Detention Aide I

To Apply:

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JOB SUMMARY

Provide direct and appropriate care to the juvenile residents placed within the secure juvenile detention program located in Jefferson County. The level of this care shall include but not be limited to meeting all the basic and essential needs of the juvenile residents in accordance with the established policies, procedures, and program guidelines, along with the standards established for the operation of juvenile detention facilities by the Missouri Supreme Court. Close supervision is received from, and work is reviewed by the Shift Supervisor and the Assistant Superintendent of Detention.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Detention Aide workers shall be thoroughly familiar with the rights and privileges of the juvenile residents and ensure that these rights and privileges are not abridged.
• Shall perform routine housekeeping duties as directed by established policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure the overall cleanliness of the secure detention program.
• Participates in the development and presentation of recreational and multi-disciplinary programming for juvenile participants.
• Participates in the initial orientation training for personnel assigned to the secure detention program and attends all subsequent training for staff as directed by the Assistant Superintendent of Detention and /or Superintendent of Detention.
• Shall generate log entries, reports and all other documentation as required by the policies, procedures, and guidelines for the secure detention program, or as required by the Juvenile Officer.
• Ensures the safety and security of the juveniles placed within the secure detention program through the constant and alert supervision of all activities taking place within the secure detention program.
• Shall make every reasonable effort to identify and defuse problematic situations before such situations reach crisis proportions, and shall respond, as directed by policies, procedures and guidelines, to crisis situations occurring within the secure detention program,
• Meets with deputy juvenile officers, when directed by the Assistant Superintendent of Detention and /or Superintendent of Detention, for the purpose of providing information pertaining to the welfare of a juvenile participant.