Resident Care Specialist

$36,774 - $40,914/Yr

Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs - Tecumseh, OK

Full-time - Entry Level

Tecumseh, OK

About the position

The Resident Care Specialist position at the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs involves providing direct care, supervision, and security to adjudicated youth in the juvenile justice system. The role focuses on ensuring the safety and well-being of residents while promoting their personal development through guidance and support. This position requires managing behaviors, documenting activities, and participating in treatment planning as part of a collaborative team effort to help youth achieve their potential.

Responsibilities

• Provide security and supervision to adjudicated residents in various situations and activities.
• Perform routine duties in care, custody, education, and treatment of residents; observe, record, and report health symptoms, behavior, and activity of residents.
• Manage aggressive and non-aggressive behavior through verbal and physical intervention using prescribed techniques.
• Conduct counts of residents and enforce institutional rules and regulations; monitor resident and staff activities via surveillance.
• Provide paraprofessional counseling and instruction to residents, directing their daily activities and helping them achieve personal goals.
• Inspect facility living areas to ensure health and safety standards are met; conduct searches for unauthorized items.
• Patrol facility grounds and maintain order during programs, meals, and recreation periods.
• Complete written reports on incidents and residents' behaviors; communicate with emergency responders in crisis situations.
• Provide safe transport services for youth to various appointments and maintain documentation in assigned areas.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• High school diploma or GED is required.
• For RCS II, completion of thirty semester hours from an accredited college or university or one year of security experience is required.
• Knowledge of behavioral problems typically found in delinquent residents and methods of household management.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in supervising youth or similar roles.
• Valid PMP certification.

Benefits

• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Loan repayment program
• On-the-job training
• Paid holidays
• Retirement plan
• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave in the first year
• $5,000 sign-on bonus available
• $6,000 continuous service bonus available