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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Compliance Monitor

Salary

$91,320.00 - $96,324.00 Annually

Location

Statewide, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

DCJ 07530 07/2025

Department

Department of Public Safety

Division

Division of Criminal Justice

Opening Date

07/22/2025

Closing Date

7/28/2025 5:00 PM Mountain

FLSA

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Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

700 Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80215

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

Nicole Williamson, [email protected], 720-498-1815

Hiring Pay Rate

The advertised range of $7,610-$8,027 is the expected hiring rate, the full range of the class is $7,610-$12,177.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. 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.

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Department Information

This position is open only to current Colorado state residents.

A n eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months.

Our Mission -Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities

Our Vision - Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado

Our Core Values – Unity, Honor, Service

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

At CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans!

Careers with a purpose

If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join!

We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery.

You’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!

When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be.

Unmatched Benefits:

We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training and enriching professional development opportunities and a wide range of benefits.

+ Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.

+ State contribution into Health Savings Account when enrolled in HDHP.

+ Job protected medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave/family-medical-leave-act-fmla) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) (https://famli.colorado.gov/) .

+ Paid medical leave benefits provided by the State of Colorado.

+ Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role.

+ We offer unmatched retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans. For information on mandatory employee salary deferral (in lieu of contribution to Social Security), visit Colorado PERA (https://www.copera.org/member-contribution-rates) for details.

+ CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave) and annual wellness days.

+ The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.

+ Additional benefits offered include tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.

+ Credit Union of Colorado (https://www.cuofco.org/credit-union-colorado-membership-eligibility) membership eligibility.

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits, please visit State of Colorado benefits (https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits) .

Description of Job

About the Work Unit

The Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance (OAJJA) administers federal and state criminal and juvenile justice funding programs. It provides staffing support to the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Board and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Council. In addition, OAJJA staff are actively involved in policy initiatives intended to improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems. The Governor-appointed Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Council establishes funding priorities for funding from the OJJDP and serves in an advisory capacity to the Governor and State legislature as well as state agencies on juvenile justice and delinquency prevention matters. Similar to the JJDP Council, the Governor-appointed Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Board establishes funding priorities for the Justice Assistance Grant and serves in an advisory capacity to the Governor and State legislature, as well as state agencies on criminal justice matters.

The unit staff conduct statewide activities including, but not limited to, development and/or implementation of public policy and guidelines for the implementation of effective criminal and juvenile justice programs; administration and implementation of grant management policies and rules; training of grant applicants on policies and procedures and effective grant management practices; provision of technical assistance to grantees on criminal and juvenile justice systems issues and ongoing implementation and evaluation of grant projects; monitoring of grant project performance and data collection and reporting to the legislature, the general public and the federal government. The Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance (OAJJA) facilitates coordination between the federal, state and local departments of criminal and juvenile justice, including law enforcement, adult and juvenile probation, adult and youth corrections, mental health, substance abuse treatment, and education on issues regarding criminal and juvenile justice system improvement and violent crime in Colorado.

Work Environment

+ This position requires 70% travel time to visit and inspect approximately 80 facilities per year across the state of Colorado.

+ Attendance at the Lakewood office is required at least two days a week when not traveling and conducting site visits.

+ This position will work within a hybrid model of home and office. The position will need to be flexible in their worksite location.

Work Conditions

+ This position requires sitting for extended periods of time while traveling to facilities across the state, or doing computer work.

About the Job

The Compliance Monitor provides consultative services, technical guidance, and expertise to units of local government, law enforcement agencies, and/or organizations for the purpose of establishing/maintaining/demonstrating compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and related Colorado statutes. This position is responsible for fulfilling the compliance monitoring core requirement of the JJDP Act, which includes: annually identifying and classifying the universe of facilities that must be monitored for compliance with the JJDP Act, annually inspecting facilities, and collecting and verifying data on juveniles held securely. This position monitors all secure and non-secure law enforcement facilities and juvenile detention centers in the state for compliance with the JJDP Act related to the safe and appropriate holding of juveniles, and produces Colorado’s annual compliance monitoring report for submission to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Colorado’s annual funding through the JJDP Act is contingent upon full compliance. This position is responsible for the education and training of law enforcement on the JJDP Act core requirements and provides technical assistance to law enforcement so that JJDP Act compliance is realized. This position coordinates and collaborates with other state agencies related to juvenile justice and delinquency prevention for the purpose of improving the system.

Key Responsibilities

JJDPA Compliance Monitoring Plan Implementation

Coordinates and conducts monitoring site visits to adult jails, lockups, secure juvenile detention facilities, court holding facilities, and temporary holding facilities for compliance with the JJDPA core requirements. Provides on-site interpretation of the federal regulations as they relate to each facility. Negotiates and assists in plan development with local officials, including sheriffs, police chiefs, and other local officials, to fully comply with the core requirements of the JJDPA. Reviews architectural plans for new and remodeled secure adult facilities and advises on acceptable structural plans. Reviews local agency policies and procedures and advises on revisions to bring the agency into compliance with the JJDPA Core Requirements. Maintains the Compliance Monitoring Universe (CMU), a Database developed and used to track all jails, lockups, secure juvenile detention facilities, juvenile correction facilities, and any other secure public and private facilities in which juveniles might be detained or incarcerated. The CMU retains agency contacts, monthly reports, and comments related to each facility that is monitored under the JJDP Act.

