Futures Start Here!
Connection | Collaboration | Commitment | Correction
NOW OFFERING A $6.87/hr SUPPLEMENTAL BONUS!
About Us…
We are a dedicated team of juvenile justice professionals committed to transforming and saving young lives. We believe in a future where every young person thrives and contributes to a safer, stronger Ohio!
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 Values…
·Connection: We respect everyone. We don’t tear them down.
·Collaboration: We work together. We don’t go alone.
·Commitment: We step up. We don’t give up.
·Correction: We create change. We don’t stay the same.
To learn more about DYS, please visit our website here.
What You'll Do…
DYS is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.
Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 duties include but are not limited to:
- Within scope of practice, performs psychosocial interventions with youth, performs individual, family or group intervention (e.g., counseling, testing & education of the client), develops intervention goals & objectives designed to give education & resolve client's problems in functioning, participates in process of establishing, implementing & evaluating treatment system's goals & objectives, interviews youth & youth's family to establish case goals & objectives, assesses clients & determines specific intervention techniques for youth & monitors youth's responses to treatment systems & provides feedback on effectiveness of prescribed treatment, evaluates youth's progress resulting from prescribed treatment plans.
- Maintains necessary data documents to satisfy requirements of federal, state & local agencies, prepares data requiring social histories, admission/ aftercare summaries, court documents & completes forms required by law &/or department policy.
- Serves on treatment teams & program development teams, attends training meetings, intradepartmental meetings & court hearings & establishes & maintains working relationship with other facilities, agencies & support services in order to coordinate referrals & conduct follow-up services.
| Months of Employment | At Hire | 6 Months | 18 Months | 30 Months | 42 Months | 54 Months |
| Pay Range 10 / 1199 | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 |
| Hourly | $27.48 | $28.61 | $29.95 | $31.34 | $32.69 | $34.35 |
| Annual | $57,158 | $59,509 | $62,296 | $65,187 | $67,995 | $71,448 |
*The $6.87 temporary supplement is in addition to the pay scale above
Job Skills: Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Corrections - Mental Health, Counseling and Rehabilitation, Establishing Relationships, Ethics and Values, Situational Awareness, Confidentiality
PRE-SERVICE TRAINING:
All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services must complete a paid, mandatory 6 weeks of training. Week 1 is held at the facility, weeks 2 through 4 are held at DYS Training Academy in Orient, Ohio, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm. (travel, lodging, and meals are provided). Weeks 5 - 6 are on the job training held at the facility.
BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
DYS is a “qualifying employer” for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness [PSLF] program.
