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Juvenile Detention Officers
We’re looking for individuals who care about their community, specifically kids! Our department has the opportunity to serve and guide young people with the hopes of helping them make better decisions as they move into adulthood.
Plus, we have a caring culture, a great work environment, excellent pay, and benefits.
If you are looking for a way to impact kids for good, if you want to be in a positive work environment, and if you are looking for a chance to grow in your career, we’d love to chat with you about becoming a Juvenile Detention Officer (JDO).
We have Full-Time positions available. Our JDO’s are responsible for transporting and interacting with juveniles in a confined and secure detention facility.
Primary work functions include performing duties related to juvenile daily care within the housing units, facilitating groups, operating Central Control, conducting juvenile assessment, intake and release activities and transporting residents outside the facility.
Qualifications: Graduation from high school or equivalent supplemented by college coursework in criminal justice, human development or a related behavioral science field including six months of experience working with juveniles in a social service, detention or corrections program or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.
Necessary Special Requirements:
Employees assigned to transport must possess a valid driver's license. At the time of employment, must meet facility driving record requirements.
Must be a citizen of the United States and be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
At the time of employment, must be fingerprinted for a National and State criminal history search; must be free of any convictions of crimes punishable by imprisonment in a state or federal penitentiary for a term of one year or more from which a pardon has not been received; cannot be registered as a Child Abuse or Sexual Offender with the National Child Abuse and Neglect registry.
At the time of employment, must submit to and successfully pass a substance abuse test.At the time of employment, must pass a physical examination and meet physical and medical requirements of the job classification.
THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO MANDATORY DRUG TESTING POLICIES AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.
Lancaster County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and E-Verify participant.
We value each Lancaster County employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees' professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for full time employees in this position:
- Pay increases are available upon completion of the 12-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
- We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 10 days of vacation leave and 13 days of sick leave that begin accruing upon hire; plus 11 paid holidays and 18 hours of non-cumulative personal holidays per year.
- All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
- Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
- Up to 4 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
- $30,000 of Life Insurance
- 401(a) Retirement Plan. When you make an 8% contribution, the County will match your contribution 100%.
- Employer provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses after you leave County employment.
- Optional benefits include:
- Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Allstate Voluntary Plans
- Supplemental Term Life
- Deferred Compensation Plans