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Company Name : State of Colorado Job Opportunities
Location : Golden, CO
Position : Director – Aspire at Lookout Mountain
Job Description : Department Information
Out of State Residents are welcome to apply.
This posting may fill more than one vacancy.
THIS POSITION WILL BE PAID BI-WEEKLY.
Review New COVID Compliance in the Conditions of Employment – Effective September 20th, 2021
We are CDHS
About the Division of Youth Services: The mission of the Division of Youth Services (DYS) is to protect, restore and improve public safety through a continuum of services that effectively provides supervision of juvenile offenders; promotes accountability to victims and communities; and helps youth lead constructive lives through positive youth development. To achieve its mission, the DYS adheres to Key Strategies, Commitments and the Colorado Model.
The Key Strategies ensure youth:
Are provided the right services at the right time;Delivered by quality staff;Using proven practices;In safe environments; andEmbracing Restorative Community Justice Principles.
The Commitments support DYS’ mission by providing an environment for youth, families and staff that supports:
Non-violence;Emotional Intelligence;Open Communication;Social Responsibility;Democracy;Social Learning; andGrowth and Change.
In addition, the Colorado DYS has created the Colorado Model which embraces the 8 Evidence-Based Principles and specific practice elements.
8 Evidence-Based Principles:
Assess Actuarial Risk and Needs;Enhance Intrinsic Motivation;Target Interventions;Use of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Models;Increase Positive Reinforcement;Engage Ongoing Support in Natural Communities;Measure Relevant Processes and Practices; andProvide Measurement Feedback.
Practice Elements:
Community Collaborations;Safe and Trauma Responsive Environments;Focus on Staff and Youth Resiliency;Relationship and Strengths-Based Orientation;Ecological Focus;Integrated Service Delivery; andData-Driven Decision-Making.
By grounding our programs in the Key Strategies, Commitments, 8 Evidence Based Principles, and the Practice Elements specific to the Colorado Model, DYS programs supervise, assess, treat and successfully transition youth back into the community.
DYS provides a continuum of services that encompass juvenile detention, assessment, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates 14 secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed. For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State. We have many opportunities within DYS to positively impact youth and families.
We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at: www.colorado.gov/cdhs/dys. There are numerous opportunities within DYS to positively impact youth and families and we welcome you to join our team.
CDHS Culture & Environment
We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.
Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.
We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
Description of Job
This position will perform the following duties:
This position is the highest level Appointing Authority responsible for the administration and management of all services/programs, finance and personnel for an individual secure residential youth center and is responsible for ensuring compliance with statute, regulations, Children’s Code, and CDHS and Division policy. The Youth Center Director must oversee, develop, implement, and monitor goals and other measurement systems as necessary or required. This position implements and ensures continued advancement of the Divisions’ Strategic Plan, DYS Behavioral Management Program and the DYS Treatment Model. The position reports necessary and required information regarding the status and/or progress of the youth services center. Ensures the implementation of DYS initiatives and that programming adheres to the principles of evidence based practice within a trauma responsive environment The position provides direct supervision of other leadership positions within the youth center including the Assistant Director position(s), and Program Assistant series staff, School Principal(s), a Clinical Director and contracted behavioral health services. This position identifies, manages and participates directly in leadership and management efforts aimed at improving youth center operations. Participation in and leading Division wide planning efforts is required. Required is the participation in the DYS Youth Center Director’s Group (YCDG) and DYS Senior Leadership Group teams. The Youth Center Director is the 2nd level supervision to all remaining employees at the youth center, and serves as liaison to the Division of Facilities Management.
Supervision of direct reports, Assistant Director(s) and administrative staff as well as all other agency staff indirectly. Serve as appointing authority for youth center. Set performance standards, conduct performance planning and appraisal of staff, ensure staff professional development needs are met. Initiate and conclude necessary corrective or disciplinary actions. Assure direct and indirect supervisory employees are performing supervision functions with their subordinates consistent with State, Department, Division and youth center expectations. Monitor and approve formal leave for staff and provide for formal and regular interval evaluations of direct report staff and ensure that all other subordinate staff are subject to the same. Make recommendations for promotions. Apply criteria to approve, evaluate and determine appropriate use of personnel resources pursuant to the Colorado Code of Regulations, Department and Division Policy. The position must also work with the CDHS Civil Rights Office, the Child Protection Ombudsman, and the DYS View it, Voice it program related to employee investigations or complaints.
Provides programmatic planning, coordinating, monitoring, evaluation, and oversight to all youth center functions servicing committed youth. Responsible for Quality Control and continuous quality improvement for the entire youth center. Provides internal oversight and respond to external auditing and review of youth center programs and processes. Ensures programming for youth adheres to evidence based practice and trauma responsive environments. Ensures that programs meet salient needs of youth including varied recreation, religious interests, and other developmental needs. Provides for social skill development. Ensures programming provides for safe and secure environments for all youth. Provides for sound educational programming that is age appropriate and consistent with the Colorado Department of Education requirements. Provides for medical evaluation, support or treatment to youth in custody appropriate with their legal status and needs. Provides for adequate and continuing opportunities for youth visitation and family engagement. Provides for clinical treatment services for youth who are committed to DYS custody. Such treatment services, where provided, must meet prevailing standards of care and be individualized for youth. Monitors and oversees all security and treatment functions, including those related to post-assessment youth, regression committed youth and detained youth. Maintain effective working relationships and communication with Judicial District representatives, School District Officials, Contract Providers, Detention Screening Agencies, Law Enforcement, DYS Client Managers, and Regional Program Managers as needed to facilitate effective bed management in the youth center and transition to the community. Maintains required staffing levels through recruitment, selection, training, scheduling and retention and according to prevailing standards or ratios.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience must be specifically documented on your application. “See resume” or “see attached” statements in the work experience section will not be accepted in lieu of the official application form.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SUBSTITUTIONS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & APPEAL RIGHTS:
Experience: Six (6) years experience in juvenile justice and/or a secure residential/adolescent program. (Anything less than 40 hours per week is considered part-time. Credit is given for part-time work but is calculated by prorating the qualifying experience.)
