of day-to-day operations.

• Support transition services provided in youth centers to prepare youth and families for re-integration to the community.
• Provide Support to families in parole hearings
• Maintain Parole Radios and Colorado State Patrol contrac

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience must be specifically documented on your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SUBSTITUTIONS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & APPEAL RIGHTS:

• Seven (7) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

OR

• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years

Conditions of Employment:

• Full Background CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD CHECK: This position will drive a state fleet or non-state fleet vehicle for State business purposes.
• Be a minimum of 21 years of age
• Current/Valid and non-restricted CO Driver's License
• Travel This position requires travel to state-wide regional offices as well as attending meetings at different locations. This position will require the ability to be physically present at the various region locations across the state to meet regional needs. This position will have access to vehicles at the Central Office and will need to have the ability to travel throughout the work week
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
• Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO), and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.
• The Diana Screen, a sexual risk screening tool, is administered to all applicants to the Division of Youth Services (DYS) seeking positions of trust with children and teens to help ensure that ethical boundaries between children and adults are maintained. At the DYS, the safety and protection of the youth who have been entrusted to us is our #1 priority. The results of the Diana Screen will be provided to the Division of Youth Services and may be used as part of the Division's decision on whether I am selected.

You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated. You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.
• You can find the official appeal form here (Download PDF reader) .
• You must deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:
• By email (View email address on click.appcast.io), or
• Postmarked in US Mail to (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203, or
• Hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203), or
• Faxed View phone number on click.appcast.io) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance:

• At View phone number on click.appcast.io, or
• Refer to the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules, and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules webpage.

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• 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
• BenefitHub state employee discount program
• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
• 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. For more information, go to .

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans. Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement. We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado. Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public. We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy. Collaboration helps us rise together:

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