Juvenile Detention Officer I

in Mohave County, AZ

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY 

Under general supervision, undertakes and performs a variety of journey level tasks, duties and services related to overseeing, monitoring and managing juveniles held in the Mohave County Juvenile Detention Center. An employee in this classification may be assigned to work day/swing or the graveyard shift.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

The following examples of duties provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities but are NOT intended as a comprehensive list of job functions/duties performed by individuals assigned to this classification. Incumbents may not be required to perform all duties listed and/or may be required to perform additional, position-specific, duties. 

• Provides supervision to juveniles held in the Juvenile Detention Center; processes incoming juveniles; reviews and verifies documents; performs searches of juveniles; inventories personal property; creates, updates and maintains a variety of initial arrival and continual status and related files and records; oversees other aspects of initial processing including hygiene, issuing of clothing and other related activities; assesses detainees; as required, recommends and/or undertakes placement within the facility. 
• Explains Detention Center rules and regulations; responds to questions and provides information to assist juveniles in understanding expectations and requirements. 
• Observes and monitors juveniles; determines compliance to established rules, regulations, procedures and expectations; escorts individual and/or groups of juveniles to lunchroom, exercise area, school rooms and/or other locations within the facility; takes roll and determines location of each juvenile responsible for. 
• Monitors internal facility and external grounds; identifies potential breaches to security; cleans and/or oversees routine and/or ad hoc cleaning requirements. 

SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS 

• Performs related work as required. 
• Performs special assignments as requested. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of department policies, rules and procedures

• Knowledge of Superior Court of Mohave County Merit Rules, Administrative Procedures and Department Regulations.

• Knowledge of applicable city, county, Arizona Supreme Court, state and Federal statutes, rules, ordinances, codes, administrative orders, case law and other relevant directives.  

• Knowledge of search, transportation and restraint procedures.

• Knowledge of Mohave County and specific court-related policies and procedures.  

• Knowledge of the principles of file and records management.

• Knowledge of court processes, procedures and legal terminology.  

• Knowledge of the basic principles of inventory control.

•  Knowledge and applicability of the Prison Rape Elimination ACT (PREA) requirements.

• Knowledge and applicability of the State Detention Standards.

Skill in:

• Skill in communicating and maintaining professionalism with the public, co-workers, and work contacts.

• Skill in reading, understanding, interpreting and applying relevant city, county, state and Federal statutes, rules, ordinances, codes, administrative orders, case law and other relevant directives.  

• Skill in assessing, evaluating, prioritizing and handling multiple tasks, projects and demands.  

• Skill in working within deadlines to complete projects and assignments.  

• Skill in assessing, evaluating, analyzing, identifying and recommending solutions to problems.

• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with co-workers, other County employees, attorneys, parents, victims, and others having business with the courts of Mohave County.  

• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of commonly used and specialized software applications.  

Ability to:

• Ability to observe or monitor objects, data and/or behavior to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards.

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job specifications with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Ability to comply with Superior Court of Mohave County Merit Rules, Administrative Procedures and Department Regulations. 

WORK CONTACTS

Regular contact with associate personnel, other county departments, other agencies and the general-public.

WORKING CONDITIONS/ PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS  

• May be exposed to potential physical harm, extreme weather conditions, hazardous chemicals and/or infectious diseases.

• Work is subject to varying post and/or job-site assignments and may be subject to irregular work hours/schedules, rotating shifts and/or schedules to include completion of work on holidays and weekends.

• Work may also require traveling.

• May be required to lift and/or carry heavy, bulky items, equipment, supplies and/or other materials weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Staff must be able to maintain clarity of thought throughout the entirety of a shift and be able to respond quickly to duress or circumstances requiring immediate action.  

• Must be able to supervise youth indoors and outdoors throughout the entire duration of their shift, which last 8 hours or more on a typical shift.

• Must be able to stand, bend, or stoop for the entire duration of the shift, as necessary.

• Must be prepared and physically able to respond with appropriate protocol in a variety of dynamic supervision situations with clients of 8-17 years in age.  In a sudden emergency event, staff must be at all times physically able to run, jump, lunge, twist, push, pull.  While it is uncommon, all staff must be physically and mentally able to manage youth who become uncooperative, sick, violent, or display any other form of harmful or threatening behavior.