Denver Public Safety Youth Programs (DPSYP) is looking for someone to join our Helping Youth Pursue Excellence (HYPE) team. The HYPE program provides vocational and educational support to justice-involved youth with referrals coming from probation, pre-trial release, and diversion programs as well as Denver Truancy Court. HYPE has four program tracks that youth can be referred to including:
This position will work as part of a three-person team to facilitate HYPE programming in collaboration with staff from partner agencies. HYPE Program Specialists are required to facilitate group lessons and provide one-on-one instruction to youth as necessary. HYPE staff are tasked with monitoring, supporting, and encouraging the youths’ progress toward completing their individual plan goals.
Each program track has a unique operating schedule; however, all program tracks operate Monday thru Friday between the hours of 9am – 7pm. The educational, summer employment, and educational group tracks are all run out the Denver Juvenile Services Center (DJSC) located at 303 W. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80204. The vocational track operates at The Urban Farm (TUF) located at 10200 Smith Road. Denver, CO 80239 (Mon-Thurs 8:30am-3:30pm & occasional Saturday)
Guidelines, Difficulty and Decision-Making Level:
Guidelines are generally numerous, well established and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
Level of Supervision Received and Quality Review:
Under general supervision, the employee receives assignments and is expected to carry them through to completion with substantial independence. Work is reviewed for adherence to instructions, accuracy, completeness and conformance to standard practice or precedent. Recurring work clearly covered by guidelines may or may not be reviewed.
Interpersonal Communications and Purpose:
Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, defended, and gathered and discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
This position will work with other HYPE staff and program partners to facilitate programming as assigned. Duties include:
Below are the minimum requirements used to determine eligibility for this position:
Job Profile
CN2163 Diversion and Criminal Justice Officer
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Position Type
Unlimited
Position Salary Range
$25.57 - $38.36
Starting Pay
Based on Experience and Education
Agency
Department of Safety
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