Youth Development Counselor Manager - Loysville Youth Development Center

Utilize your experience working with at-risk youth to make a positive impact on the lives of those you work with every day! The Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services (BJJS) is seeking a hardworking, enthusiastic, compassionate, and caring Youth Development Counselor Manager for the Loysville Youth Development Center. Your commitment to providing services that directly impact the lives of court-adjudicated youth will help us continue to care for the youth at the center. If you are looking forward to taking pride in knowing your work helps the youth entrusted to your care, we encourage you to join our management team and apply today!

In this position, you will review, analyze, evaluate, and further develop the overall treatment at Loysville Youth Development Center. Your duties will include representing BJJS in clinically oriented training and presentations, organizing and participating in internal quality reviews, and overseeing the implementation of improvement plans. This will include determining facility-specific clinical intervention needs and assessing training needs. As a manager, you will oversee the clinical staff to ensure that the needs of the youth are being met. You will also oversee the implementation of treatment-oriented initiatives and the annual assessments of facility treatment services. You can expect to provide direction in areas such as confidentiality regulations, multidisciplinary treatment, treatment planning, clinical supervision, and documentation practices. Additionally, you will assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating best practice guidelines and minimum standards for each of the cottages at center.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. This may change based on operational needs.
• Travel may be required. Overtime as needed
• You must be willing to accept employment at Loysville Youth Development Center and commute to this location in Perry County.
• Free parking!
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $77,379.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Youth Development Counselor Supervisor (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Two years of professional counseling experience with court adjudicated or socially maladjusted individuals in an organized program, one of which was supervisory, and a bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences, special education, juvenile justice, or criminal justice; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of professional counseling experience, one of which was supervisory, with court adjudicated or socially maladjusted individuals in an organized program

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
  
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.