Juvenile Correctional Officer
Bob Air Juvenile Correctional Center
1701 Chatsworth Ave
Ensures protection of citizens by providing supervision and security of youths in a juvenile justice environment. While implementing treatment programs that, offer an opportunity to reform. Scanned inmate-incoming mail to ensure of no security breaches. Separated and dispersed incoming mail to appropriate departments. Facilitated the intake (orientation) process on all new inmates being transferred into the institution from various other jails, detention centers and prisons to ensure a smooth transition. Transported inmates to and from court and off campus doctor appointments to include providing coverage at overnight hospital stays. Knowledgeable of safety and security policies, crisis intervention techniques and implementation of treatment programs. Experience with restraint methods, hand held radios, CPR Certified. Supervisory experience with juveniles with the ability to assess situations and take appropriate action. Experience working with various population types that require a different treatment program for those individual special needs. Experienced working with juvenile offenders diagnosed with Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders such as: Anxiety, Severe Depression, Bipolar, Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity, Learning, Conduct, Eating and Schizophrenia Disorders. Enforced treatment protocols for individual inmates in these special needs programs. Actively conducted and participated in group/individual sessions. Demonstrates excellent communication and report writing skills. Reported all suspicious behavior to appropriate officials, to include, food/hunger strikes, potential escapes and large group demonstrations. Attended numerous of training classes for working with special needs population inmates. Performed various other duties as assigned.