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Agency Information
We are committed to transforming lives and building safter communities by working collaboratively, communicating openly, and upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. Our team models accountability, transparency, and respect, taking proactive steps to ensure the physical and emotional safety of youth, staff, and the community. We strive for excellence through continuous growth, thoughtful decision making, and mission driven collaboration, supporting one another while embracing challenges that lead to meaningful, longterm impact.
Job Description
Plan and implement a variety of recreational activities, leisure service activities, enrichment activities, intramurals, incentive programs, special events, holiday activities, school vacation activities, and facilitate the use of the incentive dorms/motivational areas. Maintains an inventory of equipment and recreational needs. Engages in healthy relationships and boundaries with both staff and youth. Recreation staff will work cooperatively with JCO's to provide adequate supervision, a safe environment and engagement of youth during activities. Incorporates feedback from all campus staff into activities to ensure needs of youth and campus are met during recreation.
Works to be aware and vigilant of all individualized plans for youth involved in activities. Collaborates with the facility's administrators, program management, and other recreation program staff to design and implement the facility's recreation activities as part of the agency's rehabilitation strategy.
Career Ladder Promotion Opportunity : This position is in the approved TJJD career ladder for Juvenile Correctional Officers. Personnel in this career ladder have the working title of Juvenile Correctional Officer (JCO) Recreation. JCOs receive career ladder salary adjustments upon meeting established eligibility criteria per agency policy ( PRS.15.08 ) until they reach the top level of the ladder. Placement on the career ladder is dependent upon experience and education. Progression to the highest pay level on the career ladder is dependent upon experience and performance.
PreService Training Academy Requirement : Newly hired JCOs or rehired JCOs who have been separated more than 18 months will be required to attend the preservice training academy and complete onthejob training on a fulltime basis. JCOs who have worked for TJJD and return to employment within 18 months of their separation date are not required to attend the preservice academy and will be placed in fulltime status on their date of employment.
Levels of Work Performed by Career Ladder Level:
Juvenile Correctional Officer II Recreation: Performs moderately complex (journeylevel) work under general supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Juvenile Correctional Officer III Recreation: Performs complex (journeylevel) work under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Juvenile Correctional Officer IV Recreation: Performs highly complex (seniorlevel) work under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Essential Job Duties
Recreation staff will plan and implement: special events, holiday activities, school vacation activities, intramurals, enrichment activities, incentive programs, and facilitate the use of the incentive dorms/motivational areas.
Recreation staff will support youth programming on the dorm by providing materials for leisure, coach led activities, and meeting the specialized needs for the selfcontained programs. Documents recreation activities and maintains required records, files, and forms in a timely and accurate way.
In the event recreation staff are unable to be in attendance, recreational staff will collaborate with direct care staff and will provide necessary equipment to direct care staff to facilitate scheduled coach led recreation, leisure recreation, and enrichment activities.
Recreation staff will work cooperatively and collaboratively with coworkers. Proactively provide ongoing mentoring and coaching to JCO's when needed. Assists coworkers and offers assistance when able. Recreation staff will carry an equal work load.
Recreation staff will be scheduled to work in a manner that best suites the needs of the campus including evening and weekend programming.
In the event recreation staff are unable to be in attendance, recreational staff will collaborate with direct care staff and will provide necessary equipment to direct care staff to facilitate scheduled coach led recreation, leisure recreation, and enrichment activities.
Practices and models appropriate selfregulation skills and is able to remain calm during times of stress and crisis.
Provides for a predictable schedule for youth that is transparent to them and provides warnings and prompts for all movements and transitions; and exercises independent judgment when the need arises to alter a schedule (while still maintaining transparency and warnings).
Rec staff will maintain an inventory of equipment, remove any faulty or malfunctioning equipment immediately and report to appropriate supervisors.
Performs a variety of related duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
Performs all duties in compliance with agency safety policies and procedures:

• Reports safety hazards and corrects hazards when possible.
• Completes required documentation in the event of an accident/injury within requested timeframes.

Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency attendance and leave policies.
Minimum Qualifications
Must be at least 21 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Required:

• Must have a current valid Driver License.

Must meet one of the following:

• be a current Juvenile Correctional Officer II or higher with a minimum 9 months of JCO experience; or
  
  • have (1) year of experience working with adolescents; supervising or providing recreational activities with youth in the community (e.g., youth center leader, coaching experience, direct care staff, activity therapist, recreation coordinator); or
  • have a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, behavioral science, kinesiology, physical education or a related field ; or
  • have two (2) years of active military service, with at least one year in a supervisory capacity as an E5 or above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading group sports/leisure activities for adolescents. Verifiable documented volunteer experience involving such activities will be considered experience for meeting this preference.
  
  • Bachelor's degree with major course work in criminal justice, behavioral science, kinesiology, therapeutic recreation or a related field.
  • Experience as a Juvenile Correctional Officer.

Note: Any degree, diploma, high school equivalent, or course hours required to meet minimum qualifications must be obtained from an accredited educational institution. Experience requirements may be satisfied by the prorated parttime equivalent.
Applicants with the following will not be considered:

• Convicted or received deferred adjudication for any felony.
• Convicted or received deferred adjudication for domestic violence involving a family member (including nonspouse partners).
• Convicted or received deferred adjudication for official oppression.
• Current requirement to register as a sex offender.
• Arrested for a disqualifying offense that was not expunged before the statute of limitations expired.
• Outstanding warrant.

Applicants with other arrests, deferred adjudications, and convictions may be reviewed on a casebycase basis to determine suitability for employment.
Preemployment conditions require acceptable results from mandatory:

• preemployment drug test;
  
  • finger printing, criminal records check, and driving record check;
  • FitnessforDuty Assessment which may include both physical and behavior evaluations.

Requirements for Continued Employment:

• Obtain and maintain certification in TJJD's Use of Force techniques, which requires physical restraint of juveniles .
  
  • Obtain and maintain certification in First Aid and CPR.
  • Failure to maintain required certification will result in termination of employment.

This position is subject to mandatory preemployment drug testing and any offer of employment is contingent upon acceptable results from a drug screen conducted for the agency.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of safety and security procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of general counseling and guidance techniques with adolescents.
• Knowledge of facility rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of individual and group behavior.
• Knowledge of child development and the role of the family.
• Knowledge of causes of juvenile delinquency and current methods of juvenile offender treatment.
• Knowledge of rules and methods of implementing a wide range of recreational/competitive activities, such as, sports, games, arts, crafts, and hobbies.
• Skill and willingness to physically restrain youth in the appropriate manner.
• Skill in maintaining order and discipline, and act quickly in emergencies.
• Skill in maintaining written files and records.
• Skill in verbal and written communications.
• Ability to plan, schedule, and oversee recreational activities and oversee the maintenance of recreational and athletic equipment and facilities.
• Ability to remain calm and regulate one's own behavior while helping to serve as a role model for youth who are learning to selfregulate their own behavior
• Ability to maintain healthy and engaging relationships with youth while maintaining appropriate boundaries important for healthy development.
• Ability to work with youth in an empathetic and understanding manner with sustained positive interactions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with youth to foster youth cooperation in the treatment process.
• Ability to plan and implement youth programs.
• Ability to facilitate group discussions and activities.
• Ability to set limits on youth behaviors when appropriate in a consistent, firm and fair manner.
• Ability to intervene and redirect behavior.
• Ability to appropriately respond to abusive language and behavior in a manner consistent with instructions received in training.
• Ability to remain alert, observant, and physically able to respond appropriately to work situations or emergencies including, but not limited to, physical restraint of youth.
• Ability to learn verbal and physical crisis intervention/deescalation techniques and emergency treatment procedures.
• Ability to maintain order and discipline.
• Ability to physically restrain youth, when necessary, in a manner consistent with instructions received in training.
• Ability to explain the progress of the youth to their family members and other treatment staff.
• Ability to interpret rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to accept and adapt to changes in assignments, methods, policies, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders and maintain a professional, courteous demeanor.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments; and meet deadlines.
• Ability to process information logically, make decisions, and demonstrate the soundness for those decisions.
• Ability to document observations and incidents and maintain written files and records.
• Ability to transport youth and travel as necessary.
• Ability to utilize Texas Model levels of engagement to appropriately intervene with youth.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts, weekends, holidays, and be oncall.
• Ability to work more than of 40 hours per workweek, and travel, when required.

Physical Requirements
The following physical demands and working conditions are representative of those encountered when performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Analyzing
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
Ability to see
Identify colors
Depth perception
Operate motor equipment
Ability to hear (with or without aid)
Ability to perform tactile discernment
Restraining combative youth , including
Heavy lifting, 45 lbs. & over
Heavy carrying, 45 lbs. & over
Pushing
Pulling
Repeated bending
Reaching above shoulder
Manual/finger dexterity
Dual simultaneous grasping
Walking
Standing
Sitting
Crawling
Twisting
Kneeling
Stooping
Climbing ladders
Climbing stairs
Benefits
State of Texas Benefits and Retirement Information can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov . Benefits include: Retirement plan, paid group health & life insurance for employee, paid holidays, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, longevity pay, educational assistance program, employee assistance program. Optional addon benefits include: Dental, Vision, Optional Life Insurance, Voluntary AD&D Insurance, Dependent Health & Life insurance, Health & Dependent care flexible spending accounts, etc. Additionally, certain designated positions are eligible for hazardous duty pay, and career ladder advancements.
Military/Veteran Information
In order to receive veteran's preference, a copy of your DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from A