JUNIOR YOUTH DETENTION WORKER

DEPARTMENT:                               SOCIAL SERVICES/YOUTH SERVICES

TITLE OF POSITION:                 JUNIOR YOUTH DETENTION WORKER- Full-Time

                                                          Pos, #51017895, #51017896, #51017897

LOCATION:                                   YOUTH DETENTION 810 EAST FERRY, BUFFALO

SHIFT:                                             VARIOUS

SALARY:                                             $20.182 HOURLY (AFSCME)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

A.) Completion of 30 credit hours at a regionally accredited or New York State registered two or four year college or university; or:

B.) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and one year working with youth or in providing direct care in a public or private institution.

C.) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), and (B).

*Youths – Persons who have reached their seventh birthday but have not yet reached their twenty-first birthday.

NOTE: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Section 424-a of the Social Services Law requires the local social services district to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated child abuse or maltreatment report on file with the State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

All potential employees for this position will be required to sign the necessary clearance form prior to being advised that they will be hired. Refusal to sign will be cause for an automatic non-selection.

Subject to background investigation and fingerprinting for appointment. (Applicant may be required to submit the necessary fees for the fingerprint processing.)

As required by law or statute, subject to medical examination including tuberculin (TB) test, at time of appointment and throughout period of employment when assigned to Youth Services.

This notice will be posted for the period December 26, 2023 through and including January 4, 2024.

If interested and meet the above qualifications, please send an application** to:

Tina Hetrick, Senior Data Processing Control Clerk

Erie County Youth Detention Facility, 810 E. Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14211

or email:  Tina.Hetrick@erie.gov

** Application found on the Erie County Website: https://www3.erie.gov/employment/sites/www3.erie.gov.employment/files/2022-09/po_30x_2022.pdf       

Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.