Team Leader
Core
Provide direct care, supervision, security, and transportation to adjudicated youth in a juvenile justice residential facility.
Role type
Shift supervisor / Team Leader for juvenile detention
Builds
Secure residential units and safe transport for custody youth
Domain
Juvenile justice / Secure residential care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, physical restraint techniques, security supervision, behavioral management, group counseling, emergency response, GPS monitoring, facility inspection, report writing
Preferred skills
First aid certification, CPR, unarmed restraint training, valid driver's license
Technologies
Hand-held radio, surveillance monitors, 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 instruction to residents; inspect living areas and work locations for safety and contraband; patrol facility grounds and living quarters; provide safe transport services for youth to court, medical, and other appointments; complete written reports on incidents and behaviors.
Seniority
Specialist level, supervising lower-level staff