AND
Educational Requirements: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, criminal justice, a human behavioral sciences field, or closely related field.
Substitution: Professional-level experience in the juvenile justice system or a secure residential/adolescent program, which provided the same kind, amount and level of knowledge acquired in the required education, may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the bachelor’s degree. Applicants with no education experience must possess a total of 10 years of experience to substitute for both the bachelor’s degree and experience sections listed above. A master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in business, public administration, criminal justice, a human behavioral sciences field, or closely related field may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree and one year of general experience respectively. (30 semester hours equals 12 months full-time work experience.)
Highly Desirable Experience:
Three (3) years of supervisory and administrative experience in a juvenile justice and/or a secure residential/adolescent program. The administrative experience must have included such duties as the planning, development, and implementation of budgets, policies, and agency objectives necessary to achieve goals of a juvenile justice organizational unit or program. This experience must be specifically documented on your job application.
Supervision of a complex environment servicing multiple youth populations.
Juvenile Residential expertise including understanding of the juvenile laws, criminal procedures, Colorado Youth Detention Continuum mandates/functions and SB 286 rules and implementation strategy,
Programming experience with pre-adjudicated and adjudicated youth including understanding of adolescent development, cognitive behavioral approaches, trauma responsive environments, evidence based treatment, and the creation of an effective behavior management program and treatment modalities. Gender specific expertise including extensive knowledge of best practices for girls programming in a secure setting,
Expertise in maintaining oversight of contractors and acting as liaison for contractors.
Essential Competencies: Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Management of Personnel Resources (to include Supervision), Time Management, Oral Communication, Written Communication, Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others.
Lived Experience:
The Division of Youth Services (DYS) is committed to hiring individuals who are professional and passionate about their desire to help youth. DYS values candidates who have demonstrated perseverance as a special attribute that can help the youth in our care. DYS encourages qualified candidates with “lived experience” to apply. Lived experience comes from the personal knowledge and understanding that many possess by virtue of first-hand experience with mental health, substance abuse, systems involvement and traumatic events. Lived experience brings unique knowledge, insights and perspectives that are invaluable for organizational growth, increased sensitivity to the youth and families we serve, and new ideas and inspiration for improving service delivery.
Conditions of Employment
Be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of domestic violence
Possess and maintain a valid State of Colorado driver’s license
Pass CBI and FBI background investigation
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
Included in the background investigation is a current/previous employer check. Your current and previous employers within the last 10 years must be listed on your application even if the job duties are unrelated to Correctional Youth Security Officer I position. Incomplete employer information (address, phone, supervisor name) or omission of former employers may result in application disqualification.
Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.
Effective September 20, 2021, this position will require documented proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. New employees will be required to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination within thirty (30) business days of hire.
Religious and medical exemptions and reasonable accommodation shall be addressed as required by law pursuant to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s vaccination guidance. If you would like to request a medical or religious exemption, please contact CDHS_HumanResources@state.co.us
Note: Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, as defined by the most recent State of Colorado’s Public Health Order and current guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination.
Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging.
Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb.
A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.
Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information:
After submitting an application, you should receive an immediate email acknowledging your submission. If you do not get the email, please check to ensure you have actually submitted the application and typed the correct email address on the application.
Include a working email address on your application; one that is checked often as time sensitive correspondence WILL take place via email. You may receive email notifications from a Colorado Department of Human Services employee or from this email address info@governmentjobs.com It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email; if you do not receive correspondence soon after the closing date, please contact the “Department Contact” listed in this announcement.
The Assessment Process:
Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted through a comparative analysis. The comparative analysis for this position will include a review of your application material and your responses to any supplemental questions. Applications and responses will be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assess and rank applicants in order to establish an eligible list for referral to the hiring manager for final consideration.
Be sure the “Work Experience” section of your application is complete and specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, and accomplishments as they relate to the Description of the Job, Minimum Qualifications, Required Competencies and Preferred Qualifications as listed above. Resumes and “see resume” statements will not be accepted in lieu of the “Work Experience” section of the application. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the closing date may result in your application not being accepted and/or may affect your score, rank or inclusion in the final pool of eligible applicants.
SCHEDULED DATES of INTERVIEWS WILL NOT BE MADE UP. IF YOU FAIL TO SHOW AT THE APPOINTED DATE/TIME, MAKE-UPS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
Note: Transfers, voluntary demotions and reinstatements are required to apply and participate in the selection process.
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic
information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other
protected status in accordance with applicable law.
ADAAA Accommodations:
CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this
commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable
accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application
process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the
employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested
accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require
reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing
for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.
HOW TO APPLY: Thank you for your interest. Submit an on-line application by clicking the link below or submit a State of Colorado Application for Announced Vacancy and all supplemental questions according to the instructions provided below. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed above.
IF NOT APPLYING ON-LINE, SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:
Only online applications will be accepted.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Maria.Ramos-Robinson@state.co.us.
METHODS OF APPOINTMENT: Appointment to the vacancy or vacancies represented by this announcement is expected to be from the eligible list created. However, at the discretion of the appointing authority, the position(s) may be filled by another method of appointment for a valid articulated business reason.
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