YOUTH PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTION

Our vision is to make Arizona’s community safer by delivering effective rehabilitative services to the young people entrusted to our care.

The mission of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is to provide the young people in our care with evidence-based rehabilitative services that enhance their well-being and equip them with the skills and resources they need to thrive as successful members of society.

 

YOUTH PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

(2 PERMANENT POSITIONS)

AND

YOUTH PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

(2 COMPETITIVE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT POSITIONS)

**OPEN TO CURRENT ADJC EMPLOYEES**

**OPEN TO CURRENT ADJC EMPLOYEES**

 

Job Location:

Adobe Mountain School

2800 W. Pinnacle Peak Road

Phoenix, Az. 85027 

 

Posting Details:

                                                           Salary Range for Permanent Position: $75,411.65

FOR COMPETITIVE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: “Special assignment” means the temporary assignment, for up to six months, of the duties and responsibilities of another position to an employee in the same agency.

Salary: Employees on a special assignment to a higher graded position shall receive a conditional pay supplement as recommended by Human Resources

             Employees on a special assignment to the same grade or lower graded position shall receive no additional                                                                    compensation                                                   

Grade: 20A

Closing Date: 11/14/24

Job Summary:

The Youth Program Supervisor (YPS) will report to the Youth Correctional Administrator and will be responsible for implementation, planning, operation, direction and evaluation of the staff and treatment programs of an assigned housing unit. The YPS will directly supervise Youth Program Officer Ill's (YPO's), a Correctional Sergeant, and Youth Corrections Officers I & ll's. Additional duties include but are not limited to monitoring, accessing, organizing and coordinating programming, case management, multi-disciplinary team and treatment services to ensure quality of care to youth.

Job Duties:

-Supervises and provides direct oversight to housing unit staff, Sgt, YPO 3's, and programs
-Provides clear verbal and written communications
-Creates work schedules, itinerary, agenda or time table that establishes priorities for subordinates
-Ensures staff are qualified and trained
-Mentors staff, conducts staff development and manages work performance via Managing Accountability Performance (MAP)
-Ensures case management issues are properly handled and resolved; subordinate staff are accurately and effectively supervised
-Multi-disciplinary team and treatment services to ensure quality of care to youth
-Attends, conducts and coordinates training and team meetings
-Promotes effective team building and problem solving
-Ensures youth rights issues are managed and addressed effectively
-Develops, integrates, implements and supervises treatment programs, and programming schedules
-Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

In the Special Assignment, you will learn the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) of the YPS position.
Knowledge of:
- Federal and State laws as they pertain to juvenile corrections
- Agency policies and procedures
- Youth development needs human behavior
-Crisis intervention
- Computerized documentation systems
- Personnel Management
- Principl