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Central Ohio Youth Center
Juvenile Correctional Officer
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What they do
A Correctional Officer, Detention Officer, or Jailer supervises people being held in correctional facilities, including those awaiting trial, in detention, and inmates who are serving sentences. Maintains order and security within a jail or prison, conducts inspections and searches, enforces regulations, and supervises activities and visits.
$52,406 / year median in Ohio
+3% projected growth
Job Description
Starting at $21.50 per hour. Looking to hire Juvenile Corrections Officers. Maintains basic discipline and control of youths; supervises activities and behavior of youths detained in the facility; facilitates instructional groups; follows cognitive-behavioral therapy and trauma-informed care models; wakes youths and supervises during showering and other activities; oversees youths as they perform housekeeping or other tasks; assists in serving meals; eats with youths to maintain discipline and demonstrate acceptable social skills; etc.); performs general cleaning and laundry tasks (e.g. washes and dries clothing and linens; dusts furniture; washes windows; cleans bathrooms and kitchen; sweeps and buffs floors; empties trash; etc.); ensures that residents follow facility policies and procedures; enforces behavior management system; issues warnings and disciplinary measures as necessary; conducts room checks on residents as appropriate.