This position is responsible for supervising the activities of residents of the Juvenile Detention Center.

• Supervises the daily activities of juvenile detainees.
• Supervises daily chores assigned to detainees, including cleaning chores, recreational activities, meals and classroom periods.
• Supervises telephone calls and visits to detainees by family members, law enforcement officers, attorneys, and other authorized visitors.
• Escorts detainees to detention hearings, court, medical services, and other designated locations.
• Applies non-violent restraining techniques on violent, suicidal, and disruptive detainees.
• Attends the control room; operates telephones, intercoms, and radios; monitors video surveillance, cameras; maintains activity logs.
• Launders bed linen.
• Maintains the general cleanliness and order of the secure detention area; provides for proper placement of all equipment and cleaning supplies.
• Ensures the proper Maintenance of all equipment, including electrical and plumbing fixtures, control panels, radios, chargers, air tanks, intercoms, etc..
• Attends mandatory staff meetings and training sessions.
• Screens and processes incoming cases according to departmental procedures.
• Prepares and maintains all necessary forms and documentation, including activity logs, observation logs, chronological logs, etc.. for all detainees.
• Prepares incident reports.
• Checks detainees for lice and applies lice treatment as needed.
• Issues clean clothing to detainees daily.
• Issues meals to detainees.
• Administers medication to detainees as instructed.
• Fingerprints incoming juveniles
• Conducts searches, pat-downs, and room inspections.
• Performs any other duties as assigned.

• Must have a high school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• No experience requirements.

• Knowledge of Texas Juvenile Justice Department standards for juvenile detention center operations.
• Knowledge of juvenile detention center security principles and practices.
• Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws, county ordinances, and department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of computer and job-related software programs.
• Skill in the management and supervision of juvenile detainees.
• Skill in problem solving
• Skill in prioritizing and planning.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to communicate in English and Spanish.