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Part Time Juvenile Detention Counselor - Metro RYDC- Atlanta, GA (CCR)

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Juvenile Justice, Georgia Department of - DJJ

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Oct 23, 2025 Post Date

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Job Summary:

This is hourly paid work, that provides structured cognitive behavioral and/or life-skills group counseling sessions, documents all programmatic activities, and performs a variety of administrative duties designed to facilitate juvenile rehabilitation and ensure a safe and secure environment at a youth detention or long-term facilities. This position is part-time and requires less than 30 hours per week and is not eligible for benefits.

NOTE: This is a 29 hour per week position.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

+ Support of the delivery of all programs & case management services.

+ Works with program staff to ensure that services are in keeping with best practices and departmental policy.

+ Under limited direction, provides structured cognitive behavioral and/or life-skills group counseling sessions, documents all programmatic activities, and performs a variety of administrative duties designed to facilitate juvenile rehabilitation and ensure a saf e and

+ secure environment at a youth detention or long-term facilities.

+ Some duties will include: Facilitate or Co-facilitate Groups lead or participate in facility wide PBIS activities (if applicable), work hours to include Afternoon/evening/Holiday/Weekends, and conduct weekend visitation support.

+ Conducts rounds daily on the living unit to ensure youth needs are identified and addressed.

+ Provides evening and weekend coverage to provide for the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of youth.

+ Performs or directs admission and orientation of youth in accordance with policy.

+ The primary focus of the PT- Juvenile Detention Counselor is to deliver programming to youths. The PT- Juvenile Detention Counselor will also be trained in additional areas to assist the FT-Juvenile Detention Counselor when critical need is present.

Minimum Qualifications:

B ac h e l o r ' s d e g r e e f r om a n acc r e d i t e d c o ll e ge or un i v e r s i t y

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, possess the following:

+ Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the areas of: Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Forensic Psychology, School Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Counseling, Criminal Justice or a directly related field.

+ Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the areas of: Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Forensic Psychology, School Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Counseling, Criminal Justice or a directly related field.

+ One or more years direct case management experience working with offenders or families in social work setting.

+ One or more years of experience working with juvenile offenders in detention facilities or other at-risk youths in group home programs.

+ Three or more months of internship with the Department of Juvenile Justice.

T HIS I S AN IN T ERNAL AND EX T ERNAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

THIS IS AN UNCLA S SI F IED P OSI T ION.

THE S E L ECT E D A P P L ICANT F OR THE P OSI T ION WILL BE SU B JECT TO A R E FER E NCE CHECK A ND CRIMINAL B ACKGROUND C H ECK, WHERE A P P L ICA B LE

P L E A SE INCLUDE A LL REL E V A NT JOB INFORMAT I ON ON THE A P P L ICAT I ON FOR CONSIDERA T ION. A L L A P P LIC A TIONS WILL BE PRE S CREENED.

DJJ I S AN E QUAL EMP L OYMENT OP P OR T UNI T Y E MPLO Y ER

Additional Information

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+ Requisition ID: ADM0IZG

+ Number of Openings: 1

+ Advertised Salary: $20.00 (hourly rate)

+ Shift: Day Job

+ Posting End Date: Oct 30, 2025