Job Description

JJYS Technician II- Millcreek Youth Center

If you would like a position working with today's youth, then you are in the right place! A great way to start your career in Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS) is to become a Technician II.

A Juvenile Justice Technician works to change young lives, support families, and keep communities safe in the following environments :

• Detention;
• Long Term Secure Care;

Multi-use facilities; and

Community-based programs.

Why You Should Join Our Team

JJYS team members have the unique opportunity to see the impacts of their hard work and dedication to improve the well-being of youth.

JJYS team members provide critical support and guidance to youth at-risk for delinquency while they transition into adulthood.

Together, we can help improve the lives and welfare of young people in the care of JJYS.

JJYS works with at-risk and delinquent youth in a professional team environment to supervise, teach pro-social skills, and attain positive behavioral outcomes.

The work assignment may be in a community setting, in a residential shelter or treatment setting, or in a secure youth correctional facility.

The work is dynamic, challenging and rewarding as youth mature and change due to the interventions provided by JJYS team members.

JJYS believes in providing opportunities for its employees to advance within the organization. Promotion opportunities to positions of higher responsibility for staff members will be limited only by the individual’s ambition, attitude and qualifications in experience, education, and capabilities.

The State of Utah offers a total compensation package that consists of much more than your paycheck. Some of the generous benefits that the State of Utah provides are :

3 medical plans (additional pay is available for people who don’t need insurance)

5 dental plans,

4 vision plans,

401K match,

104 hours of annual leave,

104 hours of sick leave,

Paid maternity / paternity leave

12 paid holidays,

Employee Discount Programs

Free counseling & wellness benefits,

Tuition reimbursement and much more.

Please click on the link to see the competitive benefits that begin on DAY ONE OF EMPLOYMENT!

Our Team

Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS) provides a variety of delinquency prevention and rehabilitation programs designed to change young lives, support families and keep communities safe.

JJYS is dedicated to providing growth opportunities to team members. This includes extensive training and coaching while working to improve the lives of young people and families throughout Utah as well as advancement opportunities.

JJYS team members are diverse and represent a variety of backgrounds, which strengthens the ability to connect with diverse communities.

JJYS staff members have the opportunity to see the impacts of their hard work and dedication to improve the well-being of youth.

Our Agency

The Department of Health and Human Services is dedicated to providing care for individuals and families of Utah. Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS)JYS provides a continuum of prevention, intervention, supervision and rehabilitation services and programs to youth offenders while assuring public safety.

For more information on Juvenile Justice and Youth Services with the Department of Health and Human Services, please clickhere!

Principal Duties

Work closely with youth ordered into the care and custody of JJYS

Monitor visitors and residents within the facility

Schedule and coordinate activities for the youth

Assist the Control Supervisor by making perimeter checks

Resolve potentially dangerous situations to ensure the safety of staff, clients, and or the public by applying appropriate intervention techniques to people, facilities and property

Within the first 90 days after hire, you will participate in one week of New Employee Training to introduce you to principles and practices used in our work with youth and families.

You will also participate in one week of verbal and physical de-escalation training to provide skills that will help you work with youth with challenging behaviors.

Provide a continuum of intervention, supervision, and rehabilitation programs to youth offenders while assuring public safety.

Communicate information and ideas clearly and concisely in writing (read and understand information presented in writing)

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a candidate :

Who wants to be a part of a thriving team, focused on changing young lives, supporting families, and keeping communities safe.

Availability to work rotating shifts, days, swing, graveyard, weekends and holidays.

Preference

Candidates 19 years of age or older

Candidates with a high school diploma or GED

Candidates with lived experience in the juvenile justice or child welfare systems

Candidates that speak multiple languages

A valid Utah Driver's License

Supplemental Information

Only applicants invited to interview will be contacted.

High risks in this job include physical intervention with clients in order to de-escalate hostile or volatile situations.

Work requires physical exertion and requires the ability to stand, walk over rough surfaces, bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.

in a recurring manner and / or for long periods of time.