What are the responsibilities and job description for the TJJD - Juvenile Correctional Officer Supervisor Lead Rec Staff (MCL) position at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
Agency Information
We are committed to transforming lives and building safter communities by working collaboratively, communicating openly, and upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. Our team models accountability, transparency, and respect, taking proactive steps to ensure the physical and emotional safety of youth, staff, and the community. We strive for excellence through continuous growth, thoughtful decision making, and mission driven collaboration, supporting one another while embracing challenges that lead to meaningful, long-term impact.
Job Description
Performs highly complex (senior-level) work overseeing correctional staff who provide direct care to juveniles in a correctional residential facility.Work involves overseeing the daily operations of a juvenile residential facility; and facilitating youth rehabilitation, supervision of youth, and coaching personal development in accordance with individualized treatment plans.May plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.
Lead Recreation Staff will oversee supervision of recreation staff, recreation staff schedules, and ensure safety and security of youth and staff. Lead Recreation Staff will ensure the planning and implementing a variety of recreational activities, leisure service activities, enrichment activities, intramurals, incentive programs, special events, holiday activities, school vacation activities, and facilitate the use of the incentive dorms/motivational areas. Lead Recreation Staff will oversee and maintain an inventory of equipment and recreational needs. Lead Recreation Staff will monitor a cooperative relationship with all personnel to provide adequate supervision, a safe environment and engagement of youth during activities. The Lead Recreation Staff will incorporate feedback from all campus staff into activities to ensure needs of youth and campus are met during recreation.
Oversee planning, coordinating, and providing direction to the recreation department. Work involves planning, coordinating, leading, and supervising the facility¿s recreation program activities, facilitating youth rehabilitation, supervising youth. Works to be aware and vigilant of all individualized plans for youth involved in activities.Collaborates with the facility¿s administrators, program management, and other recreation program staff to design and implement the facility¿s recreation activities as part of the agency¿s rehabilitation strategy.
Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.Works assigned shift; and may be required to work in excess of 40 hours per work week, be on-call, and occasional travel.
Pre-Service Training Academy Requirement:Newly hired JCOs or rehired JCOs who have been separated more than 18 months will be required to attend the pre-service training academy and complete on-the-job training on a full-time basis.JCOs who have worked for TJJD and return to employment within 18 months of their separation date will not have to attend the pre-service academy and will be placed in full-time status on their date of employment.
Essential Job Duties
Will oversee the facilitation, planning, and implementation of: special events, holiday activities, school vacation activities, intramurals, enrichment activities, incentive programs, and facilitate the use of the incentive dorms/motivational areas.
Will ensure materials are provided for leisure, coach led activities, and meeting the specialized needs for the self-contained programs. Lead Recreation Staff will ensure appropriate documentation is completed for all recreation activities and will maintain required records, files, and forms in a timely and accurate way.
Ensure the recreation department collaborates with direct care staff and will provide necessary equipment to direct care staff to facilitate scheduled coach led recreation, leisure recreation, and enrichment activities.
Ensures recreation staff maintain an inventory of equipment, remove any faulty or malfunctioning equipment immediately and report to appropriate supervisors.
Will schedule recreation staff to work in a manner that best suites the needs of the campus including evening and weekend programming.
Will provide instructions, explanations, and enforce all recreation activity rules, regulations, procedures, and safety guidelines.
Will ensure a consistent schedule is provided to youth that is transparent to them and provides warnings and prompts for all movements and transitions; and exercises independent judgment when the need arises to alter a schedule (while still maintaining transparency and warnings).
Maintains privacy and follows all policies, regulation, and laws in regards to youth records.
Completes and maintains required records, files, and forms in a timely and accurate way.
Performs a variety of related duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
Performs all duties in compliance with agency safety policies and procedures:
Qualifications
Must be at least 21 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent.Two years of full-time wage-earning experience supervising or providing rehabilitation/treatment services to youth or adults in a treatment program, correctional program, or a residential setting (e.g., correctional officer, case manager, counselor, or probation or parole officer).
Preferred Qualifications
Note:Any degree, diploma, high school equivalent, or course hours required to meet minimum qualifications must be obtained from an accredited educational institution.
