Youth Counselor-Urgently Hiring

Healthcare Staffing Professionals has an immediate need for a Youth Resident Care Officers to work in a correctional setting located in Tecumseh, OK. This is the entry level of the job family where employees are responsible for performing basic and routine duties and receiving formal on-the-job training relating to the safety and security of the juvenile residents and staff in a treatment environment. Employees are responsible for performing routine entry level duties while in a training status to build their skills in providing resident supervision and managing, observing and recording behavior of residents. In this role the employee will attend orientation and training to learn policies, practices, and procedures utilized in the residential and the community service treatment programs of the juvenile justice system.

Provides security and supervision to adjudicated residents in a variety of situations and activities.
Performs routine duties in care, custody, education, and treatment of residents; observes, records, and reports health symptoms, behavior, and activity of residents.
quickly responds to physical assaults, riots, and other emergency situations.
Conducts counts of residents and enforces institutional rules and regulations; observes resident and staff activities on multiple surveillance monitor screens.
Provides paraprofessional counseling and instruction to residents by directing their daily activities, maintaining order, providing support, and helping them develop and achieve personal goals; serves on a treatment team to review residents progress, treatment and educational plans; serves as a group leader by reviewing and assessing the adjustment and functioning of a group of residents.
Inspects the facility's living areas and work locations to ensure health and safety standards are being met, conducts searches for unauthorized objects, materials, and contraband; controls movement of residents to and from living quarters for activities and off-campus appointments; Patrols facility grounds, juvenile living quarters and work areas on an assigned shift while observing the activities and movements of residents; Checks the physical security of the facility, including doors, windows, and lighting.
Completes written and/or typed reports on a variety of incidents and residents' behaviors; maintains a written log of daily facility activities; communicates by telephone with emergency responder agencies in crisis situations.
Provide safe and secure transport services for OJA custody youth to and from placement, juvenile detention centers, court hearings, and various other appointments such as medical, dental and mental health evaluations.
Will have responsibility for GPS monitoring, tracking, inventory and documentation in assigned areas.
Other high risk transportation duties as assigned and specified through the Performance Management Process (PMP).
Shall be at least 21 years of age and possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Knowledge of behavioral problems typically found in delinquent residents; of environments and events that impact the problems of youth in custody; and of state statutes and agency policies concerning care of residents in secure facilities. Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position, possess a valid Oklahoma drivers license at time of appointment and be willing to be on-call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Voluntary Life/AD&D: Additional coverage options available for employees, spouses and children (100% employee paid)
Generous 401(k) Contributions with Access to Financial Advisors
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