Program Counselor
Core
Design and implement cultural, educational, and recreational programming for youth in secure detention facilities to promote teamwork, leadership, and violence reduction.
Role type
Program Counselor for juvenile justice youth services
Builds
Educational and recreational programs for detained youth
Domain
Juvenile justice / Child welfare / Community support
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Program development, youth engagement, vendor management, program evaluation, stakeholder liaison, training delivery
Preferred skills
Experience with secure facility programming, curriculum design
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and implement monthly activities and workshops for secure detention youth; Assess programs through observation and surveys to provide improvement feedback; Act as liaison with contracted providers to manage vendor compliance and performance evaluations; Train staff and providers on new programming modules
Seniority
Mid-level IC

