Juvenile Justice Specialist IV

Position is located at Beckham County JSU, Elk City OK.

Special requirements: Must be able to pass background check and drug screening. A probation/trial period may be required.

Current State of Oklahoma employees in the classified service or those having reinstatement rights; Submit one (1) complete sets of all of the following application materials: An OJA cover memo - (101B - OHRM) or a cover letter containing the Job Announcement Number, Job Title and Job Code of the position for which you are applying, a telephone number where you can be reached during office hours, your home mailing address, your current classification and job code and a completed Office of Personnel Management Personal Data Summary Sheet (OPM-4B). These forms can be found at the OJA’s Job Announcements website. http://www.oja.state.ok.us/jobs.htm

Send or Fax OHRM 101B and OPM-4B forms to:

Office of Juvenile Affairs
Attn: Human Resources
3812 N. Santa Fe, Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-8812
Fax: (405) 530-2982

Mailed or faxed forms must be received by 5:00PM on the date of closing. If you have any questions regarding this position or the application process, contact HR at (405) 530-2976.

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibility for providing services in the areas of rehabilitation of juvenile offenders and protection of the public through clinical and case management activities in the areas of juvenile intake, probation, parole and custodial responsibility for delinquent children and their families.  Within an Office of Juvenile Justice facility provides clinical social work services to residents and their families.  Employees perform both program delivery and client intervention functions.

This job family consists of four levels which are distinguished by the level of complexity and diversity of the specific job assignments, the extent of responsibility assigned, the expertise required for the completion of the assigned duties and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.

Level IV:
This is the leadership level of this job family where employees are responsible for the direct supervision of lower level Juvenile Services Specialists.  Employees acting as direct supervisors will supervise a staff of juvenile service specialists; act as experts in a specialized field, and implement and direct of juvenile services programs in multiple counties or a metropolitan area.  Employees at this level may be designated backup supervisor in the absence of the District Supervisor.

Must be able to pass background check and drug screening. A probation/trial period may be required. Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position. Position requires extensive job related travel.