Resident Care Specialist
$39,998,400–$44,990,400 year
On-siteChoctaw, Oklahoma, United States
Job Summary
Provide security, supervision, and direct care to adjudicated youth at Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center, including monitoring surveillance screens, conducting resident counts, and enforcing institutional rules. Manage aggressive and non-aggressive behaviors through verbal and physical interventions, perform routine duties in care, custody, and treatment, and inspect living areas for health and safety standards. Deliver paraprofessional counseling, instruct residents on daily activities, and serve as a group leader to support personal goal achievement. Patrol facility grounds and living quarters, control resident movement, and provide safe transport to court hearings, medical appointments, and other off-campus locations while maintaining GPS monitoring and documentation. Complete incident reports, communicate via radio and telephone, and respond quickly to emergencies or physical assaults.
Required Qualifications
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent
- Possess a valid Oklahoma driver's license at time of appointment
- Willing to be on-call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
- Must be able to pass background check, fingerprints, and drug screening
- Must be willing to work any shift as needed to provide coverage
- Must be able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position
- Knowledge of security methods
- Knowledge of basic human physical and psychological needs
- Knowledge of basic first aid methods
- Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques
- Knowledge of simple health and safety precautions
- Knowledge of behavioral problems typically found in delinquent residents
- Knowledge of methods and practices of household management
- Knowledge of environments and events that impact the problems of youth in custody
- Knowledge of state statutes and agency policies concerning care of residents in secure facilities
- Ability to interact with juveniles
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions
- Ability to gather facts and effectively communicate those facts in reports
- Ability to positively interact with residents of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Ability to remain alert and act quickly and appropriately in emergency situations
- Ability to physically and appropriately handle escapees and violent or unruly juvenile residents
- Ability to exercise good judgment in the evaluation of situations and in making decisions
Desired Qualifications
- Previous security experience working with juveniles in a residential care and treatment facility
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