Experience And Education Substitutions
Pre-employment Conditions Require Acceptable Results From Mandatory
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
Ability to see
Ability to hear (with or without aid)
Ability to perform tactile discernment
Identifying colors
Depth perception
Operate motor equipment
Heavy lifting, 45 lbs. & over
Heavy carrying, 45 lbs. & over
Restraining combative youth
Pushing
Pulling
Repeated bending
Reaching above shoulder
Prolonged standing and walking
Walking
Standing
Sitting
Crawling
Twisting
Kneeling
Stooping
Manual/finger dexterity
Dual simultaneous grasping
Climbing stairs
Climbing ladders
Benefits
State of Texas Benefits and Retirement Information can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov . Benefits include: Retirement plan, paid group health & life insurance for employee, paid holidays, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, longevity pay, educational assistance program, employee assistance program. Optional add-on benefits include: Dental, Vision, Optional Life Insurance, Voluntary AD&D Insurance, Dependent Health & Life insurance, Health & Dependent care flexible spending accounts, etc. Additionally, certain designated positions are eligible for hazardous duty pay, and career ladder advancements
Military/Veteran Information
In order to receive veteran¿s preference, a copy of your DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), VA disability rating (if applicable), or a DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty) must be attached to your application.
For Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Code or Crosswalk, please visit: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_ProgramManagement.pdf
Additional Information
If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls.
If you submitted your application through the CAPPS Career Center you may also check the status of your application by accessing your profile and selecting ¿My Job Applications¿ on the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psc/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services
Thank you for considering employment with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SPONSORSHIP
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
How To Apply
Your application must contain complete job histories, which include job titles, name of employer, dates of employment (month & year), name of direct supervisor and phone number, and a description of duties performed, and whether it was full-time or part-time and hours per week. If any of this information is not provided, your application may be rejected as incomplete.
Resumes do not take the place of this required information.
Applicants must be able to pass a Criminal Background Check and any other requirements listed under Minimum Qualifications.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH WORK IN TEXAS: Work in Texas (WIT) applicants must complete the CAPPS Recruit Prescreening Questionnaire to be considered for the posting.
To complete the Prescreening Questionnaire, go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login:
https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psc/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant
We are committed to transforming lives and building safter communities by working collaboratively, communicating openly, and upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. Our team models accountability, transparency, and respect, taking proactive steps to ensure the physical and emotional safety of youth, staff, and the community. We strive for excellence through continuous growth, thoughtful decision making, and mission driven collaboration, supporting one another while embracing challenges that lead to meaningful, long-term impact.
Job Description
Performs highly complex (senior-level) work overseeing correctional staff who provide direct care to juveniles in a correctional residential facility.Work involves overseeing the daily operations of a juvenile residential facility; and facilitating youth rehabilitation, supervision of youth, and coaching personal development in accordance with individualized treatment plans.May plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.
Lead Recreation Staff will oversee supervision of recreation staff, recreation staff schedules, and ensure safety and security of youth and staff. Lead Recreation Staff will ensure the planning and implementing a variety of recreational activities, leisure service activities, enrichment activities, intramurals, incentive programs, special events, holiday activities, school vacation activities, and facilitate the use of the incentive dorms/motivational areas. Lead Recreation Staff will oversee and maintain an inventory of equipment and recreational needs. Lead Recreation Staff will monitor a cooperative relationship with all personnel to provide adequate supervision, a safe environment and engagement of youth during activities. The Lead Recreation Staff will incorporate feedback from all campus staff into activities to ensure needs of youth and campus are met during recreation.
Oversee planning, coordinating, and providing direction to the recreation department. Work involves planning, coordinating, leading, and supervising the facility¿s recreation program activities, facilitating youth rehabilitation, supervising youth. Works to be aware and vigilant of all individualized plans for youth involved in activities.Collaborates with the facility¿s administrators, program management, and other recreation program staff to design and implement the facility¿s recreation activities as part of the agency¿s rehabilitation strategy.
Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.Works assigned shift; and may be required to work in excess of 40 hours per work week, be on-call, and occasional travel.
