What are the responsibilities and job description for the JUVENILE DETENTION COUNSELOR I (CLASS CODE 6028) position at City of New Orleans?
Salary
$40,391.00 Annually
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Probationary
Job Number
11508/6028
Department
Human Services
Opening Date
04/17/2026
Closing Date
Continuous
Description
Kind of Work
This position is responsible for the direct supervision of juvenile offenders in detention and provides for the safety, security and transportation of those offenders within a highly structured environment. Work includes performing intake interviews, searching, transporting, restraining and escorting detained youth to medical, criminal justice, social services and judicial facilities. Work also includes responsibility for institutional security patrol and checks. The position is considered an essential position and is expected to report to duty during storms and other emergencies. This position also requires shift work and tolerance to stress in moderate to considerable degrees and related work as required. Ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License is required during the probationary period.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum age of twenty-one (21).*
High school graduation or GED Equivalency Diploma.**
18 months of paid, full-time experience in one or more of the following:
a correctional or detention facility;
a youth mentoring program;
a residential group home;
a mental health or substance abuse treatment center;
as a school floor monitor;
as a school resource officer;
as a probation or parole officer;
as a teacher, including paraprofessional or alternative education**;
security guard (private or public);
law enforcement;
in a social service position with responsibility for at least one of the following: case work, victim advocacy, family engagement, trauma recovery, child abuse investigation, or court liaison; or,
military in a position with major responsibilities in at least one of the following: counseling, social work, human services, teaching, military police, or security.
A working, available telephone is required throughout employment.
Some positions with the Human Services Department require employees to obtain a Chauffer's License during the probationary period; failure to do so may result in termination.
This position requires a one (1) year probationary period.
NOTE: An additional shift differential premium will be paid to Human Services Department employees working 3pm-11pm or 11pm-7am shifts.
A qualifying review of training and experience. Applicants who are given conditional offers of employment must undergo a urinalysis to test for illegal drug use and must successfully complete a psychological/psychiatric evaluation.
This is a non-competitive original entrance examination.
Note: All applicants are required to assis and cooperate with the Civil Service Department and the Department of Human Services in obtaining past employment records and personal history records. Failure to comply may be cause for disqualification. Felony or numerous misdemeanor convictions are disqualifying. Applicants must be fingerprinted before being hired.
Note: Employees with the Department of Human Services, as a condition of employment, are required to pass both phases of safety training, which includes a physical requirement. Employees must maintain certification as a condition of continued employment.
General Information
THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CREED, CULTURE, OR ANCESTRY. REQUESTS FOR ALTERNATE FORMAT OR ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SHANA PARKER AT (504) 658-3516 OR TTY/VOICE AT (504) 586-4475 or (504) 658-4020.
DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT: Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full-time employees hired into this classification on or after January 1, 2013, must be domiciled in Orleans Parish within 180 days of hire. Public safety employees such as commissioned law enforcement officers hired by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), firefighters hired by the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD), emergency medical technicians hired by the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) and the recruits for these positions hired by these departments are excluded from this provision. Airport employees are excluded from this provision if the actual domicile of the employee is nearer to the employees job site than the distance from the job site to the nearest point of Orleans Parish.
Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.
Domicile Requirements For Employment (sewerage And Water Board)
Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application**. Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board. (La R.S. 33:4076). **Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.
BACKGROUND CHECK: The hiring department will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicants criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate.
APPLICATIONS: Applications will not be accepted if received after the closing date or after the stated maximum number of applications has been received, as specified on this announcement. All minimum qualification requirements for examinations must be met by the final filing date unless otherwise specified on this announcement.
DELAY IN THE MAIL: The Department of City Civil Service cannot be responsible fo
$40,391.00 Annually
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Probationary
Job Number
11508/6028
Department
Human Services
Opening Date
04/17/2026
Closing Date
Continuous
Description
Kind of Work
This position is responsible for the direct supervision of juvenile offenders in detention and provides for the safety, security and transportation of those offenders within a highly structured environment. Work includes performing intake interviews, searching, transporting, restraining and escorting detained youth to medical, criminal justice, social services and judicial facilities. Work also includes responsibility for institutional security patrol and checks. The position is considered an essential position and is expected to report to duty during storms and other emergencies. This position also requires shift work and tolerance to stress in moderate to considerable degrees and related work as required. Ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License is required during the probationary period.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum age of twenty-one (21).*
High school graduation or GED Equivalency Diploma.**
18 months of paid, full-time experience in one or more of the following:
a correctional or detention facility;
a youth mentoring program;
a residential group home;
a mental health or substance abuse treatment center;
as a school floor monitor;
as a school resource officer;
as a probation or parole officer;
as a teacher, including paraprofessional or alternative education**;
security guard (private or public);
law enforcement;
in a social service position with responsibility for at least one of the following: case work, victim advocacy, family engagement, trauma recovery, child abuse investigation, or court liaison; or,
military in a position with major responsibilities in at least one of the following: counseling, social work, human services, teaching, military police, or security.
- Alternative Education includes private schools, home schooling, General Educational Development (GED) services, or gifted and talented programs.
A working, available telephone is required throughout employment.
Some positions with the Human Services Department require employees to obtain a Chauffer's License during the probationary period; failure to do so may result in termination.
This position requires a one (1) year probationary period.
NOTE: An additional shift differential premium will be paid to Human Services Department employees working 3pm-11pm or 11pm-7am shifts.
- Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify applicant is at least 21 years of age. If selected for hire, applicants must provide a state issued identification card, driver's license or birth certificate to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this classification.
- Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.
A qualifying review of training and experience. Applicants who are given conditional offers of employment must undergo a urinalysis to test for illegal drug use and must successfully complete a psychological/psychiatric evaluation.
This is a non-competitive original entrance examination.
Note: All applicants are required to assis and cooperate with the Civil Service Department and the Department of Human Services in obtaining past employment records and personal history records. Failure to comply may be cause for disqualification. Felony or numerous misdemeanor convictions are disqualifying. Applicants must be fingerprinted before being hired.
Note: Employees with the Department of Human Services, as a condition of employment, are required to pass both phases of safety training, which includes a physical requirement. Employees must maintain certification as a condition of continued employment.
General Information
THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CREED, CULTURE, OR ANCESTRY. REQUESTS FOR ALTERNATE FORMAT OR ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SHANA PARKER AT (504) 658-3516 OR TTY/VOICE AT (504) 586-4475 or (504) 658-4020.
DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT: Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full-time employees hired into this classification on or after January 1, 2013, must be domiciled in Orleans Parish within 180 days of hire. Public safety employees such as commissioned law enforcement officers hired by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), firefighters hired by the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD), emergency medical technicians hired by the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) and the recruits for these positions hired by these departments are excluded from this provision. Airport employees are excluded from this provision if the actual domicile of the employee is nearer to the employees job site than the distance from the job site to the nearest point of Orleans Parish.
Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.
Domicile Requirements For Employment (sewerage And Water Board)
Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application**. Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board. (La R.S. 33:4076). **Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.
BACKGROUND CHECK: The hiring department will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicants criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate.
APPLICATIONS: Applications will not be accepted if received after the closing date or after the stated maximum number of applications has been received, as specified on this announcement. All minimum qualification requirements for examinations must be met by the final filing date unless otherwise specified on this announcement.
DELAY IN THE MAIL: The Department of City Civil Service cannot be responsible fo
Salary : $40,391