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On-Call Juvenile Intake & Assessment Officer Jobs in Manhattan, KS at Riley County
Title: On-Call Juvenile Intake & Assessment Officer
Company: Riley County
Location: Manhattan, KS
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**Description**
- Job Title:** On-Call Juvenile Intake & Assessment Officer
- Department:** Community Corrections Division: Intake
- Reports To:** Director or their designee
- Pay Range:** 1 Status: As Needed
- FLSA Status:** Non-Exempt
- POSITION SUMMARY:** The As-Needed, On-Call Juvenile Intake and
Assessment Officer conducts intake and assessment on
children-in-need-of-care (CINC), status offenders (SO) or juvenile
offenders (JO) in custody by law enforcement, and coordinates emergency
placement such as relative placements, foster care, emergency shelter,
attendant care or detention placements on evenings, weekends and
holidays. The assessment interview includes an in-depth face-to-face
interview with children and youth.
Essential Functions
- Assist law enforcement officers to screen, assess, place, and
release children-in-need-of-care, status offenders and juvenile
offenders in custody by law enforcement from 5:00pm to 8:00am Monday
through Friday, Fridays 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, and 24 hours a day on
weekends and county holidays. On-Call Officers shall respond to law
enforcement by phone within ten (10) minutes of notification and
physically within thirty (30) minutes.
- Determine ability of child/youths participation in interview process
by considering age, impairment due to the usage of drugs and/or
alcohol, cognitive challenges, and current emotional state due to
traumatic events.
- If a youth is exhibiting signs of active trauma and the JIAS workers
attempts are not adequate to provide support and relief, the JIAS
worker should follow local policy and procedure for obtaining
additional mental health guidance and support.
- Appropriately assess potential placements, taking into consideration
the least restrictive placement, considering the safety of the
child/youth, safety of the community and available community
resources.
- Determine if the child or youth can be returned home or if placement
is appropriate pending a subsequent court hearing.
- Administer and score the Kansas Detention Risk Assessment Instrument
to determine the eligibility of detention placements. Assess whether
or not an override of the detention instrument decision is necessary
and request such override of the Director of JIAS.
- Administer and score the MAYSI-II, and administer MAYSI-II Secondary
Screening Instruments to identify the needs of the youth. If youth
score at or above the caution cut-off on any subscale, determine the
need for further recommendations and referral of the youth for
mental health assessment.
- Based on the results of the intake and assessment screenings, refer
for services to local program providers for assistance and/or
support for the youth and/or family.
- Conditionally release a child-in-need-of-care or a juvenile offender
who is subject to requirements or conditions imposed on the youth
and/or family members to be completed prior to Court action.
- Preparation, completion and submission of applicable state-mandated
forms.
- Provide crisis intervention services and serve as a resource broker.
- Maintain a working knowledge of the Kansas Juvenile Justice Code,
Kansas Child-in-Need of-Care-Code and Riley County Community
Corrections policies and procedures.