Pre-Service Training Academy Requirement:Newly hired JCOs or rehired JCOs who have been separated more than 18 months will be required to attend the pre-service training academy and complete on-the-job training on a full-time basis.JCOs who have worked for TJJD and return to employment within 18 months of their separation date will not have to attend the pre-service academy and will be placed in full-time status on their date of employment.
Essential Job Duties
Will oversee the facilitation, planning, and implementation of: special events, holiday activities, school vacation activities, intramurals, enrichment activities, incentive programs, and facilitate the use of the incentive dorms/motivational areas.
Will ensure materials are provided for leisure, coach led activities, and meeting the specialized needs for the self-contained programs. Lead Recreation Staff will ensure appropriate documentation is completed for all recreation activities and will maintain required records, files, and forms in a timely and accurate way.
Ensure the recreation department collaborates with direct care staff and will provide necessary equipment to direct care staff to facilitate scheduled coach led recreation, leisure recreation, and enrichment activities.
Ensures recreation staff maintain an inventory of equipment, remove any faulty or malfunctioning equipment immediately and report to appropriate supervisors.
Will schedule recreation staff to work in a manner that best suites the needs of the campus including evening and weekend programming.
Will provide instructions, explanations, and enforce all recreation activity rules, regulations, procedures, and safety guidelines.
Will ensure a consistent schedule is provided to youth that is transparent to them and provides warnings and prompts for all movements and transitions; and exercises independent judgment when the need arises to alter a schedule (while still maintaining transparency and warnings).
Maintains privacy and follows all policies, regulation, and laws in regards to youth records.
Completes and maintains required records, files, and forms in a timely and accurate way.
Performs a variety of related duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
Performs all duties in compliance with agency safety policies and procedures:
- Reports safety hazards and corrects hazards when possible.
- Completes required documentation in the event of an accident/injury within requested timeframes.
Qualifications
Must be at least 21 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent.Two years of full-time wage-earning experience supervising or providing rehabilitation/treatment services to youth or adults in a treatment program, correctional program, or a residential setting (e.g., correctional officer, case manager, counselor, or probation or parole officer).
Preferred Qualifications
- College degree or coursework.
- have (1) year of experience working with adolescents; supervising or providing recreational activities with youth in the community (e.g., youth center leader, coaching experience, direct care staff, activity therapist, recreation coordinator);
- Experience leading group sports for adolescents.Verifiable documented volunteer experience involving such activities will be considered experience for meeting this preference.
- Bachelor¿s degree with major course work in criminal justice, behavioral science, kinesiology, or a related field.
- Experience as a Juvenile Correctional Officer
Note:Any degree, diploma, high school equivalent, or course hours required to meet minimum qualifications must be obtained from an accredited educational institution.
Experience And Education Substitutions
- Completed course hours of undergraduate study may substitute for up to four years of experience on a basis of 30 course hours for one year of experience.
- Pro-rated part-time experience may satisfy the experience requirement .
- Convicted or received deferred adjudication for any felony.
- Convicted or received deferred adjudication for domestic violence involving a family member (including non-spouse partners).
- Convicted or received deferred adjudication for official oppression.
- Current requirement to register as a sex offender.
- Arrested for a disqualifying offense that was not expunged before the statute of limitations expired.
- Outstanding warrant.
Pre-employment Conditions Require Acceptable Results From Mandatory
- pre-employment drug test;
- finger printing, criminal records check, and driving record check;
- Fitness-for-Duty Assessment which may include both physical and behavior evaluations.
- Obtain and maintain certification in TJJD¿s Use of Force techniques, which requires physical restraint of juveniles.
- Obtain and maintain certification in First Aid and CPR.
- Failure to maintain required certification will result in termination of employment.
- Knowledge of safety and security procedures and practices.
- Knowledge of general counseling and guidance techniques with adolescents.
- Knowledge of facility rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of individual and group behavior.
- Knowledge of child development and the role of the family.
- Knowledge of causes of juvenile delinquency and current methods of juvenile offender treatment.
