Resident Care Specialist
Core
Provide care, custody, security, supervision, and transportation for adjudicated youth in a residential juvenile justice facility.
Role type
Direct-care residential care specialist (juvenile justice)
Builds
Secure residential environment and treatment plans for at-risk youth
Domain
Juvenile justice / Residential care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, physical restraint techniques, behavioral management, GPS monitoring, report writing, shift work adaptability, first aid
Preferred skills
Security experience with juveniles
Technologies
Surveillance monitors, hand-held radios, GPS tracking systems
Responsibilities
Provide security and supervision to adjudicated residents; manage aggressive and non-aggressive behavior through verbal and physical intervention; conduct counts and enforce institutional rules; provide paraprofessional counseling and group leadership; inspect living areas for safety and contraband; patrol facility grounds and control resident movement; transport youth to court, medical, and other appointments; complete incident and behavior reports.