JJDPA Compliance Data Collection, Verification, and Reporting

Collects, verifies, and analyzes data on all juveniles held securely. Collects and reviews monthly holding logs from law enforcement agencies and semi-annual reports from state secure juvenile detention facilities. Compiles monthly and quarterly internal reports, compiles annual compliance monitoring report for the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Division of Criminal Justice, and the Colorado Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Council.

Prepares the Annual State Compliance Report pursuant to federal guidelines. The Annual State Compliance Report is a compilation and analysis of violation data for a twelve-month period and includes circumstances of violations and an acceptable plan to address and eliminate causal factors for violations.

JJDPA Compliance Monitoring Plan Development

Establishes the Colorado Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) compliance monitoring plan, identifies the universe of facilities that will require monitoring, classifies facilities according to federal regulations, updates the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) monitoring policies and procedures manual, updates reporting forms, and updates the list of facilities and sight and sound separation levels. Interprets all federal legislation, regulations, and federal registers related to the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders, Sight and Sound Separation, and Jail Removal core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.

Training and Technical Assistance

Provides training and technical assistance to state and local agencies on JJDPA compliance rules and regulations. Provides JJDPA compliance on-site training to adult jails, lockups, juvenile detention centers, court holding facilities, and temporary holding facilities, often at shift meetings, to line staff and supervisors. Resolves non-compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act through training, technical assistance, instruction, and collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Note, to be considered for this position, you must meet one of the following options for consideration.

+ Eight years of specialized experience in planning and implementing compliance strategies in criminal justice or law enforcement systems, reviewing policies, procedures, building inspections, data collection, and reporting.

OR

+ A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned, equal to eight years.

Required Competencies

+ Excellent critical reasoning, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills;

+ Collaboration - Professional, enthusiastic, positive attitude, able to collaborate, communicate, and cooperate with multiple cross-functional partners.

+ Execute good judgment and acumen in solving problems. Building strong working relationships and responding to the needs of partners and stakeholders.

+ Ability to work and successfully navigate in a highly politically charged environment at times; ability to maintain relationships.

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies

+ Previous work experience in a criminal justice environment, juvenile justice experience is highly preferred.

+ Working knowledge of auditing state, local, or federal criminal justice facilities, jails, and/or correction centers

+ Knowledge of federal laws and regulations

+ Preparing and presenting training for diverse audiences; training law enforcement preferred

+ Experience utilizing and leveraging databases

Conditions of Employment

+ Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes a polygraph exam, a fingerprint based criminal history search, reference checking, driving history.

+ Must be Colorado resident at the time of application.

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 atwww.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

Are you in need of an accommodation?

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

Colorado Department of Public Safety 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 Human Resources department at [email protected].

Recruitment Timeline Information and Important Notices

+ Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.

+ Closing Date: All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

+ Supplemental Question: Effective responses to Supplemental Questions will directly relate to your professional experience, career accomplishments, and views about organizational values and approaches, and how they relate specifically to this position and requirements as you understand them. Answers generated by AI-tools will typically be unresponsive.

+ Transcripts: An unofficial copy of transcripts must be submitted at the time of application should education be used as qualification. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and must be included as part of your application materials. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report may prevent your application from moving forward in the selection process.

+ Military Veterans: If you are a military veteran you must submit a copy of your DD-214, Member 4 Copy, and VA disability letter if available/applicable at the time of application so we can determine if you are eligible for veteran's preference points. Military personnel who are stationed outside of Colorado may be eligible for this position by submitting the completed DD-2058 "State of Legal Residence" form.

+ Application Tips : For an overview of State of Colorado application process and application tips, please view this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUwZiY6G24U&feature=emb\_logo) .

+ Resumes, Cover Letters, or other documents submitted: will not be reviewed, assessed, or used in the initial stages of the comparative analysis (transcripts submitted to verify that the applicant meets either the education requirement or minimum qualification substitution are exempt from this).

+ Notifications All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be sent via email to the email address listed on your application. Include your current working email address on your application and check the email provided on your application frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from " state.co.us " and " [email protected] " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

+ Comparative Analysis Steps may include some or all of the following :

+ Structured application review by a panel of SMEs expected to be completed during the first week in August.

+ Written or oral assessment

+ An online skills assessment

+ Top group of candidates will be invited to in person interviews tentatively scheduled for August 19, 2025.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

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Please describe why you are interested in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Compliance Monitor position with CDPS, and how your experience and skills relate to this role.

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This position will conduct inspections of various law enforcement and corrections facilities and provide recommendations and technical assistance to bring facilities into compliance. Please provide a specific example of a compliance recommendation or technical assistance you have provided in the past, and the outcome.

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I understand that employees of the Colorado Department of Public Safety contribute to the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) retirement benefit plan and do not contribute to Social Security.

+ Yes, I understand that

+ No

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Positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety require a comprehensive background examination, including a fingerprint based criminal history check, driving history review and polygraph. Are you willing to participate in this process as a condition of employment?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you are a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please list your Employee Identification Number (EID), dates of employment, and classifications for all State of Colorado Departments or institutes of Higher Education for which you have worked. Your EID begins with 997 and is nine digits long. Please do not enter your Social Security Number. If you are not a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please state "N/A".

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