Youth Program/Education Assistant I

Agency

Safety

Division

70000075 Dept of Public Safety

Job Classification Title

Youth Program/Education Assistant I (S)

Position Number

Grade

MH05

About Us

The Department of Public Safety's mission is to safeguard and preserve the lives and property of the people of North Carolina through preparation, prevention, and protection with integrity and honor. Our agency houses many public safety divisions, including Emergency Management, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Alcohol Law Enforcement, Samarcand Training Academy, and the North Carolina National Guard. Join us along with our more than 3,000 employees and 12,000 National Guard members in providing exceptional public safety services to the citizens of North Carolina.

Description of Work

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for helping 16–18-year-old at risk youth.

This is a Statewide continuous posting and may or may not reflect current vacancies.

The Tarheel Challenge Academy (TCA), Youth Program Education Assistant (Assistant Team Leader) positions are located in Salemburg, Sampson County North Carolina. These positions work collaboratively to ensure continuous and adequate supervision, accountability, control, training, safety and well-being of cadets 24 hours/day, 7 days/week while cadets are in the residential phase of the program.

Job responsibilities include the following: Functions as mentors, advisors, counselors and teachers, while communicating the program standards and expectations to the cadets. Identify factors that could lead to inappropriate behaviors and make immediate corrections. These positions will have the most interaction with the cadets and serve as first line supervisors responsible for all aspects of academy life including; conducting inspections of Cadets and their living quarters, physical fitness, basic first aid, transporting and supervising Cadets when participating in off-site TCA activities such as community service projects, job and college fairs, SAT testing and off site training. Responsible for documenting occurrences during shift and briefing following shifts, concerning any problems or issues. Initiate counseling statements/incident reports as needed to document inappropriate behavior. The Youth Program Education Assistants are also required to perform physical fitness tasks (Marching, Running, Push-ups, Sit-ups, Calisthenics and Prolong standing).

Schedules:
Individuals work approximately 16 days a month and off 14 days. Additionally, they work Holidays and weekends unless the academy is closed. Shifts include the following:

1st Shift 6am to 7pm (1 hour lunch/break)
2nd Shift 10am to 11pm (1 hour lunch/break)
3rd Shift 6pm to 7am (1 hour lunch/break)

Cadres working the weekend are off Wednesday – Friday
Cadres off on the weekend work Wednesday – Friday
All Cadres work 4 hours on Monday
Cadres are off every other weekend
Cadres are off every other Wednesday – Friday

An example of a typical YPEA I (Cadre) 40 hour per week is as follows:
Monday (all cadres) - 4 hours
Tuesday (select) - 13 hours (1 hour for lunch/break)
Wednesday - Friday - Off
Saturday to Sunday - 26 Hours (1 hour per day for lunch/break)

Monday (all cadres) - 4 hours
Tuesday (select) - Off
Wednesday to Friday - Three 13-hour days - 39 hours (1 hour per day for lunch/break)
Saturday to Saturday - Off

NOTE: ALL personnel working at a North Carolina Youth Challenge facility must submit to a fingerprint based, National level criminal background screening and Sex Offender screening upon hire and every five years thereafter. ALL personnel must complete NGYCP specific training requirements before interacting with cadets or performing position specific training/duties. Personnel will complete daily sign in/out requirements to support payroll and vendor invoicing, separating staff costs from overhead costs.

Selected candidates will be required to complete the following training provided by TCA: Basic and Cadre Courses, CPR (recertify every two years), Non-Violent Interaction training, Gang Awareness training and Hands-off Policy training. Candidates are also required to obtain a CDL license w/passenger endorsement (required to drive a bus to transport cadets). Per 5 CFR 731, upon appointment, applicants must be able to obtain a favorable suitability and fitness determination from a Tier 1 background investigation conducted by the Office of Personnel Management. Failure to obtain favorable determination may result in termination of employment.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, retirement, and health insurance.

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