Detention Juvenile Officer IV

Job Location: Missouri Circuit Courts

Why you'll love this position:

A position with the Missouri Judiciary provides you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and to gain a valuable and rewarding career. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and to keep operations running smoothly. Our positions offer competitive benefit programs, growth opportunities and the ability to work with people in your community.

We are recruiting to fill a Detention Juvenile Officer IV position to perform highly responsible management work in the operation of a Missouri juvenile detention center. An employee in this position is vested with the statutory authority of a juvenile officer to take charge of juveniles in custody within a juvenile detention center. Position is expected to serve as a superintendent for a juvenile detention center. Position is also responsible for ensuring that the Missouri Standards for Operation of a Secure Juvenile Detention Facility are met.

• Oversees the administration of and supervises the daily operations of a juvenile detention center.
• Develops and administers detention center policies and procedures in accordance with the Standards for Operation of a Secure Juvenile Detention Facility.
• Directs and supervises all activities in a juvenile detention center.
• Develops or assists in the development of programs designed for the social adjustment and rehabilitation of delinquent juveniles.
• Participates in the development of budget requests; monitors expenditures according to budget allocations/appropriations; recommends and/or initiates cost-saving measures

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Criminology, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or related field and three years of professional employment in a public or private agency involving substantial amount of time (over 50% time) in the delivery of protective services to families, adults, children, or the aged, of which one year must have been in a supervisory capacity; OR three years of experience as a Detention Juvenile Officer III, IV, or V in a Juvenile Detention Center in Missouri.

Must be at least 21 years of age.

Relevant experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education; graduate level education may substitute for up to two years of the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of juvenile courts and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of statutes and laws regarding juvenile cases.
• Advanced knowledge of the Standards of Operation of a Secure Juvenile Detention Facility.
• Advanced knowledge of governmental budgeting, fiscal management, grants and contracts.
• Advanced knowledge of personnel policies and shift scheduling.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck.

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