❤️ Change Lives While Growing Your Own Career
Juvenile Detention Supervisor
📍 Abraxas Academy
1000 Academy Drive., Morgantown, PA 19543
🕒 Full-Time
💲Salary: $63,000/annually
💵 DailyPay Available
Looking for More Than Just a Job?
At Abraxas Youth and Family Services we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful, fulfilling, and independent life.
We’re seeking compassionate, dedicated professionals who are looking for more than a paycheck. We’re looking for individuals who want to make a difference, build rewarding careers, and become part of a team committed to helping others succeed.
Whether you’re beginning your career, changing professions, or bringing years of experience, we provide the training, support, and opportunities needed to help you thrive.
No experience required for many positions. Paid training provided.
About Abraxas Youth and Family Services
For more than 53 years, Abraxas Youth and Family Services has been dedicated to improving lives through high-quality services and support.
Our employees play a vital role in helping individuals achieve greater independence, confidence, and success while promoting dignity, respect, inclusion, and personal choice.
Every day, our team members make a meaningful impact by supporting people in reaching their goals and living their best lives.
Why Join Our Team?
💰 Competitive Pay & Benefits
• Competitive Compensation
• DailyPay – Access Your Earned Wages Before Payday
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Company-Paid Training
🎓 Career Growth & Development
• Paid Training Programs
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Certification Opportunities
• Leadership Development Programs
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Opportunities Across Multiple Service Lines
❤️ Meaningful Work That Matters
• Make a Difference Every Day
• Support Individuals and Families
• Build Meaningful Relationships
• Strengthen Communities
• Join a Mission-Driven Organization
What You’ll Do
As a Juvenile Detention Supervisor, you will manage and direct the activities of a specific treatment unit, including providing supervision to staff assigned to the unit. You will ensure that all Abraxas policies and procedures are followed. You will serve as the primary role model for employees by leading, directing, guiding and supporting them in such a way that promotes their growth and development.
Your responsibilities may include:
- Maintain employee schedules that provide adequate coverage to ensure safety for both clients and employees.
- Develop and implement systems to organize and monitor work activities.
- Structure, implement, and facilitate new employee on-the-job orientation.
- Conduct effective supervisory conferences and performance evaluations with employees, document the content of such meetings and evaluations, and provide feedback to them.
- Schedule employee training to ensure that all mandatory training requirements are met.
- Provide ongoing effective supervision to unit employees and monitor case management activities.
- Guide, mentor, and supervise youth and employees effectively.
- Interacts with and supervises clients during daily activities in a manner that ensures their safety and security.
- Maintains regular communication with supervisors and co-workers.
- Provides effective facility security including conducting headcounts, room checks and observing client movement.
- Observes client behavior and intervene appropriately.
- Processes intakes and screens clients according to program policy.
- Observes activities and responds accordingly including emergency situations including evacuation, CPR, or first aid.
- Provides effective facility security including conducting headcounts, room checks and observing client movement.
- Observes client behavior and intervene appropriately.
- Facilitates and documents various groups or meetings; monitors the documentation process to ensure all services are documented as necessary each shift.
- Provides structured behavioral interventions to reduce maladaptive behaviors and increase positive, adaptive skills.
- Maintains a safe, therapeutic, and structured environment at all times.
- Uses trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive approaches.
- Accurately observes and documents client behaviors, progress, and responses to interventions.
- Collects and documents behavioral data in accordance with program and regulatory standards.
- Will be included in daily staffing ratio to assist in effective programming for all youth.
- Completes daily notes, incident reports, and other required documentation within required timeframes.
- Utilize approved crisis prevention and de-escalation techniques when necessary.
- Follows all safety protocols related to self-harm, aggression, and behavioral escalation.
- Reports safety concerns, incidents, or changes in client status immediately to supervisory/leadership staff.
- Participates in treatment team meetings, supervision, and required training.
- Supports family engagement as directed by the treatment team.
- Maintains client confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and agency policies.
- Follows all Pennsylvania mandated reporter requirements.
- Maintains active certification, clearances, and required ongoing training.
- Complies with program/facility safety systems and building security.
- Adheres to departmental policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance with current departmental practices.
- Supports the Abraxas philosophy and mission and promotes the Seven Key Principles of care
- Demonstrates appropriate use of Safe Crisis Management techniques and skills.
Who We’re Looking For
You may be a great fit if you are:
✔ Compassionate
✔ Dependable
✔ Patient
✔ Team-Oriented
✔ Service-Focused
✔ Professional
✔ Positive
✔ Committed to Helping Others
Qualifications
Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in human services field and one-year experience in residential treatment is preferred, OR
- Associate’s degree or (sixty) 60 credit hours from an accredited college/university and three (3) years’ work experience with children.
- Supervisory experience is also preferred.
Other Qualifications:
- At least twenty-one (21) years of age
- Must have a valid Driver's License
- Physical exams that include TB and drug testing.
- Must pass both federal and state background checks which screen for crimes including, but not limited to drug related crimes, violent crimes, sexual abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and repeated misdemeanors.
- Satisfactory completion of background screening and applicable pre-employment checks, including but not limited to employment and/or personal reference and driving records.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
Schedule
• Full-Time
• Shift: 2nd Shift (3:00pm-11:00pm) -
- Must be available to work weekends!
Physical Requirements
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and assist individuals as needed
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
🌟 Join Us in Building Better Futures! Apply Today!
Some jobs pay the bills.
Some jobs build careers.
This job changes lives.
If you’re looking for meaningful work where your compassion, dedication, and hard work make a real difference every day, we encourage you to apply today.
Join our team and become the reason someone has a better day.
About Our Organization
Abraxas Youth and Family Services is part of the Imperium family of companies.
Employment for this position is administered through Apis Services, Inc.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Apis Services, Inc., Inperium Inc., and affiliates provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.
All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
This policy of nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in human services field
- One year experience in residential treatment
- Associate degree or 60 credit hours plus three years' work experience with children
- Supervisory experience
- At least 21 years of age
- Valid Driver's License
- Physical exam including TB and drug testing
- Pass federal and state background checks (criminal screens)
- Satisfactory completion of employment and personal reference and driving record checks
- Maintain active certifications, clearances, and required ongoing training (e.g., CPR/First Aid, crisis management)
- Comply with Pennsylvania mandated reporter requirements and HIPAA confidentiality
- Ability to work second shift and weekends (on-site)
- Ability to work with computers and department software
What We Do
South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. has been providing behavioral health services to adults, children and families for over 25 years. The services provided include, Residential, Outpatient (OP), Intensive Outpatient (IOTSS), Adult Partial Care (APC), and Homeless Services.
