Juvenile Justice Counselor 2, On-Call

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our

residency definition

to determine if you qualify

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Nome Juvenile Probation is recruiting to fill an On-Call, Non-Permanent

Juvenile Justice Counselor 2 position.

What You Will Be Doing:

This position will work some day, evening, and night shifts as well as on weekends and holidays. Work will be on-call and sporadic. You will ensure the security of youth awaiting transport to the nearest juvenile detention facility while in the Nome Probation Office during assigned shifts. You will occasionally perform escorts from Nome to other Youth Facilities in the State as well as residential treatment centers in and out of the State of Alaska.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

Through Restorative Justice, we hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime. Our core values include:

Prioritizing Safety

– of our youth, staff, families, and communities.

Enhancing Strengths

– in our youth; in our staff; and in our system.

Dedication

– doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership.

Respect

– for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Joining our team will bring the opportunity to make a meaningful change in the lives of the youth and families we work with. We are dedicated to providing a strength-based and trauma-informed approach to our work and recognize the importance of being culturally relevant in our work with youth. We believe in enhancing the strengths of our staff by promoting training and professional development.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is at the Nome Probation Office, located at 113 W Front St., Suite 215, Nome Alaska. As a Staff member, you will cover shifts at various times of day, with flexibility for extra hours as needed. At times, work is off-site, such as Court, medical, and release escorts. Air travel may be required at times.

Who We Are Looking For:

In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.

Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).

If this sounds like your skill set, or one you would like to develop, please apply through Workplace Alaska.

Please Note:

Juvenile Justice Counselor 2's are required to be on call and must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Occasional travel may be required.

To view the general description and example of duties for Juvenile Justice Counselor 2, please go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/classspecs/891104?keywords=juvenile%20justice%20counselor&pagetype=classSpecifications

Minimum Qualifications

A high school diploma or GED.

AND

Six months of experience, paid or volunteer, teaching or coaching group activities for youth.

AND

Must be 20 years of age or older.

OR

Six months of experience as a Juvenile Justice Counselor 1 with the State of Alaska.

AND

Demonstrated achievement of department approved performance standards.

OR

Six months of experience administering, advising on, performing, or supervising corrections, law enforcement, parole, probation, residential treatment casework, or social casework.

Substitutions:

Completed coursework from an accredited college may substitute for the required work experience (3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of work experience).

AND/OR

Military experience may substitute for the required work experience on a month for month basis.

Special Note:

Prior to initial appointment, successful candidates for the Juvenile Justice Counselor are subject to a background investigation, criminal record check, and medical examination to determine the essential duties of the position can be safely performed. Occasional travel may be required.

A valid driver’s license is required at the time of appointment.

Additional Required Information

At time of interview applicant must submit

:

Educational transcripts if using post-secondary education to qualify.

Names and contact information of 3 professionals for references.

At the time of appointment, selected candidate must submit:

A valid driver license is required at the time of appointment.

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

BACKGROUND CHECK

The successful candidate must pass a comprehensive background investigation, which includes a state and FBI fingerprint-based background check.

EDUCATION

To verify education being used to meet the required minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application.  (Unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application, provided at the time of interview, or if/when requested prior to scheduling an interview.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application.  If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.  A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position in which you are applying.

If you are currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level.  Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documen