- Knowledge of rules and methods of implementing a wide range of recreational/competitive activities, such as, sports, games, arts, crafts, and hobbies.
- Skill and willingness to physically restrain youth in the appropriate manner.
- Skill in maintaining order and discipline, and act quickly in emergencies.
- Skill in maintaining written files and records.
- Skill in verbal and written communications.
- Ability to plan, schedule, and oversee recreational activities and oversee the maintenance of recreational and athletic equipment and facilities.
- Ability to remain calm and regulate one¿s own behavior while helping to serve as a role model for youth who are learning to self-regulate their own behavior.
- Ability to maintain healthy and engaging relationships with youth while maintaining appropriate boundaries important for healthy development.
- Ability to work with youth in an empathetic and understanding manner with sustained positive interactions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with youth to foster youth cooperation in the treatment process.
- Ability to plan and implement youth programs.
- Ability to facilitate group discussions and activities.
- Ability to set limits on youth behaviors when appropriate in a consistent, firm and fair manner.
- Ability to intervene and redirect behavior.
- Ability to appropriately respond to abusive language and behavior in a manner consistent with instructions received in training.
- Ability to remain alert, observant, and physically able to respond appropriately to work situations or emergencies including, but not limited to, physical restraint of youth.
- Ability to learn verbal and physical crisis intervention/de-escalation techniques and emergency treatment procedures.
- Ability to maintain order and discipline.
- Ability to physically restrain youth, when necessary, in a manner consistent with instructions received in training .
- Ability to explain the progress of the youth to their family members and other treatment staff.
- Ability to interpret rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to accept and adapt to changes in assignments, methods, policies, etc.
- Ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders and maintain a professional, courteous demeanor.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments; and meet deadlines.
- Ability to process information logically, make decisions, and demonstrate the soundness of those decisions.
- Ability to document observations and incidents and maintain written files and records.
- Ability to transport youth as necessary.
- Ability to work a variety of shifts, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to work more than 40 hours per work week, be on-call, and travel occasionally.
- The following physical demands and working conditions are representative of those encountered when performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
Ability to see
Ability to hear (with or without aid)
Ability to perform tactile discernment
Identifying colors
Depth perception
Operate motor equipment
Heavy lifting, 45 lbs. & over
Heavy carrying, 45 lbs. & over
Restraining combative youth
Pushing
Pulling
Repeated bending
Reaching above shoulder
Prolonged standing and walking
Walking
Standing
Sitting
Crawling
Twisting
Kneeling
Stooping
Manual/finger dexterity
Dual simultaneous grasping
Climbing stairs
Climbing ladders
Benefits
State of Texas Benefits and Retirement Information can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov . Benefits include: Retirement plan, paid group health & life insurance for employee, paid holidays, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, longevity pay, educational assistance program, employee assistance program. Optional add-on benefits include: Dental, Vision, Optional Life Insurance, Voluntary AD&D Insurance, Dependent Health & Life insurance, Health & Dependent care flexible spending accounts, etc. Additionally, certain designated positions are eligible for hazardous duty pay, and career ladder advancements
Military/Veteran Information
In order to receive veteran¿s preference, a copy of your DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), VA disability rating (if applicable), or a DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty) must be attached to your application.
For Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Code or Crosswalk, please visit: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_ProgramManagement.pdf
Additional Information
If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls.
If you submitted your application through the CAPPS Career Center you may also check the status of your application by accessing your profile and selecting ¿My Job Applications¿ on the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psc/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services
Thank you for considering employment with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SPONSORSHIP
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
How To Apply
Your application must contain complete job histories, which include job titles, name of employer, dates of employment (month & year), name of direct supervisor and phone number, and a description of duties performed, and whether it was full-time or part-time and hours per week. If any of this information is not provided, your application may be rejected as incomplete.
Resumes do not take the place of this required information.
Applicants must be able to pass a Criminal Background Check and any other requirements listed under Minimum Qualifications.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH WORK IN TEXAS: Work in Texas (WIT) applicants must complete the CAPPS Recruit Prescreening Questionnaire to be considered for the posting.
To complete the Prescreening Questionnaire, go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login:
https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psc/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant