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About Us...

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Guiding Principles...

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website by clicking here .

The Opportunity...

DYS is seeking a Unit Administrator to oversee Unit Management functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.

Specifically, the Unit Administrator will:

• Under administrative direction from the Unit Management Administrator, ensures and accepts responsibility to protect youth from harm.
• Serves as unit manager for one or more residential living units in an assigned juvenile correctional facility in order to implement & administer Department of Youth Services (DYS) institutional policies & procedures, American Correctional Association (ACA) standards, Ohio Revised Code (ORC), Senate Bill 5 (SB5) & Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) which provides uniform direction & administration of proper custodial care, health, safety & treatment phases for adjudicated juvenile offenders & supervise assigned staff (i.e., juvenile correction officers (Youth Specialists) assigned to residential unit post).
• Administers, plans & coordinates direct &/or indirect services of youth living units (e.g., living unit management & plan, group living, health, safety, security, risk management, Security Classification plan; ensures compliance with Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards and guidelines;behavioral health services, recreation, living unit housekeeping & hygiene, maintenance, investigations & training.
• Completes living unit plan with a high priority on safety & security of youth & staff (Protection from Harm) (e.g., direct unit activities, provides guidance & direction to youth & staff, recognize & report unethical staff behavior, group dynamics, awareness of Security Threat Group (STG) activities/incidents, non-compliant youth, de-escalates hostile situations among youth &/or staff when needed.
• Serves as Incident Commander during Planned Intervention incidents respond to Critical Incident Management (CIM) situations.
• Monitors Activity Management System (AMS) incidents as it relates to the youth assigned to their unit(s).
• Executes the delivery of unit plan & communicates unit plan to youth & staff; explain, carry out new &/or existing policy, methods &/or procedures relating to living unit duties to youth & staff; ensures compliance with Quality Assurance (QA) indicators at both the local and Central Office levels.
• Monitors Use of Force, Seclusion including Individual Response to Acts of Violence (IRAV) Seclusion incidents; provides safe to Release Assessment
• Checks for youth in IRAV seclusion; reviews Seclusion monitoring Logs for completion and accuracy; assists in youth residential program direction by formulates & implements youth program policies & procedures (i.e., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sex Offender, Substance Abuse, Crisis Intervention, Suicide Prevention & Mental Health); ensures Youth Specialists assigned to unit conducts MAV groups according to the schedule and also ensures Youth Specialists engage the youth in Structured Activities which must be led by staff in an effort to reduce youth idleness; makes recommendations to supervisor regarding living unit policy & procedures to develop methods &/or new programs to improve efficiency within the living unit to achieve institutional , PbS, Ohio Standards & ACA goals & compliance; plan, execute & document treatment plans; responds to programmatic issues, ensures unit's compliance with youth behavior management system (e.g., Strength Based Behavior System (SBBMS)); ensures that unit schedule maximizes out of room time through structured, meaningful activities; responsible for QA results and ensures corrective action following QA report conducted by Supervisor or Central Office.

What's in it for you...

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the Ohio Med PPO plan.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision and basic life insurance premiums are free beginning the first month after hire.

Tuition Reimbursement

• Up to $4,500 for attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences and for tuition reimbursement ($3,000 for tuition reimbursement; $1500 for professional development events)

Work-Life Balance

• Paid time off including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption Leave
• Caregiver Leave

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Qualifications
Completion of undergraduate core program in behavioral science (e.g., psychology, sociology, social work, rehabilitation, criminal justice, juvenile justice); 18 mos. exp. in secured environment &/or treatment facility related to youth programming services &/or behaviorally challenged clientele.

- Or 42 mos. trg. or 42 mos. exp. in youth programming services in secured environment &/or treatment facility for counseling & motivating troubled youth &/or behaviorally challenged clientele.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.